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Doloresz Katanich

Ecotech

After 40 years, these French trains are coming back to life

Days are numbered for this French train cemetery.

Ecotech

Are these AI robots going to replace farmers?

Farming with AI-powered robots could be the next big thing in sustainable food production and the idea already has Bill Gates' support.

Nature

Why does this tree need refugee status?

Indigenous activists delivered a tree to the Norwegian Embassy in Brazil on Tuesday, as it’s the first country in the world to ban deforestation.

Nature

Wildfires threaten some of the world's oldest living trees

The largest tree in the world, General Sherman in Sequoia National Park, California, was wrapped in an aluminium blanket to protect it from the flames.

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Ecotech

This modular vertical farm could sweep away 'urban food deserts'

Securing affordable and healthy food for low-income communities is increasingly challenging, but urban farming could be the solution.

Ecotech

This plant captures CO2 from the air to 'reverse' climate change

The Orca plant is expected to capture 4,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year.

Ecotech

This solar-powered pavement harvests energy from under your feet

A Hungarian company is making solar-powered tiles from recycled plastic that can be used to pave walkways.

Earth News

Kuwait is transforming its ‘tyre graveyard’ into a new smart city

Kuwait has had a mounting problem with recycling its car tyres. Here’s how they plan on fixing it.

Nature

'Magnificent' lion cub celebrates her 2-month birthday at French zoo

The zoo released a video showing the lioness playing in her enclosure.

Ecotech

Thanks to one amazing man, a Malawian village finally has electricity

Colrerd Nkosi took matters into his own hands by building a DIY hydroelectric turbine.

Nature

Why are hundreds of sheep forming the shape of a heart in a field?

An Australian farmer has made a piece of art by arranging his sheep in this novel formation.

Nature

London Zoo's animals step onto the scales for annual check-up

Animals tempted onto the weighing scales but there is a serious reason behind the annual event.

Nature

Over 100 animals rescued from a bear bile farm in China

NGO Animals Asia has carried out the biggest rescue mission of its kind by removing 101 bears from a bear bile farm in China.

Nature

'Humiliating' Vietnam circus finally frees its last performing bears

NGO Animals Asia has released a report on the treatment of circus animals, leading to one of the biggest circuses in Vietnam giving up its last performing bears.

Ecotech

This solar-powered skylight can turn seawater into drinking water

The design just needs sunshine and ocean water to produce clean drinking water for millions without access.

Ecotech

These hairdressers have found some surprising uses for recycled hair

A trip to one of these salons will leave you looking and feeling great, as products and even your old hair are given a second life.

Ecotech

No sunshine and no soil but still crops grow at these vertical farms

These farms harvest 15 times a year and produce far less waste than traditional farms.

Earth News

Watch this Formula E car made out of ice melt on the streets of London

A life-size ice replica of a Formula E car is melting rapidly in London to raise awareness around ice restoration in the Arctic.

Nature

Meet the endangered baby tapir on an important mission

As part of an international conservation programme, a zoo in the US is trying to raise awareness of threats that face this species.

Earth News

Bug burgers and beetle beer: What is the future of edible insects?

Cricket and mealworm cooking classes alongside an increasing interest in eating insects indicates a booming market despite the 'yuck' factor in Western countries.

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