Pipe leakages that lead to huge quantities of water loss have lead numerous water-tech companies all over the world to search for monitoring and repairing solutions. Often, these monitoring devices are dependent on electricity and are powered by batteries. An Israeli start up named Hydrospin has developed... 

Pipe leakages that lead to huge quantities of water loss have lead numerous water-tech companies all over the world to search for monitoring and repairing solutions. Often, these monitoring devices are dependent on electricity and are powered by batteries. An Israeli start up named Hydrospin has developed... 

Until the 1970s, life, at least as the concept is generally understood, was believed to be entirely dependent on energy from the Sun. Plants on Earth’s surface capture energy from sunlight to photosynthesize sugars from carbon dioxide and water, releasing oxygen in the process, and are then eaten... 

Until the 1970s, life, at least as the concept is generally understood, was believed to be entirely dependent on energy from the Sun. Plants on Earth’s surface capture energy from sunlight to photosynthesize sugars from carbon dioxide and water, releasing oxygen in the process, and are then eaten... 

Less than a month before world leaders meet at a major environmental summit, a new report warns that New Zealand is failing to protect some of its iconic species and habitats following a series of broken promises made at the Earth Summit 20 years ago. ‘Beyond Rio’ is released today by global... 

Less than a month before world leaders meet at a major environmental summit, a new report warns that New Zealand is failing to protect some of its iconic species and habitats following a series of broken promises made at the Earth Summit 20 years ago. ‘Beyond Rio’ is released today by global... 

More than five months have passed since Shai Agassi’s Better Place electric car company put its first 100 Renault Fluence EV on Israeli roads. The event was covered with a certain amount of local fanfare and only afterwards was it revealed that a number of these cars were sent to major rental car... 

More than five months have passed since Shai Agassi’s Better Place electric car company put its first 100 Renault Fluence EV on Israeli roads. The event was covered with a certain amount of local fanfare and only afterwards was it revealed that a number of these cars were sent to major rental car... 

When President Obama announced a new program during the recent G8 summit to help bolster food and agriculture in developing nations through corporate “pledges,” I was most struck by his choice of partners in the effort. A Reuters report on the announcement read: The initiative includes a new partnership... 

When President Obama announced a new program during the recent G8 summit to help bolster food and agriculture in developing nations through corporate “pledges,” I was most struck by his choice of partners in the effort. A Reuters report on the announcement read: The initiative includes a new partnership... 

Photo by Jeremy Blanchard. With the revitalization of American cities has come increased excitement about public parks; we may have less land to spare than in Frederick Law Olmsted’s day, but we’re finding creative ways to squeeze more open space and greenery out of brownfields, empty lots, and... 

Photo by Jeremy Blanchard. With the revitalization of American cities has come increased excitement about public parks; we may have less land to spare than in Frederick Law Olmsted’s day, but we’re finding creative ways to squeeze more open space and greenery out of brownfields, empty lots, and... 

Photo by londoninflames. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: The success or failure of my No New Stuff challenge hinges on a bottle of mousse. I stood in the hair aisle of the salon for a good five minutes a few weeks ago, holding an intense internal debate. Was I allowed to buy it? Pro: Mousse could... 

Photo by londoninflames. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: The success or failure of my No New Stuff challenge hinges on a bottle of mousse. I stood in the hair aisle of the salon for a good five minutes a few weeks ago, holding an intense internal debate. Was I allowed to buy it? Pro: Mousse could... 

Like carnival goldfish, electronics seem to have a life span of about a week before they’re flushed into the junk drawer. But there’s a better way : We visit an e-waste collection center and recycling facility to follow deceased gadgets as they go through the stages of reincarnation. (Try... 

Like carnival goldfish, electronics seem to have a life span of about a week before they’re flushed into the junk drawer. But there’s a better way : We visit an e-waste collection center and recycling facility to follow deceased gadgets as they go through the stages of reincarnation. (Try... 

Click for a visual tour through an e-waste collection center and a recycling facility. If e-waste disposal had a late-night infomercial, it might go something like this: Congratulations! You bought an iPhone 6S! Now you can spend hours Instagraming and making Siri talk dirty to you. BUT WAIT … what... 

Click for a visual tour through an e-waste collection center and a recycling facility. If e-waste disposal had a late-night infomercial, it might go something like this: Congratulations! You bought an iPhone 6S! Now you can spend hours Instagraming and making Siri talk dirty to you. BUT WAIT … what... 

The image the Corn Refiners Association might have hoped to conjure with the term “corn sugar.” There has been a lot of back and forth about real and perceived differences between sugar and high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) over the years — including here at Grist, where Tom Laskawy... 

The image the Corn Refiners Association might have hoped to conjure with the term “corn sugar.” There has been a lot of back and forth about real and perceived differences between sugar and high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) over the years — including here at Grist, where Tom Laskawy...