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The lithium-ion alternatives could help create a safer, greener future.
The idea of awarding legal personhood to nature has received renewed attention in the contemporary environmental justice movement, but much contention remains.
In the 1970s, James Lovelock proposed that the biosphere was not just green scruff quivering on Earth's surface. Instead, it managed to take over the geospheres.
Cam Lawrence — CEO of international venture platform Newlab — joins Big Think Business to discuss his strategic vision for climate tech.
The world needs a moral defense of progress based in humanism and agency.
Google’s first Chief Innovation Evangelist — Frederik Pferdt — lays out a map for navigating unprecedented change and innovation.
New tests to detect species being traded, as well as population studies, aim to help save them.
Architecture in the age of AI — argues professor Nayef Al-Rodhan — should embed philosophical inquiry in its transdisciplinary toolkit.
Hunger rates are rising. These technologies could turn the tide.
Is there a force keeping humanity in check?
A look back at the rise of solar power in the US and what's next.
Tech entrepreneur Alvin Wang Graylin sketches out a bold new age of AI-led enlightenment underscored by compassion.
For well over a century, engineers have proposed harnessing the ocean’s tides for energy. But the idea hasn’t seemed to register in many places.
Former Levi Strauss & Co. CEO Chip Bergh revitalized the brand with a visionary innovation plan.
The most iconic, longest-lived space telescope of all, NASA's Hubble, is experiencing orbital decay as the solar cycle peaks. Here's why.
A radical proposal reimagines Europe as a carbon-neutral continent where national boundaries are replaced by regions defined by renewable energy capabilities.
Driven by a childhood marked by war and environmental devastation, Dyhia Belhabib developed an innovative technology to combat illegal fishing.
This may be the largest helium reservoir in U.S. history.
Beef production is largely responsible for greenhouse gas emissions from the food system.
The majority of people in every country support action on climate, but the public consistently underestimates this share.
Astranis is on a mission to help everyone in the world get online.
Food transport accounted for only 6% of emissions, but the production of dairy, meat, and eggs accounted for 83%
Explore data on electric car sales and stocks worldwide.
As the world warms, trees in forests such as those in Minnesota will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That’s where assisted migration comes in.
13.8 columnist Marcelo Gleiser reflects on his recent voyage to Earth's last wild continent.
Leap day only comes once every four years, including in 2024. But the reason we have it, including when we do and don't, may surprise you.
A $30,000 electric vehicle with 400 miles of range that charges in under 10 minutes remains a pipe dream over the near future.
Defy conventional startup wisdom by charting a steady and impactful path to success.
The new electrically conductive substrate could be the future of hydroponic farming.
