In recent years, thrifting—buying secondhand clothing, furniture, and goods—has shifted from fringe to mainstream behavior in the US and worldwide. A recent report from Capital One Shopping, Thrifting ...

In the struggle against climate change, it’s easy to wish for some technology—or even magic!—that could remove Earth-warming carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the atmosphere and turn it into something useful ...

The Ocean Census, founded by the Nippon Foundation and Nekton, seeks to add to the list of known marine species. In a September 2025 press release, the group announced that they had identified over ...

These Polynesian boys hamming it up in the city of South Tarawa (population 63,000), capital of Kiribati, could be the poster children for the threat of global sea-level rise inundating low-lying ...

On its surface, Loch Carron is a beautiful, tranquil highland sea loch on the northwest coast of Scotland. The highlands there are home to a diverse range of wildlife, including pine martens, red deer ...

Surely if the right fact was presented to someone, they would feel compelled to act on climate change and other pressing environmental issues. This has been the thought process and hope of many ...

A 2025 Nature study by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology explores the scope of plastics. It finds over 4,200 “chemicals of concern” that could be toxic to the aquatic ...

Natural disasters—including the recent flooding in Texas in early July—are of pressing concern, given the possibility of increased frequency and damage from climate change. Climate Central, a ...

Urban sprawl increases the pressure for suburban sprawl to consume outlying forests, farmland, and parkland. Pixnio/Ryan Hagerty (Free to use) The detached single-family home on a spacious suburban ...

He buys up whole swaths of rainforest to save them from destruction. He partners with legendary Hollywood actors to provide green energy for Indian schools. He campaigns to make the Olympic Games more ...

In today’s fast-paced world, lifestyle choices play a significant role in determining health outcomes and overall well-being. Pollution, stress, and sedentary lifestyles are among the leading factors ...

Through some of Europe’s most stunning countryside, an epic 167-mile story flows—a story of how courage, determination, and sacrifice by ordinary people saved one of the continent’s last surviving ...