environmentCans Do: Wildlife Enjoy Edible Six-Pack Rings
A Florida-based brewery says 'cheers' to wildlife by replacing plastic six-pack rings with edible, biodegradable…
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environmentSole Purpose: Recycling Washed Up Flip-Flops Into Art
Ocean Sole is a Kenya-based conservation group that recycles discarded, washed-up plastic flip-flops into colorful…
environmentDeliver E: UPS Rolls Out Three-Wheeled eBikes
Thanks to UPS's revolutionary, zero-emissions eBike, parcel delivery in urban environments like downtown…
animalsPickup Pup: Chinese Dog Is A Litter Retriever
A Golden Retriever dog from China is more than the pick of the litter: over the years he's picked thousands of…
environmentDangerously Beautiful: Russia’s Kola Peninsula
The exquisite beauty of Russia's far northern Kola Peninsula shines through decades of environmental damage in…
environmentLimits to Growth: Is Our Planet on the Verge of Collapse?
When the book ‘Limits to Growth’ was published in 1972, the predictions set forth by its authors – that…
environmentSpoiled Shore: Storms Trash Golden Sands Beach
When powerful storms pounded Golden Sands beach in Varna, Bulgaria, residents surveying the aftermath found all…
environmentApocalypse Mao: China’s Bloody Red Polluted Rivers
Dye me red once, shame on you. Dye me red twice, thrice or more and this must be China! The state of China's…
Nature & EcosystemsAmerica’s Deadliest Lake is Loaded with Toxic Chemicals
From afar, at just the right angle, the surface of this deceptively peaceful-looking body of water reflects the…
environmentGone Fission: Chernobyl’s Cooling Pond Fish Farm
Now abandoned, a fish farm and (later) a radiological research project once existed in and alongside one of the…
pollutionBeach Whistles: Foolishly Flushed Tampon Applicators
Flushed non-biodegradable plastic tampon applicators known colloquially as “beach whistles” are washing up on…
Art & DesignGalaxies of Trash: Tsunami Beach Debris as Art
Children’s toys seem to float in space like lost debris from a ship carrying unlikely cargo in this series of…
Nature & EcosystemsCould Synthetic Organisms Save Nature from Extinction?
Many a cautionary fictional tale has warned us about the potential dangers of ‘playing god,’ unleashing…
Art & DesignFlood Cubes: Sculptures Expose Creek Pollution and Debris
Sculpture and activism come together in one creative, disturbing project from artist Eben Goff. ‘Flood Cubes‘…
environmentSea’s Sick: 6 Floating Garbage Patches
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is shockingly huge, and it's not alone. These 6 floating flotsam fields display…
solar powerThe World’s Largest Solar Powered Boat Filters Sea Pollution
Not only is this massive boat covered in a record-setting array of photovoltaic panels, it’s also equipped with…
environmentBurn Rubber: The World’s 9 Worst Tire Fires
Enormous, out of control tire fires are both terrifyingly evil in appearance and terribly deleterious to the…
environmentWater Colors: 10 Unnaturally Dyed Polluted Rivers
This is not your father's white water rafting... or any other color rafting for that matter, since you wouldn't…
Art & DesignDetox Towers: Architecture that Cleans Urban Air
Buildings are among the largest contributors to anthropogenic climate change – but could they be part of the…
Art & DesignOceanic Biomimicry: 13 Designs Inspired by the Sea
How do you design the perfect turbine blade for use underwater, or build a fleet of vehicles that can pack tightly…
