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Posted on September 28, 2024

A Lawsuit From Backers of a ‘Startup City’ Could Bankrupt Honduras

The country faces a wave of claims after it repealed a law allowing for special economic zones. Chief among them is an American company looking to build a semi-autonomous “startup city” called Próspera.
Posted on September 27, 2024

Scientists Figured Out How to Recycle Plastic by Vaporizing It

A new technique could prevent tons of waste in the future—if it can scale.
Posted on September 23, 2024

In Praise of Climate Virtue Signaling

Politicians and other leaders don’t like to brag about their green credentials. But what if a little virtue is exactly what we’re missing?
Posted on September 21, 2024

California Can Slake the Thirst of Its Farms by Storing Water Underground

A new study finds that the state should replenish groundwater aquifers to sustain agriculture.
Posted on September 20, 2024

The Multiple Ways Climate Change Threatens to Make Migraines Worse

Migraine sufferers are often triggered by the weather, and research suggests warming temperatures and more extreme weather events worsen attacks.
Posted on September 19, 2024

Everything You Need to Know About the WIRED & Octopus Energy Tech Summit 2024

Get ready for the return of the annual energy summit in Berlin on October 10.
Posted on September 19, 2024

The Outrageous Scheme to Capture and Sell Greenland’s Meltwater

A startup says shipping meltwater from Greenland’s glaciers internationally will boost the local economy and could help ease water pressures in arid regions—but what does that actually mean for the world?
Posted on September 18, 2024

Project 2025 Would Drastically Cut Support for Carbon Removal

The Heritage Foundation’s plan for a potential Trump second term has little time for schemes to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
Posted on November 12, 2022

New York Voted to Protect the Planet. California Did Not

Voters in two influential states came to opposite conclusions on climate-related ballot measures to fund environmental protections and electric vehicles.
Posted on November 11, 2022

Truffles Are Becoming Even More Expensive. Blame Climate Change

Harvests of the fungi are plummeting as Europe gets drier, pushing the prices of some varieties to eye-watering heights.

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