You probably don’t spend a lot of time pondering what your smartphone is made of. But maybe you should, because the…
Antarctica is huge, stretching nearly 3,500 miles at its widest extent. Despite its enormous size, however, the frozen…
There are few things more fashionable these days than being “green”, but separating a truly eco-friendly bottle of…
On the morning of September 21, 2017, Carlos Lago and Justina Díaz Bisbal emerged from their household into a…
The straw lobby has lost the capitalists. Just a few weeks after Starbucks announced it was eliminating plastic straws,…
Walking around Amsterdam, at times, feels like strolling through the city of the future. Solar panels abound. Electric…
Earlier this week, a pilot whale died after being found with 17 pounds of plastic bags in its stomach. The horrific…
It takes a lot of electricity to mine bitcoins, and as more miners try to cash in on the crypto craze, the amount of…
AMSTERDAM—Walking into De Ceuvel feels a bit like walking into a post-apocalyptic utopia. A dozen or so houseboats…
Frank Alsema describes himself as a “city maker.” The TV producer lives in north Amsterdam, where his house has become…
Wooden skyscrapers are fast becoming a trend in sustainable construction, with dozens planned across the country. Two…
It can be tough to reconcile being a LEGO geek and a fan of the environment (raises hand). But LEGO is trying to make…
If you’re anything like me, you wouldn’t survive a workday without that steaming, morning cup o’ Joe. And the four to…
Nearly everything about the small block says “wood”: its texture, appearance, sturdiness, and color are like an…
An extremely expensive truffle has been grown farther north than ever before, a phenomenon researchers attribute to…
Your childhood NES that hasn’t booted up in a decade. Your stash of old flip phones that you’ve kept in a shoebox in…
There’s no doubt that if we’re going to stop or even slow down climate change, we have to get our collective shit…
By now it’s well documented that those tiny plastic microbeads used in face scrubs and toothpastes are contaminating…
A 720-foot-tall wind turbine featuring 35 ton blades has just set a new world record, producing a whopping 216,000 kWh…
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