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- A "living coffin" has been used in a burial for the first time in the Netherlands. The coffin is made out of mycelium, a complex system of thread-like fibers that form the vegetative part of fungi. The coffin, called Living...
- Carmaker is to begin testing proposal to fit its Dyna vehicles with hydrogen fuel cells
- The megafires and pandemic expose the lies that frustrate action on climate change | Tim Flannery Thu, 17 Sep 20, 3:30amIf there was a moment of true emergency in the fight to preserve our climate, it is now
- Most plastic will never be recycled – and the manufacturers couldn’t care less | Arwa Mahdawi Wed, 16 Sep 20, 2:45amOil and gas companies make far more money churning out new plastic than reusing old. Meanwhile, the public gets the blame
- Bond Pet Foods develops slaughter-free chicken for sustainable pet food Fri, 4 Sep 20, 2:30amIt’s an ethical conundrum vegetarian pet owners frequently face — isn’t it hypocritical to eschew meat consumption yourself while still supporting animal slaughter by purchasing pet food? Those days of having to choose...
- 7 easy science experiments for kids at home Sat, 29 Aug 20, 1:30amMany kids will be spending more time learning from home as the school year ramps up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Without the beakers and test tubes of the science lab, it may seem difficult to provide hands-on learning....
- Self-charging, thousand-year battery startup NDB aces key tests and lands first beta customers Tue, 25 Aug 20, 10:00pmPleasanton-based green energy startup NDB, Inc. has reached a key milestone today with the completion of two proof of concept tests of its nano diamond battery (NDB). One of these tests took place at the Lawrence Livermore...
- Earth has lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice in less than 30 years Sun, 23 Aug 20, 3:09pm‘Stunned’ scientists say there is little doubt global heating is to blame for the loss
- Researchers one step closer to bomb-sniffing cyborg locusts Mon, 17 Aug 20, 3:00pmIf you want to enhance a locust to be used as a bomb-sniffing bug, there are a few technical challenges that need solving before sending it into the field.
- The next invasion of insect pests will be discovered via social media Sat, 15 Aug 20, 11:00pmNew scientifically unnamed species — from fungi to flowers to insects — are now regularly found via Twitter, Facebook and Flickr.
- Scientist to resurrect water fleas from U.S. nuclear fallout zone Thu, 13 Aug 20, 7:00pmA researcher of The University of Texas at Arlington could soon uncover the evolutionary effects of nuclear testing by resurrecting decades-old crustaceans.
- Powerhouses: nanotechnology turns bricks into batteries Wed, 12 Aug 20, 1:00amResearch could pave way for cheap supercapacitor storage of renewable energy
- False Alarm by Bjorn Lomborg; Apocalypse Never by Michael Shellenberger – review Sun, 9 Aug 20, 4:00pmTwo prominent ‘lukewarmers’ take climate science denial to another level, offering tepid manifestos at best
- Tracking climate data in real time Tue, 21 Jul 20, 1:30amClimate TRACE, an alliance of climate research groups, is developing a new tracker using artificial intelligence that would allow the public to access international climate data in real time...
- Africa can become a renewable energy superpower – if climate deniers are kept at bay Mon, 20 Jul 20, 3:30pmNigel Lawson’s thinktank is pushing dirty energy on the continent with the greatest capacity for creating clean fuel