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Here’s a wild circular solution. Wine waste could replace antibiotics on chicken farms.
A new study finds that grape pomace—the slop left over after winemaking—keeps chickens healthy almost as well as conventional antibiotics.
Scientists made algae glow on demand. No electricity required.
A new chemical trick keeps bioluminescent sea organisms shining for 25 minutes straight, opening the door to living light bulbs, glowing robots, and pollution-sensing gels.
AI just cleared wildlife science’s biggest camera-trap bottleneck
Ecologists drowning in 3.8 million photos teamed up with Google to test whether algorithms could replace the human eye. The animals didn't notice the difference.
Renewables or carbon removal: which is the better climate bet right now?
In a rare head-to-head test of returns on investment, renewables bested carbon capture in almost all scenarios across the U.S. through 2050
Sustainable aquaculture’s climate fix is growing right next to the fish.
The world needs far more protein and far less pollution. A new study on integrated multi-trophic aquaculture suggests seaweed and fish, grown together, can deliver both.
Tree bark emerges as an unlikely contender in carbon capture
A cheap, scalable synthesis method could unlock millions of tonnes of forestry waste as raw material for industrial CO₂ removal.
Fin-tech: How sharks could sharpen ocean forecasts
Sensors strapped to 19 sharks off America's east coast cut errors in a leading climate model by as much as 43%. Fisheries managers could benefit.
The climate case for cooperation between package delivery rivals
A sweeping new study of Chinese e-commerce delivery suggests that the largest available climate win isn't a new technology—it's an old idea: cooperation between competitors.
Biochar and ants. A goldilocks story in the dirt.
At the right concentration, the carbon-rich soil booster makes ants forage 2x as fast, build threefold more complex nests, and bond more tightly. At the wrong one, it poisons them.
This modest machine has an outsized Idea: It captures CO2 and generates electricity
Built from mulberry bark and soot, a self-powered gas-capture prototype rethinks one of climate science's most stubborn trade-offs—that removing carbon must always cost more than it saves.
A bucket of NYC river water contains a world of information about the Anthropocene
Scientists scooping eDNA from buckets of East River water discovered a powerful new tool for monitoring cities—one that costs far less than the alternatives, and misses very little.
Honey terroir points to a new way to protect an endangered forest
Wine drinkers know that place shapes flavor. Researchers in the Philippines found that the same is true of honey—and that terroir could be a powerful tool to map biodiversity, expose fake honey, and replant vanishing forests.
Forget border walls. The new national defense could be a restored wetland
A team at the University of East London argues that "defensive rewilding" could stop invading armies more cheaply than concrete ever could—while doubling as a climate solution.
New produce wash removes 93% of pesticides and keeps fruit fresh for 15 days
A biodegradable nanoparticle rinse made of starch, iron, and tannic acid outperforms water at stripping residues and doubles as a preservative. Cost at scale: roughly three extra cents per apple.
A new liquid battery stores solar heat for weeks
Scientists have engineered a water-soluble pyrimidone molecule that captures solar heat and releases it days or weeks later—enough to boil water on demand.
Resistance in the reeds: What scientists found in 17 city wetlands
Antibiotic-resistance genes turned up at 9X the levels in natural lakes. Researchers say "sponge city” infrastructure requires smarter stormwater engineering.
An AI trained on 13,000 virtual worlds just projected our renewable energy future
It beat the International Energy Agency's forecasts—and it says 2°C is still on the table
The world is sitting on $7 billion of wasted fertilizer
Researchers mapped the production of human and animal waste across the US and matched it against crop nutrient demand. The numbers work. The logistics don't. Can we fix that?
This is junk science, in the best possible sense
A Cambridge team has discovered that two stubborn waste problems—spent lead-acid batteries and hard-to-recycle polymers—can be made to solve each other, with sunlight doing most of the work.
Tracking traffic pollution in real time could transform city climate policy
Using traffic cameras and phone data, researchers created a real-time emissions map—giving cities a powerful new tool to cut pollution faster and smarter.
The Future of the Grid Could Be Parked in Your Driveway
A growing fleet of electric vehicles could unlock a cheaper, cleaner alternative to fossil-fuel power plants—without building new infrastructure.






















