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Florida beermaker’s edible packaging is saving lives

A small Florida microbrewery has developed a biodegradable and edible six-pack ring, a new approach to sustainable packaging aimed at protecting marine species vulnerable...

LEGO bike helmet makes safety child’s play!

Previous studies have indicated helmet use encourages risk-taking behavior or does not reduce serious injury to the brain. But this latest review collated data from more than 40 separate studies found helmet use did dramatically reduce odds of head injuries. They presented their findings in Finland last September at Safety 2016, the world conference on injury prevention and safety promotion.

Gazan farmer is a role model for urban agriculture

Palestinian Said Salim Abu Nasser is on a mission to make urban farming more sustainable. He transformed a derelict lot in Gaza City into...

“Before the Flood” now streaming, and you thought Halloween was scary!

Let's get meta. A "force of nature" is defined as a natural phenomenon that is beyond human control. When three Academy Award®-winning celebrities come together...

Swimmers risk death to save the Dead Sea

In two weeks, a team of international athletes will attempt a world first by swimming across the Dead Sea, one of the saltiest bodies...

Meet Dubai’s eco-warrior…who’s just 9 years old!

Green Prophet was bowled over by the teen rapper whose environmentalism got him a ticket to COP21, now an even younger eco-warrior has gotten...

Refugee architecture earns an exhibit in a NYC museum

New York City's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is hosting an exhibition on refugee shelters to kickstart dialogue on the design challenges caused by humanitarian...

The White House Garden gets support to endure from Burpee seed company

Michelle Obama has made America’s gardening great and she’s now laying down roots so the gardening tradition will continue even after her family leaves...

Chefs’ dream garden grows in the middle of Manhattan at Farm.One

Local, real food (#realfood) is more than a rage. It’s the new everything in food. After decades of eating shipped-in waxy veggies, greens and...

City mapping for refugees locked in a concrete jungle

Palestinian refugees in Lebanon have been living in a concrete jungle for decades. Unlike the tents and temporary conditions of Syrian refugees in Jordan,...

Algae returns as fuel for our future

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have revealed how microalgae produce hydrogen, a clean fuel of the future, and suggest a possible mechanism to jumpstart...

Surf rising sea levels in a WaterNest home?

Remember that quirky Yael Mer inflatable dress that could save your life when disaster strikes? These floating homes go to the next level: Hurricane...

Experiencing New York’s High Line revision

Gotham's green foliage projects in large urban communities like New York City and Chicago, not only produce year around vegetables; but also help preserve vestiges of...

The death of the modern car park

We thought we'd never get to say it, but car parking may be becoming dead. It's already happening in China. It's become kind of a...

The Silicon Valley for agriculture to be built in Denmark

We all need better food in our lives. Now Denmark is putting its stake in the ground and ploughing ahead with new ideas. It's working...

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