Environment

A new solar panel desalination system turns seawater into clean drinking water, avoids toxic brine waste, and can recover lithium for batteries.

Three teens won the Global Earth Prize for Plas-Stick, a tamarind powder that clumps microplastics in water so they can be lifted out with a magnet.

Endangered North Atlantic right whales had 23 calves this season, the most since 2009, with shorter gaps between births hinting at a real recovery.

A roundup of uplifting global stories, including conservation breakthroughs, medical advances, community wins, and one unforgettable survival story.

A plastic-free coffee cup made with a seaweed lining could cut tens of thousands of microplastics from daily drinks, with €4m of EU funding now scaling it up.

Electric vehicles are making the air cleaner in California, a new Lancet study finds, with nitrogen dioxide pollution dropping as EV numbers rise on roads.

A WSU team led by Birgitte Ahring has turned treated sewage sludge into renewable natural gas at 99% methane purity, tripling output over standard treatment.

The world's rarest horses have found an unlikely home in one of Earth's most contaminated places – and they're thriving. According to Associated Press, across...

The World Bank has launched Water Forward, a major programme aiming to bring safe water to a billion people across Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.

A company called Makropa is paving roads with Waste Light Concrete – a material that replaces stone with shredded unrecyclable waste.