There’s a safer, cleaner way to recover rare-earth metals from old phones and laptops
Rare-earth metals are critical to the high-tech society we live in as an essential component of mobile phones, computers and
A newly rediscovered coffee plant could save our favorite cuppas from climate change
It will grow and crop under much warmer conditions than Arabica coffee and tastes just as fine.
A silver lining to the pandemic: a notorious Thai tiger zoo closes for good
"This is animal cruelty at its worst," one tourist from London, England, wrote after a visit to the establishment in
The open burning of waste poses grave health risks to millions
Uncontrolled burning of waste is particularly widespread in low- and middle-income countries.
A startup seeks to replace plastic straws with a type of grass
The natural straws are grown in the tropical wetlands of Vietnam and handpicked by local farmers.
Environmentalists bewildered by EU approach to meat consumption and Farm to Fork
Animal rights advocates and environmentalists across Europe have been left scratching their heads after news broke of a ‘Beefatarian’ campaign
The oceans can be saved by 2050 – if we act now
Conservation could benefit from ecosystems' natural ability to rebound, but there's no time to waste.
Post-pandemic recovery plans fail to address biodiversity loss
"Only a small number of countries are addressing the biodiversity crisis in the serious manner it deserves."
Old tires can be mixed with rubble to make new roads
Some 1 billion scrap tires are produced around the world each year, but most of all those tires don't get