August 2026 – Our Fragile Earth

IRON-RICH ROCKS AND HYDROGEN

Western Australia’s iron-rich rocks can naturally generate hydrogen and the process may be boosted to produce much larger amounts. If[…]

If all U.S. food waste had a second life as biogas and compost, it would almost completely offset its climate[…]

A majority of coastal wetlands are on track to shift inland or disappear with major consequences in coming decades without[…]

Replacing any age gasoline car—even brand-new and even a hybrid–with an electric vehicle will almost always lower overall carbon emissions.[…]

The world is 77% drier than it was three decades ago. When ponds and lakes dry up, cholera, West Nile[…]

Honeybees can regulate their feeding to avoid over-consuming certain essential nutrients and can make a specialist ‘baby food’ giving their[…]

As wildfire season becomes longer and more severe across America’s West, smoky summers are becoming the new normal, forcing a[…]

A pilot program will see if thermal energy networks could help cool New York city subway stations. The pilot technology[…]

Glyphosate was long thought to be safe for honeybees because they lack the enzyme the chemical targets in weeds but[…]

Over three-quarters of the world’s crops benefit from insect pollination. Bumblebees are far more efficient pollinators than honey bees. Extreme[…]