Dude, where's my plane? Canadian company Hempearth creates the world's first airplane made from and fueled by hemp!Different parts of the hemp plant have been used for centuries to create many different types of products including consumer textiles, medicine,...
The race for viable tobacco based jet fuel is now smoking hot! In fact Boeing's Project Solaris, and Virginia company Tyton Bioenergy are each so close to lift off with their fuel products that we may be flying leafy green tobacco powered flights within...
It may sound coney, but Australian researchers have developed nanocones, a nanostructure material that increases solar efficiency by 15%!The team of scientists at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology announced the development of the nanocone, which is a type of...
What does man's carbon footprint into the atmosphere and the cement/concrete sidewalk beneath your feet have in common? A lot it seems, and a team of Researchers at UCLA have a plan to capture carbon from power plant smokestacks and use it to create a new building...
First up on the podcast, Meagan Cantwell produced a segment with Contributing Correspondent Kai Kupferschmidt on the fight against deepfakes. Kupferschmidt talks with Hany Farid, professor at the University of California, Berkeley, about the never-ending battle against fake imagery and why Farid is not giving up. Next on the show, building a tough, bio-compatible capsule […]
First up on the podcast, along Brazil’s Juruá River, local residents have been working with scientists to manage a giant fish called the arapaima—affecting the land, the people, and the economy. Contributing Correspondent Warren Cornwall joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about this collaborative effort. Next on the show, how moonlight affects nocturnal animals. Carlos […]
First up on the podcast, Online News Editor David Grimm shares a batch of fun stories with podcast host Sarah Crespi—from spider hearts racing when traffic gets loud to a disease-preventing house. Staff Writer Adrian Cho hops in to help discuss the possibility of black holes without singularities at their center. Next on the show, […]
When Yale E360 launched in 2008, it was a pioneer in online environmental journalism, filling a critical gap in coverage. As he prepares to step down, founding editor Roger Cohn reflects on his years at e360, his debt to the writers he’s worked with, and his hopes for the future.Read more on E360 →
A decade ago, illicit gold miners in the Brazilian Amazon began invading the lands of the Yanomami people. New research finds a clear link between the rush of illegal mining and a surge of malaria among the Yanomami.Read more on E360 →
The winners of the 2026 Environmental Photography Award capture both the lush beauty of the natural world and the heavy imprint left by humanity.Read more on E360 →