Category: Environment
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[ad_1] Controlling lightning with lasers, transforming dumps into parks, mapping subterranean passageways and more The First 3D-Printed Two-Story Home in the US New York design firm Hannah, Germany-based company Peri 3D Construction, and Texas engineering and construction firm Cive have partnered to create the first 3D-printed two-story home in the US—currently being built in Houston. […]
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[ad_1] Self-healing concrete, gemstones on Mars, a viable alternative to palm oil and more World’s First Vaccine for Honeybees Approved The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made a significant advancement in the mission to save honeybees and will be using the world’s first vaccine produced to protect the insects from American foulbrood disease. Caused […]
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Turning Plastic Waste into a Soil Additive – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Scientists at University of California, Riverside (UCR) have devised a way to convert plastic waste into a highly porous form of charcoal that, when added to farmland soil, can improve water retention, contribute to aeration and even capture carbon. The technique entails mixing one or two common forms of plastic with the leftover stalks, […]
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US Plans to Decarbonize All Domestic Transportation – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] The US Departments of Energy, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency, unveiled a first-of-its-kind blueprint outlining how to decarbonize domestic transportation, a plan that aims to cut all of the industry’s greenhouse emissions by 2050. The approach is three-fold: increase the convenience of essential services to improve walkability, […]
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The Hidden Sea and ReSea Project’s Clean Ocean Mission – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] From cleared old-growth forests to gaping caverns caused by strip-mining, the scars of humans’ exploitative relationship with Earth are on full display across the planet—yet one insidious issue has been building for decades deep underwater. Since single-use plastics made their way into mainstream circulation in the mid-20th century, more than 100 million tons have […]
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Vermont’s Honeybee-Inspired Bar Hill Gin – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Once covered in vast swathes of pristine forest, New England began suffering habitat loss in the 1600s when European colonizers sowed the seeds of deforestation for both timber and agriculture. It was a massive blow to the biodiversity of the region, but not all hope is lost in the modern era. People—from their homes […]
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[ad_1] An “upcycled” skyscraper, a magnet for microplastics, a swimming dinosaur discovery and more Paleontologists Discover a Swimming Dinosaur In Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, scientists discovered the bones of a previously unknown dinosaur species, Natovenator polydontus, the first and only dinosaur found that had specific adaptions suited for swimming. Hailing from prehistoric Mongolia about 71 million years […]
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10-Foot-Long Fish Thriving Again in The Amazon River – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Measuring up to 10 feet long and weighing 450 pounds, the pirarucu is one of the world’s largest freshwater fish and used to permeate the Amazon river before overfishing dwindled their population. Now, sustainable fishing programs have helped revive the species so that in some areas along the river the population has come back […]
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Engineers Create Magnetic Powder That Captures Tiny Microplastics – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] At Melbourne, Australia’s RMIT University, researchers have developed a magnetic powder made from recycled waste that can capture the smallest invisible fragments of microplastic—including pieces that are 1,000 times finer than hair. This in itself sets the material apart from other filters that can only capture larger fragments, but the powder also acts quickly; […]
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Suchi Reddy’s Ethereal “Shaped by Air” Collaboration With Lexus – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Mist, leaves, sunlight and shadows all play intrinsic roles in artist and architect Suchi Reddy’s latest work, unveiled today at ICA Miami. While they might not be elements often conjured up when thinking about cars, the project is a collaboration between Reddy (along with her NYC-based studio Reddymade Architecture and Design) and Japanese carmaker Lexus. […]
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[ad_1] SF guarantees income for trans people, Detroit’s Ruth Ellis Center has a new home and more from around the web San Francisco Program Will Provide Guaranteed Income for Trans People San Francisco Mayor London Breed recently announced the Guaranteed Income for Transgender People (GIFT) program, a no-strings-attached monthly stipend that will be delivered for […]
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[ad_1] Underwater sculptures, meteor material, uncovered demos from The Velvet Underground and more from around the internet Remarkable Sea Creatures Discovered Thousands of Meters Deep Deep below the surface of the Indian Ocean—thousands of meters down—several remarkable creatures have been discovered by biologists. There are animals “decked out in twinkling lights, with velvety black skin […]
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Silent Spring – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] An environmental science book by Rachel Carson, Silent Spring was published in 1962 and has captured the attention of audiences ever since. Exploring and explaining the harm that pesticides do to birds, bees and other wildlife, as well as domestic pets and humans, it has been lauded as one of the most influential books […]
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The Climate Change Garden – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] From Cool Springs Press—an imprint that focuses on DIY gardening—this updated version of The Climate Change Garden centers on adapting and protecting plants. Written by Sally Morgan (a botanist and speaker on gardening and farming) and Kim Stoddart (who writes columns on resilient gardening), the book outlines practical approaches to gardening through extreme weather […]
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[ad_1] Oakland to Return Park Land to Indigenous People Oakland, California is slated to become one of the first US cities to return land to Indigenous people—and the first to do so for a federally unrecognized tribe. The city council is planning to rematriate Sequoia Point—a five-acre park owned by the city—to the Sogorea Te’ […]