Good News for the Environment

Once the pineapple leaf-based nanoparticles had adsorbed copper, they could be ground into a powder that forensic investigators can use to dust for invisible fingerprints.

The beautiful, winding structure transformed a barren patch of Ashoka University into a bustling food hall.

The student housing development provides 36 apartments, each with a kitchen, study area, lounge, bathroom, and a bedroom with a double bed.

We talked to three licensed mental health providers and got their best bite-size advice for the top worries plaguing Americans in 2026. Here’s what they had to say.

The homes are so weather-resistant, they can even withstand ballistic testing. “They’re bulletproof,” the builders say.

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In the face of mounting climate disasters, tribes, scientists, and Southern communities are rallying around a nearly forgotten native plant.

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Even as the Trump administration rolls back key climate and environmental protections, senators from both parties reintroduced legislation to simplify food expiration labels — one longtime driver of unnecessary waste.

Instituto Terra was born from the dream of Lélia Deluiz Wanick Salgado and Sebastião Salgado to recover the forest that existed on the family's former farm.

Author Mark Easter has written more than 50 scientific papers and reports related to carbon cycling and the carbon footprint of agriculture, forestry, and other land uses.

Because mycelium grows by binding itself to whatever it feeds on, it naturally forms a kind of living glue.