From simple storm drain traps to swimming robots, “trash traps” are capturing litter before it can wash into streams, rivers ...

A herd of goats makes its way through a stubbly, dry grassland to a hilly grove. As they get closer, the air becomes noticeably cooler, the vegetation denser, the grass greener. A couple of buffalo ...

With thousands of vacant lots now beautified, the city is showing that targeting places instead of people can work wonders.

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See what stories caught our attention this week, including an experiment in generosity and a dose of realistic hope for college students.

With thousands of vacant lots now beautified, the city is showing that targeting places instead of people can work wonders. Overhead chargers on key bus routes in Madison, Wisconsin are enabling the ...

David Benjamin’s recipe for construction materials sounds like witchcraft: Mix corn stalks with hemp and mushroom roots, pour the mixture into molds that resemble the shapes you need, and voilà, the ...

Waterline is an ongoing series that explores the solutions making rivers, waterways and ocean food chains healthier. It is funded by a grant from the Walton Family Foundation. At the highest point of ...

Living Paradigms is a series about what we can learn from the customs and cultural practices of others when it comes to solving problems. It is sponsored by Wonderstruck. Unsurprisingly, the miracle ...

From an airplane window, Hainan, an oval-shaped island floating alone in the expanse of the South China Sea, resembles a sea sponge. In reality, the Chinese province genuinely is a kind of engineered ...

When the pandemic struck and Spain’s borders closed indefinitely, Barcelona, one of the most visited cities in the world, was abruptly emptied of the millions of tourists that usually overwhelm its ...

Even at a young age, Jonathan Schreiber found that harnessing the power of wind was something of a breeze. Encouraged by his DIY-loving grandfather, the Austrian teenager was always playing around ...