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Technology
Cambridge Spin-Out Raises $10M to Replace Refrigerant Gas With Solid-State Cooling
Barocal's new technology cools without climate-warming gases and targets a $450 billion HVAC market — including the data centers driving demand to triple by 2050.
News
Goldman Environmental Prize 2026 Honors Six Grassroots Heroes
From a UK villager who beat Big Oil in court to a Nigerian biologist who rediscovered a "lost" bat, this year's Green Oscars celebrate six women who reshaped the planet's defenses.
News
US Plants 24 Million Trees in Five Months — One of the Biggest Pushes Ever
Between November and April, federal and partner crews planted more than 24 million seedlings across US national forests — part of a 46-million-tree restoration effort.
News
Britain's Grid Hits 98.8% Zero-Carbon — a New Record as Gas Fades
For a half-hour on Wednesday, 98.8% of the electricity flowing through the UK's national grid came from carbon-free sources — a new record as gas fell to its lowest share ever.
Technology
New Carbon Material Releases CO2 at 60°C, Slashing Capture Costs
Japanese scientists engineered 'viciazites' — carbon materials with precisely placed nitrogen atoms that capture CO2 and release it using barely any heat.
Science
The World's Most Climate-Resilient Crop Just Got a Massive Genetic Upgrade
An international team has published the first sorghum pangenome in Nature, unlocking hidden genetic diversity that could accelerate breeding of drought- and heat-resistant crops for the world's most vulnerable farmers.
Human Achievements
The Scientist Who Convinced the World to Look Underground: Toby Kiers Wins Tyler Prize
Evolutionary biologist Dr. Toby Kiers has won the 2026 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for her groundbreaking work on mycorrhizal fungi — the hidden underground networks that could be key to fighting climate change.
News
Kashmir's Lotus Farmers Are Reviving an Ancient Crop — and a Way of Life
In the wetlands of Kashmir, farmers are bringing back nadur — the beloved lotus stem — by learning to work with water instead of fighting it.
Technology
Solar Power Now Cheaper Than Ever — Clean Energy Revolution Accelerates
New report shows solar energy costs have dropped 90% in a decade, making it the cheapest electricity source in history.