Scientists designed a new material system to overcome one of the biggest challenges in recycling consumer products: mixed-plastic recycling.

As the world builds out ever larger installations of wind and solar power systems, the need is growing fast for economical batteries.

Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water, but doing so requires a large amount of energy and is achieved at great expense.

Instead of relying just on mineral fertilisers, PCS involves supplementing the right type of compost with nutrients to match the soil needs.

They’re everywhere, from Berlin to Beijing, brightly coloured bicycles you can borrow to move around the city without a car.

Accelerating demand for renewable energy and electric vehicles is sparking a high demand for the batteries that store generated energy

Made from inexpensive, abundant materials, an aluminum-sulfur battery could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources.

A team at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has used food industry waste to develop a nasal plug designed to tackle nosebleeds

Tackling plastic pollution is the principle purpose behind the new shoe, but they also help the environment by aiding in reforestation.

A floating city has been proposed for the seas off Busan in South Korea to pioneer a new mode of living amid climate-related sea-level rises

Seeking to please his wife who had wished for a more diversified view from their family house, an innovator has built a rotating house.

In the artist village of Ein Hod, Israel, Yoki and Danielle constructed an environmentally friendly house made from hemp.

The Farmscraper, which has the official title of Jian Mu Tower, would rise to a height of 218 m (715 ft) in Shenzhen, China.

With demand for taxis drying up in Thailand and thousands of drivers leaving town, one cab company has turned its vehicles into mini gardens

Using specialized nanoparticles embedded in plant leaves, MIT engineers have created a light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED.

Technology that utilizes natural bacteria to extract electrons from organic matter in wastewater to generate electrical currents.

Cotton is skin-friendly because it can absorb considerable amounts of water and maintain a favorable microclimate on the skin.

Researchers are investigating whether the natural properties of bacteria could help in developing a new type of biodegradable plasterboard.

Four kilometres from mainland Dubai - and just a short 20 minute boat ride away - visitors to Dubai come across something pretty special.

If your tan is set and you’re looking to try out something more adventurous and educational, citizen science trips might just hit the spot.