Flash heating extracts rare earths from e-waste with 90% yield
A team of researchers led by Rice University’s James Tour and Shichen Xu has unveiled a lightning-fast method…
After Hurricane Helene, Community Became Our Lifeline
Nothing prepared me for Hurricane Helene. One year ago, the storm pummeled the mountains and valleys of Western…
China starts construction of the Solar Great Wall — 100 GW desert belt is rewriting the grid
China has started construction of the Solar Great Wall, that is been launched in Mongolia’s Kubuqi Desert in…
Conservation in a hotter world
Protected areas designed for yesterday’s climate are losing relevance as species shift habitats, spurring calls for larger,…
62,000,000 GWh jackpot hits America — Superhot rock reservoirs across four states promise ages of energy
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Opportunity cost estimates for spatial conservation prioritisation across terrestrial Europe
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We studied 900+ endangered species across 20 years and this Chinese wetland’s resurrection miracle changed everything we thought we knew about conservation
For two decades, our wildlife research team tracked endangered species across Asia’s most remote wetlands. We documented declining…
Belgium | Europe’s environment 2025
The food system The food system in Belgium is reaching its ecological, economic and social limits. The strategy…
Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says report | Climate crisis
The European way of life is being jeopardised by environmental degradation, a report has found, with EU officials…
‘List of words to avoid’: US energy department bans use of ‘climate change’, ‘green’ in official communications; cites administrative priorities
The US energy department (EERE) has added “climate change,” “green,” and “decarbonization” to its expanding “list of words…
SG Recycle folds paper recycling scheme amid funding constraints and low paper prices | News | Eco-Business
Singapore recycling company SG Recycle is closing its paper recycling scheme, just four years after it was launched.…
More land is needed for solar and wind infrastructure under a high renewables scenario in the Western US by 2050
This study uses results from an internally consistent, multi-model integrated framework developed by the Grid Operations Decarbonization Environmental…