Today, there are two kinds of existential cry resounding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a central African nation synonymous with ecological and mineral riches. One is represented by ...

Ski resorts increasingly rely on artificial snowmaking and often build mountain reservoirs to supply water. Now there’s growing concern about putting such water demands on already fragile mountain ...

In the struggle against climate change, it’s easy to wish for some technology—or even magic!—that could remove Earth-warming carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the atmosphere and turn it into something useful ...

In recent years, thrifting—buying secondhand clothing, furniture, and goods—has shifted from fringe to mainstream behavior in the US and worldwide. A recent report from Capital One Shopping, Thrifting ...

In recent years, the art world has begun a significant shift toward environmental responsibility. Artists, institutions, collectors, and consumers are aligning creativity with elements like reducing ...

The Ocean Census, founded by the Nippon Foundation and Nekton, seeks to add to the list of known marine species. In a September 2025 press release, the group announced that they had identified over ...

Incongruously, new research indicates that while wildfire incidence is down worldwide, the threat of wildfires to people and homes is rising precipitously. Populations are expanding into fire-prone ...

On its surface, Loch Carron is a beautiful, tranquil highland sea loch on the northwest coast of Scotland. The highlands there are home to a diverse range of wildlife, including pine martens, red deer ...

He buys up whole swaths of rainforest to save them from destruction. He partners with legendary Hollywood actors to provide green energy for Indian schools. He campaigns to make the Olympic Games more ...

In celebration of his 99th birthday, broadcaster, naturalist, and international treasure Sir David Attenborough released a new film, Ocean, on Hulu. “After living for nearly one hundred years on this ...

Data centers—such as those used by Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta—are crucial for data connectivity, storage, and processing. However, these pose concerns given their large real estate footprint ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the world by storm—and is causing a storm of controversy over its gargantuan electricity appetite and its insatiable thirst for fresh water to cool the heat its ...