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A round of oysters, anyone? Pearlita Foods, a cell-cultured seafood startup, has revealed its vegan prototype for oysters made from ingredients like mushrooms and seaweed. The plant-based oysters will even come served in a no-shucking-necessary shell that is biodegradable.

Leather is everywhere – in our shoes, our purses and luggage, our winter jackets and stylish furniture – but its effect is seen globally. 

Scientists have found a way to fight the climate crisis with plastic waste. A University of Rice research team discovered that heating plastic waste in the presence of a certain chemical created particles that had the ability to absorb carbon dioxide. 

Scientists working in Kenya are trialing an innovative way to “harvest the sun twice.” This means using a special solar panel technique known as agrivoltaics that installs solar panels both to generate clean energy and to shade crops.

An innovative climate solution would give the U.S.’s big box retail stores a sustainable makeover. A new report from Environment America and the Frontier Group calculated that the big, flat and sun-exposed roofs of superstores like Walmart and Ikea would make ideal locations for solar panels.

Are you looking for a New Year’s Resolution that will be healthy for both you and the planet? Veganuary is here to support you in trying out a plant-based diet for the first 31 days of 2022, and maybe beyond. “I think that January is the perfect time to try vegan,” Veganuary U.S. Director Wendy […]

A conservation charity in the UK is bringing ghost ponds back to life. The Norfolk Wildlife Trust is excavating the ice-age era ponds on two rural sites, with a view towards restoring the original seed banks buried with the ponds when they were filled in for agriculture. “This is restoration from within,” Jonathan Preston of […]

The music industry has embraced the goal of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Both major and independent labels have signed a “Music Climate Pact” this month to reduce their emissions and support climate action. “By aligning as a sector, we stand to de-politicise sustainability and address our biggest environmental impacts in an efficient […]