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Over the past few decades, the fashion industry’s production, consumption and discard of clothes has constantly deteriorated ...

Most kids' first phone, tablet, or smartwatch arrives in a fresh box with the protective film still stuck to the screen.

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An e-bike weighs 50 to 70 pounds and carries one person. A car weighs 3,500 pounds and, on an average commute, also carries one person. Moving less mass takes less energy, and no amount of hybrid ...

India faces an intense environmental challenge, with roughly 600 million people experiencing high to extreme water stress. For decades, the traditional response centered on massive, centralized ...

Extreme weather is increasingly tied to a changing climate, creating growing risks for ecosystems and communities. This article explains the connections between climate change and extreme weather, ...

Every scrap of material left on a cutting table represents money. In precision manufacturing, where the materials being cut are often expensive alloys, aerospace-grade composites, or specialty metals, ...

For most of the last century, home security meant one thing: keeping people out. Locks, alarms, cameras, and monitoring services were all built around the threat of intrusion. That threat hasn’t gone ...

Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a necessary shift in how we live to protect the planet for future generations. The good news? You don’t have to overhaul your entire lifestyle to make a ...

A Miyawaki forest is a tiny, densely planted forest designed to establish itself much faster than a conventionally planted one. The technique was pioneered in the 1970s by Japanese botanist Akira ...

In February 2024, three major investment companies stepped back from efforts to limit climate-damaging emissions. JPMorgan Chase’s and State Street’s investment arms have both quit a global investor ...