Energy

A collage of agricultural elements including a satellite, crop fields, tomatoes, and growth charts illustrating data, boosted breeding techniques, chemical formulas, and a seedling highlights efforts to combat hunger.

Boosted Breeding and beyond: 3 tech trends that could end world hunger

A world without hunger is possible, and the development and deployment of new farming technologies could be one key to manifesting it.

Kristin Houser

Aerial view of solar panels arranged in rows on green grass, partially obscured by a yellowish haze.

Clean Energy

US hits 180 GW of solar power. Here’s how we get to 1,000 by 2035.

A quick look at the history of solar power in the US and the trends that could lead us into our sun-powered future.

Kristin Houser

Clean Energy

Which technologies will enable a cleaner steel industry?

Technologies like hydrogen-based direct reduction of ore, electrolysis, and advanced furnace technologies could reduce steel emissions.

Daniel Boero Vargas and Mandy Chan | World Economic Forum

Urban Living

The dark toll of light pollution

Bird populations are paying the price for our electric lights. These volunteers are working to change that.

Teresa Carey

Climate Crisis

Ship’s logbooks are the first records of climate change data

With the weather and ice data from old ship’s logs, Dr. Kevin Wood realized it was possible to reconstruct the history of sea ice in the Arctic to better understand climate change.

Teresa Carey

Climate Crisis

Sifting through sound: using soundscapes to understand ecosystem health

“Ecoacoustics” is an emerging field of research. Instead of chasing down isolated animal sounds, researchers are using all of the acoustic properties of a location to answer ecological questions.

Teresa Carey

Series| Seachange

Carbon capture technology explained

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Cutting-edge carbon capture technology is bringing the world’s top scientists and engineers one step closer to solving the climate change puzzle.

Series| Seachange

The rural Mexican village planting 5 million trees

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Reforestation projects could be just what we need to turn the tide of climate change, and this Mexican village is setting an example for all to follow.

Jess Dais

Climate Crisis

Preparing for climate change

Climate change is increasingly reshaping our world, but communities across America aren’t losing hope — they’re taking action. Learn how 18 communities are using science to guide community-based decision-making.

Teresa Carey

Climate Crisis

Researchers found a species of stony coral ready to withstand climate change

At current trends, more than 90% of the world’s coral reefs will be massively degraded by 2050. Researchers have found a species of stoney coral that has sparked new efforts for coral reef restoration.

Teresa Carey

A vision of a Recompose facility in Seattle. Recompose is experimenting with “human composting” and alternative

Sustainability

Human composting could help crowded cities bury their dead sustainably

Working toward sustainability, cities are searching for ways to make funerals more eco-friendly. Green burials and human composting could be the solution.

Tien Nguyen

Series| Future of Cities

Futuristic Copenhagen architecture builds on water

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The innovators of Copenhagen architecture are pioneering new solutions to urban living challenges, from floating parks to man-made islands.

Copenhagen's innovative approach to waste management turns trash into ski slopes

Series| Future of Cities

Copenhagen turns trash into ski slopes

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Humans throw away 3.5 million tons of waste every day. Copenhagen is taking waste management to new heights (literally) to deal with trash from residents, making it the sustainable city of the future.

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