Environment

 

Climate change, environmental destruction, biodiversity loss – the challenges we face are huge. But despair isn’t a great source of motivation. Here we flip the narrative of typical climate change reporting to look at innovative solutions to today’s environmental challenges.

Could Plastic That Breaks Down in Salt Water Make Marine Litter a Thing of the Past?

Plastic waste is destroying our oceans. Scientists in Tokyo may have a solution: a new plastic material that breaks down in salt water.

As Climate Change Signage Is Removed From Us National Parks, Crowdsourcing Initiative ‘Save Our Signs’ Fights Back

Trump is removing climate change signs from national parks. The SOS crowdsourcing initiative archives them to retain their vital information.

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Grid-Aware Websites Respond to the Power Grid

Lean websites and green servers reduce CO2 emissions of the internet. Grid-aware websites go one step further: they adapt to the power grid.

Could Reusing EV Batteries Solve our Energy Storage Woes?

Our planet needs more ways to store energy in order to move away from fossil fuels. Could reusing EV batteries be the solution?

How to Choose a Sustainable Search Engine in the Age of AI

From an overload of ads to AI overviews, choosing a privacy-focused, climate-friendly search engine can be tricky. Here's our handy guide.

Listening to Trees: TreeMon Monitors Plants Using Microphones

The TreeMon project equips trees with sensors to detect pest infestation, water shortage and more using microphones to listen to the plant's needs.

Smart Oceans: Could Undersea Cables Act as Early Warning Systems for Environmental Disasters?

99 percent of global data transfer runs via undersea cables. Here's how these same cables could also warn us about environmental disasters.

Don’t Cry Over Spilt Milk: Waste Dairy Has New Use as Plastic for 3D Printing

From waste product to 3D printing material: leftover milk from dairy farms contains the proteins needed to produce biodegradable plastic.

Reasons to Be Hopeful: The RESET Team’s Most Inspiring Articles of 2025

We asked everyone in the Berlin team to pick their single most uplifting article of the year to share with you.