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China continues to build massive renewable energy systems, but at the same time it is building lot of new coal fired facilities. The post China Plans To Double Renewable Energy By 2035. That’s The Good News. appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Can listening to forests help us understand if the life inside them is thriving? Apparently, yes. Giacomo Delgado likens it to a doctor examining heart health. “A doctor has listened to many people’s hearts, and knows what healthy hearts sound like,” Delgado, a doctoral researcher in the Department of Environmental Systems Science at ETH Zürich, […]

Supporters hope the move will serve as a model for other places balancing surging energy demand and climate goals.

Why do some animals’ eyes seem to glow in the dark? Our field guide to those glowing eyes you see at night has you covered. The post Why Do Some Animals’ Eyes Glow in the Dark? The Science of Eyeshine appeared first on Cool Green Science.

When I set sail on the MV NorSky in the summer of 2008 to probe the depths of Manus Basin off the coast of Papua New Guinea, I believed in the promise of deep-sea mining. As an early-career deep-sea ecologist, I was swayed by arguments in favor of this emerging industry. It offered a new […]

Ghana has declared its first marine protected area after more than 15 years of efforts to bolster marine conservation and safeguard its depleting fish stocks. Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang announced the creation of the MPA on April 14. It marks a “historic moment,” according to Ghana’s fisheries commission, Benjamin Campion. The designated area covers […]

Newly released video shows the moment the hatch of Artemis II's Orion capsule is unlocked to a joyful reunion with the four astronauts.

The good EV charging news keeps coming — this time it’s about NEVI funding combined with private investment. The new NEVI funding for Ohio chargers is $51 million and it will be paired with at least another $26 million from the private sector. In total, there could be 64 new ... [continued] The post Over 200 New EV Chargers Coming To Ohio appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Some lives seem to belong less to a nation or a profession than to a disposition. George B. Schaller’s was one of them. He belonged, above all, to animals—gorillas, lions, tigers, snow leopards, pandas—and to the landscapes that still made room for them. In Homesick for a World Unknown: The Life of George B. Schaller, […]

On Jan. 23, 2026, Mahbubul Islam Polash, a 34-year-old man from Bangladesh’s northern district of Sirajganj, traveled to Teknaf area in the southeastern coastal district of Cox’s Bazar, around 600 kilometers (373 miles) south of his hometown. Here, he planted a sapling of Anisoptera scaphula, a dipterocarp tree commonly known as boilam in Bangladesh. That […]

Last week, reports indicated that Tesla was working on a smaller, more affordable model again. Even though it is reportedly in the initial stages of development, people got excited at the prospect of a more affordable Tesla. The share price was up for the week. Also last week, China’s Ministry ... [continued] The post Is XPENG Building A Better “Tesla”? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

A recent study in the journal Frontiers in Conservation Science shows why community engagement in forest restoration is a win-win game. The research documents a three-decade-long land restoration project on a 28-hectare (71-acre) slope of India’s Western Himalayas, in the state of Uttarakhand. The local communities in the surrounding villages cultivated a forest, with the […]

They sound like something straight out of Star Trek fan fiction, but they’re not. Zwitterions are the building blocks of a new electrolyte created by a team of scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a branch of the US Department of Energy located in Tennessee. The new electrolyte is earmarked ... [continued] The post Zwitterions Are The Key To New Solid-State Batteries appeared first on CleanTechnica.

The blue tit is the most common bird spotted in Surrey, while the house sparrow is across the UK.

Lex Adair noticed a bright light had crossed the night sky at about 00:30 BST.