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A split screen image shows a hand polishing a newly finished wooden plank (left) and a phone scanning the tag of a log to verify its origin (right)
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Artists draw attention to the environmental cost of the war in Ukraine
People standing underneath the 'Invasive species' installation which hangs on a metal construction outside a modern building.

How can India prepare its cities for severe heatwaves?
A still image showing a main road in New Delhi in the heat. Caption reads: "heat relief"


Zero Waste Daniel is drag's sustainable fashion pioneer
Silverstein and Oddly are framed in a white doorway. Silverstein is pointing at pink and red fake arms tangled around Oddly’s nude body.

What if windows could generate solar power?
Sunlight reflects on the windows of a tall skyscraper, while a cityscape and a mountain appear in the background. Caption reads: "Sun-powered windows"

How to recycle Amazon packaging (yes, all of it)
A blue and white Amazon mailer sits on the ground next to a bush.

The best eco-friendly air conditioners to keep you cool this summer
Windmill air conditioner

Plastic pollution is clogging a river in Guatemala. Can we ever clean it?
A man stands in front of a river which resembles a mountain of plastic more than a body of water. Caption reads: "Trash River"

U.N. warns of looming global water crisis. Here are some solutions.
Two men stand on ladders to tend a fog collecting device that resembles a net.

How campaigning saved Europe's 'last wild river'
A photograph of the Vjosa river with a high mountain seen in the background and village in the bottom right corner. Caption reads "How to save a river"

What the flying spiral spotted over Hawaii actually means
Picture of the swirling spiral in the night sky passing over the Subaru Telescope. Caption reads: "Swirling problem"

Why are we sending a plastic-eating enzyme to space?
An illustration of a rocket seems to float towards a planet-like sphere that is actually a microscopic image of bacteria. Caption reads: "Bacteria on board".

What if we could make electronics from mushrooms?
Split screen: Left image shows a set of white plastic wireless earplugs on a blue background, while the right shows a picture of three Genoderma Lucidum mushrooms growing on the bark of a tree.


How an oval school in the Thar desert empowers young girls
Aerial shot of the oval school amid the desert, solar panels seen on the roof. Caption reads:  school oasis

Bidets rule even when there's not a TP shortage. These are the best ones.
Green bathroom with toilet and bidet attachment and person standing in corner

The Ocean Cleanup moves into phase three to end the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Ocean Cleanup's rendering of the system 03 artificial coastline collecting trash in the North Pacific Ocean

The best glass containers and reusable storage bags for eco-friendly food storage
Bumkins Snack Bags and Food Huggers Replacement Lids on a colorful background.

Why aesthetics are the secret weapon we need to popularise solar energy
A man climbs a ladder to ascends a giant plant-made column in a room lit by soft pink light. The room's glass ceiling is covered with semi-transparent colourful solar panels which bathe the room in pink and yellow shades.

4 ways to make your back-to-school shopping list better for the environment
An illustration of a green recycling symbol on a blue background. A small human runs around the edge of the recycling symbol.

The spine-shaped floating device converting waves into electricity
The spine-shaped device called Waveline Magnet floating on the ocean surface

The floating 'UniWave200' turns waves into electricity
Wave Swell Energy's UniWave200 device sitting off the beach while waves roll in.

Mobile solar-powered nanogrid brings energy to disaster-struck areas
A mobile nanogrid with solar panels on the rooftop has stopped on a road near a forest. Caption reads" 'Mobile sun power."

How an art installation is teaching children to cycle safely
A top down view of children riding bicycles over the painted art installation "Natural Cycle".


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