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An arm extended forward, wearing a pink figerglass cast.

After fracturing his arm, this engineer hated his fiberglass cast. So he '4D-printed' a better one

Traditional casts are heavy, immovable, and prone to wearing down the skin. Castomize’s new lightweight alternative seeks to change that.

A big cloud of black smoke is seen from afar with a town in the foreground

Wildfires pose growing threats to health, so forest managers and public health experts are joining forces

As wildfires intensify and more people move to fire-prone areas, health and forestland experts are searching for ways to protect people from breathing in smoke.

A toddler sits on the floor, reaching for a wooden customized wheelchair

Design lab invents first-of-its-kind 3D-printed wheelchair for kids — and will give them away for free

The “Toddler Mobility Trainer” is fully modular and requires no tools to assemble, making it easy to replace and grow with its user.

Farmland. On the left is a crops of wheat, on the right is green leaves.

Study finds that one sustainable farming fix produces 'enough income for farmers to feel security for their whole operation'

New research finds that farmers can make more bang for their buck by investing in energy production.

On the left, a senior woman sits beside a younger woman in front of a puzzle on a table as they both smile. On the right, another senior woman wearing sunglasses raises a glass in cheers as college students to her right and behind her pour wine.

Dutch nursing home offers free rent to college students in exchange for their time and companionship

A nursing home in the heart of the Netherlands is giving college students free housing. All they ask is that the students lend their time, and friendship, to their senior neighbors.

A person wearing jeans and a tool belt carries a solar panel across a roof, with a deep blue sky behind them

Why the Trump administration can't stop states from fighting climate change

Climate progress is still happening. You just need to know where to look.

An aerial view of a trash Interceptor from the Ocean Cleanup on a river, collecting plastic waste

The Ocean Cleanup turns attention to rivers in effort to eradicate plastic from global waterways

Boylan Slat, founder of The Ocean Cleanup, said 1% of the world’s rivers are responsible for about 80% of ocean pollution. Here's what he's doing about it.

A rendering of a ship scooping up garbage at sea

Environmentalists want to turn ocean garbage into hydropower. They're building a ship that does

Gaia First is working to create a world-first cleanup vessel that converts ocean plastic to hydropower, fueling its own existence.

A blurred person walks past a billboard in a subway station advertising the need to protect national parks

National park advocates erect 300 billboards nationwide to protest 'DOGE's dangerous cuts'

Paid for by advocacy and media organization More Perfect Union, the billboards advertise the parks — “now with reduced staff.”

A patch of mushrooms sprouting up in a forest.

Scientists build 'self-repairing' bricks out of fungus as a sustainable alternative to concrete

The research team at Montana State University wants to revolutionize the way we build homes.

A Woylie, a small marsupial that is called a kangaroo rat, nibbles on red berries with grass behind it under the night sky.

This unique 'wildlife gate' uses AI recognition to let tiny marsupials in and keep invasive species out

Tiny Woylies are critically endangered throughout Western Australia. This AI-trained model could be the key to keeping the species alive.

A pile of trash sits on a beach next to the ocean

Scientists use Isaac Newton-inspired method to clean up trash from Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Scientists were inspired by Newton’s research on celestial bodies floating in space.