
These fire-resistant 'mushroom blocks' could be the construction material of the future
Because mycelium grows by binding itself to whatever it feeds on, it naturally forms a kind of living glue.
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Researchers find and map 'climate change safe havens' that are more resilient to warming: 'We can buy crucial decades'
The study of climate change refugia — places that are buffered from the worst effects of global warming — has grown rapidly in recent years.
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Betty Reid Soskin, oldest US park ranger, dies at 104. This is what she believed was her greatest contribution
Betty Reid Soskin spent her life preserving Black history, women’s stories, and overlooked voices in the country’s national park sites.
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Engineer powers his entire home using 500 discarded vapes: 'Over a million tossed out every day'
Chris Doel has powered an e-bike and portable charger solely using batteries from discarded vapes. Now, he’s living off-grid.
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This clothing swap app lets shoppers use their own clothes as currency: 'An ever-changing wardrobe'
Closest Closet makes it easier to thrift and swap clothes while saving money, inviting users to trade clothing items instead of donating and buying.
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A grassroots group of women mapped air pollution in their Indian village. It forced coal companies to act
Within three to four months of publishing their findings, the researchers said coal companies immediately took action to reduce air pollution.
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Site with 12,000 year Indigenous history may soon be the next national park
The 3,000-acre park protects land and features important to the Mississippian culture, which built the mounds there starting roughly 3,000 years ago.
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Giant animal puppets journey from the Congo Basin to a melting glacier in the Arctic with an important message (PHOTOS)
The Herds is a large-scale and participatory public art experience that brings to life the impact of climate change on a global scale.
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