Storing the Sun's Energy in Liquid Could Change Solar Forever
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyScienceEnvironmentEnergyResearchers have just found two new ways to make solar power more efficient. Could this solve our energy crisis?
When a River Goes Missing, It's Kind of a Big Deal...
AdultsEcologyGlobal WarmingNatureEnvironmentHow does a river suddenly disappear? It gets stolen! How do you steal a river? With climate change!
Food waste is the world's dumbest problem
AdultsFoodGlobal WarmingEnvironmentEat your peas! It's the easiest way to fight climate change.
Climate Lab - Climate Lab - Why your old phones collect in a junk drawer of sadness
AdultsGadgetsGlobal WarmingTechnologyEnvironmentSmartphones shouldn't be so disposable. Could fixing the way we make our phones help solve climate change?
What are the challenges of nuclear power? - M. V. Ramana and Sajan Saini
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyEnergyEconomyOur ability to mine great amounts of energy from uranium nuclei has led some to bill nuclear power as a plentiful, utopian source of electricity. But rather than dominate the global electricity market, nuclear power has declined from a high of 18% in 1996 to 11% today. What happened to the great promise of this technology? M.V. Ramana and Sajan Saini detail the challenges of nuclear power.
Going green shouldn't be this hard
AdultsEnvironmentGlobal WarmingSocietyBusinessGoing green does not need to be a sacrifice, either for us as individuals or for businesses, governments and the economy.
Why humans are so bad at thinking about climate change
AdultsGlobal WarmingHumanPsychologyEnvironmentThe biggest problem for the climate change fight isn't technology - it's human psychology.
How this guy found 83 messages in bottles
AdultsCreativityGlobal WarmingScienceTravelNatureCultureClint Buffington has found 83 messages in bottles - and you could probably do it too. Vox's Zachary Crockett and Phil Edwards found out how.
What Ever Happened To Saving The Rainforest?
AdultsEnvironmentGlobal WarmingNatureSocietyPoliticsThe efforts to save the Amazon rainforest actually did save it. However, new threats have arisen to combat conservation efforts.
Ryan's Recycling | Kid Entrepreneur // 60 Second Docs
AdultsGlobal WarmingLeadershipSocietyBusinessEnvironmentWhen Ryan Hickman was just 3 years old, he went with his father to recycle for the first time. After sorting his bottles and cans, he became obsessed with recycling, and how it can help save the environment, and decided to start his own business - Ryan's Recycling Company. Now 7, Ryan has disposed of more than 200,000 bottles and cans and earned about $21,000. It's all in a hard day's work.
The Ocean Holds Enough Uranium To Power The Planet For 10,000 Years
AdultsGlobal WarmingNatureWorldScienceEnvironmentEnergyStanford University researchers have found a new way to extract particles of Uranium from seawater. Could this bring us closer to sustainable nuclear power?
How Did The Deepest Part Of The Ocean Get So Polluted?
AdultsEcologyGlobal WarmingNatureScienceEnvironmentScientists have found trash in the deepest parts of the ocean, the Mariana Trench. What does this mean for us and the organisms living there?
Scientists' Crazy Plan To Refreeze The Arctic
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyScienceEnvironmentAs the mean global temperature continues to rise, the arctic ice caps continue to melt. What are scientist planning to do about it? Here's a hint: it involves 10 million sea water pumps.
Top 10 Countries at Recycling
AdultsGlobal WarmingWorldEnvironmentSocietyThe ten countries that recycle the highest proportion of their municipal waste.
What If We Have A Nuclear War?
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyWorldSciencePoliticsWhat would happen if a nuclear weapon was dropped near you?
Do we really need pesticides?
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyNatureEnvironmentFoodHealthAnnually, we shower over 5 billion pounds of pesticides across the Earth to control insects, unwanted weeds, funguses, rodents, and bacteria that may threaten our food supply. But is it worth it, knowing what we do about the associated environmental and public health risks?
These Recycled Plastic Bricks Work Better Than Cement Blocks
AdultsConstructionGlobal WarmingEnvironmentByFusion is taking plastic waste from the ocean and building something wonderful.
"Dream"
AdultsAnimalsFilmGlobal WarmingWildlifeEnvironmentCome make a difference at the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, taking place at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater in New York City, October 17-24.
This Device Uses Water To Boost Any Engines Performance
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyGadgetsEngineeringBosch WaterBoost uses demineralized water injected directly into the intake port.
How To (Literally) Save Earth
AdultsGlobal WarmingWorldEnvironmentScienceFarming erodes soil 50 times faster than it forms. We can change that, but will we?
Which sunscreen should you choose?
AdultsGlobal WarmingHealthEnvironmentScienceSunscreen comes in many forms, each with its own impacts on your body and the environment. With so many options, how do you choose which sunscreen is best for you?