Oct 16, 2024

Florida's Hurricane-Proof Town!

Florida has quite a history when it comes to hurricanes. From June 1st to November 30th, the Sunshine State deals with

Sep 27, 2024

Bacteria Help Extract Rare Earth Metals!

One of the keys to curbing climate change is switching to sustainable energy. That means more solar power, wind

Sep 12, 2024

Concrete Batteries In Your Future!

Can you imagine living in a world where cars are powered spontaneously as they speed past roads, and entire households

May 7, 2024

What To Do With Old Wind Turbine Blades?

You may know wind turbines to be an environmentally friendly way of farming energy—but what happens to the towering

Apr 19, 2024

What Is A Sand Battery?

Generally, when one pictures a battery, one imagines the lithium-ion battery in various high-tech forms. Yet in 2022,

Apr 2, 2024

Meaty Rice In Our Future?

Everyone is familiar with the colors of the foods they eat. You normally associate salads with green, apples with

Mar 11, 2024

Charge Your EV As You Drive!

We all know electric vehicles (EVs) have grown in popularity over the last decade. As of 2022, there were 26 million

Feb 21, 2024

What Is A Food Forest?

Imagine walking through a forest where every plant is edible. This is the concept of a food forest! Food forests are

Feb 20, 2024

Biocrusts Protect China's Great Wall!

Did you know that it took more than 2000 years to finish the construction of the Great Wall of China? The Wall,

Feb 13, 2024

Container Buildings: Are They Sustainable?

When you order something online, it is shipped across the ocean in vast 20 or 40-foot steel shipping containers before

Feb 11, 2024

Klamath River Runs Free!

The Klamath Dam at the Oregon-California border has played a pivotal role since 1918, providing power to more than 70,

Jan 26, 2024

Sponge Cities: What Are They?

The term sponge city might conjure up a creative image of a city made of sponges, but the actual definition of sponge

Jan 25, 2024

Culdesac: A Walkable City!

Arizona, aka the Copper State, is the only place in the world where the saguaro cactus grows. Recently, Arizona also

Dec 24, 2023

An Aviation Miracle: Green Flights!

Did you know that the average Boeing 747 uses approximately 1 gallon (4 liters) of fuel per second? A Boeing 747

Nov 13, 2023

Cultural Burning To Curb Wildfires

Every summer, wildfires make headlines. California in particular is hit hard, with more than 300 million acres

Nov 6, 2023

Should Satellite Companies Be Fined?

From the vast expanse of space, a new challenge has emerged: space junk! From rockets to satellites, the world is

Oct 26, 2023

The U.S Military Turns To Microgrids

Do you often wonder why your parents keep chiding you for forgetting to turn off the lights? Through electricity, AC,

Oct 23, 2023

Harvesting Water From Air

For most of us, access to drinking water is a privilege we often take for granted. We just need to open the

Oct 17, 2023

Cargo Ships Powered By Wind

Did you know that every year, the shipping industry transports 11 billion tons of cargo or 90% of the world's traded

Oct 5, 2023

Telecommuting: A Climate Solution?

Have you noticed how much the pandemic has altered our daily lives? More people are shopping, attending school,

Oct 5, 2023

How Is Singapore Cooling Itself?

It’s an ordinary day in your home. The temperature of your surroundings is just right, but as you go outside for some

Oct 2, 2023

A Ray Of Hope In Coral Restoration

Did you know that Florida is the only state in the United States with major coral reef formations near its coasts?

Sep 19, 2023

Rock Weathering: A Solution For Carbon Capture?

Did you know that spreading crushed volcanic rock on farms may help cool our planet?  We know that

Sep 11, 2023

California: Off-Oil And Offshore?

[This article is an opinion piece by a summer program writer who visited the community in Morro Bay and learned about

May 30, 2023

Reduce Parking: A Climate Solution?

The United States has a parking problem. It’s not that there are too few parking lots. In fact, there are too many! At

May 1, 2023

A Novel Way To Heat Swimming Pools

In an effort to become more environmentally conscious, an innovative idea to recycle heat has recently gained

Apr 17, 2023

FDA Approves Second Lab-Grown Meat

Imagine enjoying a juicy, crunchy slice of bacon and sending your compliments not just to the chef, but to a living pig

Apr 2, 2023

What Is A 15-Minute City?

Can you imagine walking from home to work, the grocery store, or the park to meet your friends, all within 15 minutes

Mar 24, 2023

Oat, Soy, Almond: Are They Milk?

Drop by your favorite coffee shop and you can order an oat milk latte. At the supermarket, you might select a carton of

Mar 7, 2023

Have You Heard Of GMO Trees?

Did you know, forests are one of our planet’s greatest carbon sinks? This means that they absorb an enormous amount

Feb 25, 2023

A Novel Way To Heat Homes

It’s a chilly winter day. The heater isn’t on, yet you’re still warm and cozy. How is this possible? A new technology

Feb 16, 2023

What Is Green Steel?

We are surrounded by steel - the miracle metal used in cars, trains, bridges, buildings, and home appliances like

Feb 10, 2023

Ancient Seeds Hold The Key

Did you know that researchers traverse the world to collect seeds to add to seed vaults worldwide? In 2022, ICARDA (

Jan 31, 2023

A Milestone In Fusion Energy

Last December, U.S. scientists announced that they had made a breakthrough in fusion energy, the same chemical

Jan 24, 2023

E-Fuels: What Role Will They Play?

It’s a known fact that emissions from gas-powered vehicles are harming the atmosphere. In response to this Porsche,

Jan 8, 2023

A New Project In Galveston

A small town in Texas could be preparing for a big change! For years Galveston, Texas has been at the mercy of Gulf

Dec 23, 2022

Christmas Tree: Real Or Plastic?

Tis the holiday season, as people decorate their homes and buy presents for their loved ones. Besides Santa and

Nov 21, 2022

Floating Turbines That Harvest Wind

For many years, manufacturers of wind turbines have looked for ways to increase efficiency in harnessing wind

Nov 10, 2022

Stop Bagging Leaves!

Summer is over, and Fall has arrived! Daylight savings time came to an end on November 6th, so we know that the season

Oct 7, 2022

A New Wave Of Battery Plants

A decade ago, only 120,000 EV cars were sold worldwide in a year. Did you know that now that many are sold each week?

Oct 5, 2022

Apps, Labels Address Food Waste

Have you ever wondered what happens to unsold food in grocery stores? Or food that spoils in your fridge? It turns out

Sep 13, 2022

Beavers To The Rescue In California!

With their iconic wood-gnawing abilities and prominent front teeth, beavers are fantastic dam engineers. But it may

May 31, 2022

District Energy: Waste To Asset!

Can one company's waste be converted into a useful resource for another?  District heating, a method that

May 25, 2022

A Milestone In Renewable Energy

As world economies recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic, there was an explosive increase in the need for electricity.

May 23, 2022

How Corals Protect Against Hurricanes

Did you know that coral reefs can act as underwater walls? As natural breakwaters, reefs can help mitigate the effects

May 1, 2022

The Rush For Rare Earth Metals

I bet your grandparents never imagined they would see the day when they could plug in a car like a lamp. No more smelly

Apr 3, 2022

The First Town To Be Powered By Green Hydrogen

For the first time in history, an energy company operating in the U.K. is preparing to distribute something

Mar 27, 2022

Imagine A Forest Of Metal Trees!

When you think of hiking through a forest, you certainly don’t expect the trees to be giant, metal cylinders! As

Mar 21, 2022

Bringing Back A Native Weed

One humble West African shrub’s reputation is getting a boost. Eradicated as a weed for decades, Guiera senegalensis is

Mar 12, 2022

Hempcrete: A New Kind Of Brick!

From its nutritional seeds to its healing oils, hemp seems to be a plant of endless utility. And now, researchers have

Mar 4, 2022

An Underwater Battery To Store Wind Energy

Looking at wind turbines, you might wonder, “Where does all the energy go?” You might think it’s used immediately, or

Mar 1, 2022

A False Banana Gives Real Hope!

While the banana is a common fruit we enjoy in our daily lives, have you heard of its relative, the enset banana? This

Jan 24, 2022

The Race For An Alternate Palm Oil

What do makeup, toothpaste, and chocolate have in common? If you guessed palm oil, you’d be correct! This creamy,

Jan 17, 2022

An Alternative To Road Salt

After the recent winter storms that blew through the southeastern United States, much of the ground was left blanketed

Dec 8, 2021

Bug Burgers, Anyone?

When you think of insects, the first word that comes to mind probably won’t be “edible”. How can maggots or locusts be

Dec 2, 2021

How Can We Reduce Waste?

Have you thought about the life cycle of a can of soda or a bag of chips? First, it takes energy to extract the

Nov 14, 2021

How Will Climate Change Affect Sports?

Climate change impacts athletes and sports fans all over the world. Extreme heat forced some athletes in Tokyo’s 2020

Oct 26, 2021

Cool Your Home Without Electricity!

When you think of hot, sweltering, summer days, what comes to your mind? Sipping ice-cold lemonade or eating delicious

Oct 25, 2021

A Malaria Vaccine Gives Hope

After a century of research, a malaria vaccine has finally been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Oct 11, 2021

A Smarter Way To Predict Rain

Did you know that 9 out of 10 Americans check the weather more than three times a day? Weather forecasting certainly