Sustainability

Plastic Resin pellets in holding hands.
Science

“Brilliant Engineering:” The Untold Story Of Plastic And The Quest To Make It Sustainable

By Boyce Upholt and Knowable Magazine

Materials scientists are cooking up environmentally friendly polymers from natural sources like silk, plant fibers and whole algae. Economics and acceptance remain hurdles.

Anker's solix at-home storage system.
Charging

Anker Is Tesla's Newest Powerwall Battery Storage Competitor

By James Pero

Anker's modular at-home battery pack can power a whole house.

Portrait of cute crawling baby boy.
Innovation

Dirty Diapers Could Replace A Scarce Resource In Sustainable Construction

By Molly Glick

A clever new use for used nappies.

Science

“Brilliant Engineering:” The Untold Story Of Plastic And The Quest To Make It Sustainable

By Boyce Upholt and Knowable Magazine

Materials scientists are cooking up environmentally friendly polymers from natural sources like silk, plant fibers and whole algae. Economics and acceptance remain hurdles.

Charging

Anker Is Tesla's Newest Powerwall Battery Storage Competitor

By James Pero

Anker's modular at-home battery pack can power a whole house.

Innovation

Dirty Diapers Could Replace A Scarce Resource In Sustainable Construction

By Molly Glick

A clever new use for used nappies.

Innovation

These Hardy, Arctic-Dwelling Microbes Can Break Down Plastic with Little Energy

By Molly Glick

Polymers may have met their match.

Innovation

The Electric Vehicle Revolution Could Hurt Low-Income Neighborhoods

By Joanna Thompson

Electric vehicle adoption could worsen environmental inequalities.

Nature

Inside the Controversial Strategy To Make the World More Wild

By Abe Musselman

What does “nature” mean to you?

Feature

What If You Could Become a Tree?

By Lindsay Lee Wallace

Funerary startup Transcend is on a quest to rebrand death for the good of life on Earth.

The Cusp

Can Ocean Waves Power the Grid? New Technology is Bringing Us Closer Than Ever

By Paola Rosa-Aquino
Innovation

This Bird's Ingenious Survival Skill Could Inspire Revolutionary Technology

By Joanna Thompson

They could also inspire tech to suck up H2O from the air.

Sustainability

Your “Recycled” Grocery Bag May Hide a Dirty Secret

By Ian Morse and Undark

Verifying recycled content relies on tricky math.