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Two photos side-by-side. On the left, a stack of tomatoes sits in a grocery store produce aisle. On the right, a 14-year-old boy holds up a scanning device.

When he learned 75% of produce was crawling with pesticides, a teen invented a handheld AI chemical scanner

14-year-old Sirish Subash was horrified when he learned that most grocery store produce is crawling with pesticides. So he invented a handy solution.
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Two images side by side. On the left, plastic water bottles and large sheets of Styrofoam sit along a riverbank. On the right, a hand holds up a test tube that contain a piece of cellulose diacetate foam.

New 'bioplastic' degrades in water faster than paper — and could replace Styrofoam, other single-use plastics

Scientists have formulated a bio-based foam that will not harm marine ecosystems like its Styrofoam predecessor.
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A photo collage of a sign that says 'McKnight Lane' in front of a house, a dog being carried, a man sitting on top of a desalination system tank, a colony of penguins at the shoreline, and a WFLA news reporter holding a microphone

Good News This Week: October 12, 2024 - Oceans, Rescues, & Shelters

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On the left: a Danish cottage topped with woven dried eelgrass. On the right: fresh, wet eelgrass washed up on a beach.

The future of eco-friendly architecture may have been predicted 400 years ago by Danish 'eelgrass' roofs

Climate scientists and architects are taking notes from Danish islanders four centuries after they perfected a carbon-friendly roof.
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A photo collage of a rundown road afte Hurricane Helene, a view of the New York City coastline, a shelf of books, a landfill in Colorado, and a view of the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station

Good News This Week: October 5, 2024 - Manatees, Books, & Pilots

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A photo collage of a strawberry vertical farm, an ExxonMobil tank, a nasal spray vaccine, an aerial view of Atrium Health Hospital, and a kid climbing a large rock

Good News This Week: September 28, 2024 - Moms, Parks, & Nasal Sprays

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A subway train rolls into a station in Barcelona.

How Barcelona's subway system is powering EVs with regenerative braking

The ultra-fast EV charger outside the Bellvitge station is among four electrolineras — Spanish for “electric gas stations” — that went up in July whose powers are generated by the city's trains.
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A scientist crouches down to tend to his garden

Scientists and farmers restore Aztec-era floating farms to save axolotls

Scientists from the Ecological Restoration Laboratory at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and farmers from the area are promoting a comprehensive restoration program to conserve this group of chinampas and all the living things that depend on it.
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A close up of ground coffee in a portafilter

Using everyday waste, scientists invent 'coffee robots' to clean oil & microplastics from water

At least 6 million tons of coffee grounds are created annually — but scientists believe this waste could reduce water pollution.
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A worker lays out blocks of concrete on a pathway.

New 'bone-inspired' concrete is 560% stronger, without using plastics or fibers

The concrete, inspired by cortical bone, proves how well our bones handle strength under pressure.
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Solar panels outside of a residential home.

With 'walkable solar panels,' these inventors just paved the way for new eco-friendly architecture

The company promises to integrate solar technology into the "very fabric of your living and working spaces."
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The bamboo coral Isidella displaying bioluminescence in the Caribbean in 2009

From glowing corals to vomiting shrimp, animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years — here's what scientists still don't know about it

At least 94 living organisms produce their own light through a chemical reaction inside their bodies – an ability called bioluminescence.
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