Scientists Find a Smarter Way To Turn Used Coffee Grounds Into Clean Fuel
A common brewing byproduct may contain far more industrial value than its appearance suggests. A newly optimized process…
Janet Klein, Philadelphia philanthropist and preservationist, dies at 96
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 11:39PM Janet Klein, Philadelphia preservationist and noted philanthropist, dies at 96 WPVI PHILADELPHIA (WPVI)…
Canada could lose more than 100K jobs if CUSMA dies: report
OTTAWA — Canada could lose 102,000 jobs if the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement on trade breaks down, a new report…
NY’s recycling data is a dumpster fire, according to state comptroller report
New York State’s recycling data is garbage, according to a new report by the state comptroller. The Department…
As the climate breaks down, costs go up: Welcome to ‘climateflation’
If you ask an economist why everything is so expensive these days, you will likely get an answer…
Droughts were predicted decades ago – yet water companies did nothing | Drought
In 1998, I travelled to London for the release of the Meteorological Office’s first forecasts of the impact…
Despite the drought, don’t give up on our native plants | Plants
Richard Eltringham (Letters, 5 August) argues that climate change necessitates switching to a planting palette of drought-tolerant non-native…
Brazil lost the Spix’s macaw from the wild for more than 20 years, then conservationists released captive-bred birds back into the Caatinga | World News
Image(s): Left/An 1878 painting of an adult by Joseph Smit/Right/Wikipedia For more than two decades, the Spix’s macaw…
Microplastics trigger new ocean risk: could they speed up global warming?
Microplastics trigger new ocean risk: could they speed up global warming? – Futura-Sciences August 11, 2026 5 min…
Atlanta reused a nearly 7,000-pound wind turbine blade as a 50-foot pedestrian bridge; the retired Colorado blade now carries walkers through Beaverbrook Park
Image Credit: Allison Carter via Georgia Tech Research News Center A retired wind turbine blade that once generated…
Drought, water rationing and dry rivers: our water crisis is here | Peter Gleick
Disturbing news about our water resources is now constant and unrelenting. In just the past few weeks, media…
‘Extreme heat’ warning issued for parts of England on Thursday as temperatures could reach 38C – latest news | Environment
‘Extreme heat’ warning issued for parts of England on Thursday The Met Office has issued an amber heat…