The world's first vending machine for the homeless is 100% free

New charity is installing vending machines with food and items like socks for the homeless in the United Kingdom.

How the world's first floating city could restore the environment

The world got a little closer to the first floating city when the Seasteading Institute signed a memorandum of understanding with the French Polynesian government earlier this year.

Nearly 200 Activists Were Killed Defending the Environment This Year

In certain countries, attempting to protect the environment can be a death sentence. This year has seen the deaths of 185 environmental defenders worldwide.

Europe's First Ultra High Speed Chargers In Germany

Allego has installed the first of several ultra high speed chargers outside Frankfurt am Main, Germany. More will be added to major transportation routes by next summer.

Scotland facing new wave of larger wind farms with taller turbines

Larger wind farms with taller turbines are to be built across rural Scotland, under government's plan to generate half of the country’s energy needs from renewable sources.

South Korea Aim: 5 Times More Solar Energy By 2030

The government of South Korea has unveiled new plans for the country to boost its solar energy generation 5 times over by 2030

" Something is going to happen in the next forty years that will change things, probably more than anything else since we left the caves "
- James Burke -

China Launches World’s Largest Carbon Market

China’s new carbon market, announced earlier this month, is expected to manage over 3 billion tons of carbon.

A Lawyer Who Tries to Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Change

Steve Berman, who won a $200 billion settlement from tobacco companies in the 90s has set his sights on fossil fuel companies.

The most powerful micro-scale biological solar cell ever created

The bio-solar cell could offer a sustainable, practical power source for lab-on-a-chip devices, which integrate several laboratory techniques into one system.

Shanghai flying car tower to clean the air with a vertical forest

A condominium building planned for Shanghai, features landing pads for flying cars. The futuristic concept is super green and will feature a vertical forest with 50,000 trees.

Europe's largest oil company just bought an electric utility

Royal Dutch Shell decided to buy Europe's largest electric vehicle charging network. Could it be that oil is not the energy commodity of the future?

Teaching Machines to Think Like Humans

A new type of neural network made with memristors can dramatically improve the efficiency of teaching machines to think like humans.