Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Francesca Dominici is director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative. The World Health Organization 2024 report recently urged ...

Imagine you love cherry cheesecake, and you’re happy to find out that your local bakery makes the delicious, decadent dessert every Saturday. But they only make a certain amount per week; after that, ...

Eating plastic, it’s fantastic! Scientists might have found an unlikely solution to the trash problem choking our planet — a plastic-eating insect, which was described in the journal Nature. The ...

WILDFIRES WILL CONTINUE TO DAMAGE THE AIR WE BREATHE. AS THE LOS ANGELES AREA CONTINUES TO BATTLE DEVASTATING WILDFIRES. THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS TELLING RESIDENTS TO WEAR MASKS. HIGH WINDS MAY ...

Halle Parker / WWNO After Hurricane Ida struck in 2021, the city of New Orleans went dark. The electric grid failed, spurring calls for more energy independence through measures like rooftop solar. On ...

Nearly one in five Utah residents currently attend a K-12 public school. And for the kids who spend eight hours a day (or more) in school environments, air quality is of critical importance. Children ...

Plastic waste is piling up at a daunting pace around the world. The World Bank estimates that every person on the planet generates an average of 1.6 pounds (0.74 kilograms) of plastic waste daily. To ...

Wildfires are becoming more intense and dangerous, but a new Stanford-led study offers hope: prescribed burns—intentionally set, controlled fires—can significantly lessen their impact. By analyzing ...

Across Europe, many banks alongside motorways are planted with grass to stabilise soil and keep roadside landscapes tidy. One of moss’s most fascinating features is its ability to absorb substances ...

The 15 million people expected to swarm Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics will visit a city far different than it was a decade ago. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

WASHINGTON, February 10, 2026 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $370 million financing to improve sanitation and solid waste management services, reducing water ...

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said, "When we invest in clean energy and electric vehicles and reduce population, more of our children can breathe clean air and drink clean water." It's true Harris ...