E-bikes could cut smog, energy use and congestion globally — but...
The global market for e-bikes is surging. These bicycles, usually equipped with pedals and an electric motor assist, are popular with consumers and commuters...
How climate change impacts volcanic activity
As human-made climate change becomes more influential, we can expect to see more extreme responses from our environment. Among these responses is increased volcanic...
Stem cells may make ‘impossible possible’ for near-extinct Sumatran rhino
Wildlife scientists in Germany are developing a method to produce new living cells from a dead Sumatran rhinoceros in an effort to prevent the...
Climate+ Festival on PPL°WX inspires urgent community action to tackle this...
As the world’s heads of state, climate experts and campaigners gather in Glascow for COP26 to discuss vital interventions, PPL°WX - People'sWeather is providing...
Salty wells and lost land: Climate and erosion take their toll...
Coastal erosion on the west coast of Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island is so advanced that seawater has penetrated the groundwater supply that tens of thousands...
Bringing people virtually to Africa’s bushmeat hubs
BONN, Germany (September 2022) – In the Congo Basin, over two million metric tonnes of wild meat – equivalent to tens of millions of...
SPAR EC declare war on plastic bags
Starting today (April 6), SPAR Eastern Cape have declared war on plastic bags as the retailer spearheads a significant step forward in the battle...
Stalemate: WTO talks again fail to end overfishing subsidies
At the World Trade Organization’s 13th ministerial conference (MC13), which closed in Abu Dhabi on March 2, negotiators failed to finalize phase two of...
Our planet’s future is in the hands of the youth
Climate activism is no longer the domain of stereotypical ‘tree-hugging’ elite. The world’s youth have turned this fight for our planet on its head....
To detect illegal roads in remote areas, AI comes into play
Scientists have deployed an artificial intelligence model to identify and detect roads in rural and remote areas.The model was trained to analyze satellite images...
In Indonesia’s Flores, a lifelong bamboo flautist looks to the next...
Flautist Marselus Selu has started a music collective on the island of Flores to foster traditional wind instruments made from native bamboo.The 64-year-old taught...
