1 trillion trees: What would it take, how would it work, and is it even worth it? →
All your questions answered about the trillion trees everyone is talking about. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreBack from the brink of death: reversing a heroin overdose →
Anti-overdose drug naloxone has been in clinical use since the 1970s but not always where it’s needed most. The Guardian’s Jamie Grierson visited Redcar in North Yorkshire where a group of former drug users provide at-risk people with kits that could save their lives. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreGiant dams enclosing North Sea could protect millions from rising waters →
A Dutch government scientist has proposed building two mammoth dams to completely enclose the North Sea and protect an estimated 25 million Europeans from the consequences of rising sea levels as a result of global heating. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreIn our dystopian future, farmers will use these artificial pollination machines to replace bees →
Wild bees are going extinct. Domesticated bees are trucked all over the country to pollinate crops at great cost. Could this robot be a better solution? And could it help save the bees? FAST COMPANY
Read MoreBeing obsessed with being productive ... is unproductive →
A wave of writers and researchers are redefining how we view useful work. These writers are reminding us that an obsession with productivity can be counterproductive. And they’re suggesting we rethink the concept of productivity altogether. THE WASHINGTON POST
Read MoreIn one revolutionary language, a community taps the power of touch →
For DeafBlind people, sign language has long been a meagre way to feel the connections that sight and sound convey. This is the story of their amazing efforts to create their own language based on touch, transforming how they relate to each other and the world. CS MONITOR
Read MoreClimate change: Fertiliser could be used to power ocean-going ships →
Ocean-going ships could be powered by ammonia within the decade as the shipping industry takes action to curb carbon emissions. BBC NEWS
Read MoreThe climate crisis is threatening bees. Here’s what's helping to save them. →
Across North America and Europe, bees are suffering dramatic species loss due to the climate crisis. From supporting farmers to citizen science, communities are working to protect these vital pollinators. HUFFPOST
Read MoreSimple, solar-powered water desalination →
A completely passive solar-powered desalination system developed by researchers at MIT and in China could provide more than 1.5 gallons of fresh drinking water per hour for every square meter of solar collecting area. Such systems could potentially serve off-grid arid coastal areas to provide an efficient, low-cost water source. MIT NEWS
Read MoreWildfires are ruinous - so how to stop them happening in the first place? →
In the wake of destruction caused by wildfires, most recently in Australia, experts are seeking ways of limiting their impact by managing forests better. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreCommunity conservation agreements a lifeline for Uganda’s grey crowned cranes →
Uganda’s grey crowned crane has been in sharp decline due to loss of habitat and poaching. The Cranes and Wetlands initiative is creating self-sustaining incentives for communities living around wetlands to rehabilitate and protect wetlands areas. MONGABAY
Read MoreCrossing Divides: Why 'cartooning' political opponents is bad for us →
Historians may puzzle over how the UK's Brexit debate sometimes resembled a battle between snowflakes and gammons. BBC NEWS
Read MoreInstead of releasing this greenhouse gas, beer brewers are selling it to pot growers →
Denver Beer Co., Colorado’s seventh-largest craft brewery by volume, is testing technology developed by Austin-based Earthly Labs to capture carbon dioxide emitted naturally during fermentation that was previously vented into the air. THE WASHINGTON POST
Read MoreEU's CO2 emissions fall 12% in 2019 as wind and solar surpass coal →
The European Union’s (EU) electricity sector has emitted 12% less carbon dioxide (CO2) in 2019 compared to a year earlier as generation from hard coal- and lignite-fired power plants dropped by 24% on the year. RENEWABLES NOW
Read MoreChile's drastic anti-obesity measures cut sugary drink sales by 23% →
The world’s toughest controls over the promotion of sugary drinks, brought in by a nation beset by obesity, have cut purchases by nearly a quarter in two years, research has shown. THE GUARDIAN
Read More'City of Women': A refuge for Colombia's displaced →
During Colombia's more than half-century armed conflict, bloodshed between left-wing guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries and the country's military forced nearly eight million people to flee their homes. BBC NEWS
Read MoreHow South Africa ended its secret births →
A country where many parents once hid their children’s existence from the government has achieved something once thought impossible: universal birth registration. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
Read MoreHere's what happens to nature when humans get out of the way →
From an irradiated nuclear zone to an overfished reef, nature springs back to life without people. And therein lies a plan to save the planet. HUFFPOST
Read MoreIndian police use facial recognition app to reunite families with lost children →
Tens of thousands of children go missing every year in India and many are trafficked to work in eateries, handicraft industries, brick kilns, factories or into begging and brothels. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MorePhoto exhibition showcases the people tackling poverty →
The impact of poverty in 21st Century Britain is the focus of a new exhibition which showcases those trying to help their struggling neighbours. Four people making a difference in their communities explain how they became involved. BBC NEWS
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