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Kalu Yala welcomes visitors and interns with a scenic, yet challenging hike up and down the valley. (Photos by Cassie Majewski/Medill)
Northwestern University
Tuesday, May 09, 2017
Hoping to maximize the benefits of time spent in nature, a group of interns in Panama are investigating the possibility of a new model for a holistic mental health approach.
Tags: kalu yala, mindfulness, wellness, mental health, Environment
George Washington
Friday, March 09, 2018
How one business helps locals and tourists practice sustainability preserve Belize's Barrier Reef
Tags: global journalists, Sustainablity, How-to Guides, Recycling and Uncycling, green living, education Belize, storyfest2018
(Sam Bradway/Planet Forward)
Middlebury College
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Ruby Woodside, a fellow at Second Nature, discusses what carbon neutrality will look like in the coming year, now that several major institutions have gone entirely Carbon Neutral.
Tags: carbon neutrality, Middlebury College, energy, greenhouse gas emissions
Tamarisk trees provide nesting habitat for the endangered southwestern willow flycatchers in Arizona. (Photo by Rachel Charlton/Cronkite News)
Arizona State University
Thursday, January 10, 2019
Fighting nature with nature seems like a good idea – unless nature doesn’t care about geography. A 20-year-old federal decision to use a beetle to slow the spread of an invasive shrub is hurting an endangered songbird.
Tags: cronkitenews, elemental, Arizona, invasive species, natural habitats, Biodiversity, nature
William Paterson University
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
William Paterson University in New Jersey won a Planet Forward award, thanks to a unique initiative that affects both the environment and its students. By building more “smart” facilities and using electric vehicles, the school is changing the way...
Tags: planet forward, environmental sustainability, New Jersey, higher education, Second Nature, ACUPCC, William Paterson University, William Paterson, WPU, WP
The Pennsylvania State University
Monday, November 17, 2014
A new route to making graphene has been discovered that could make the 21st century's wonder material easier to ramp up to industrial scale. Graphene -- a tightly bound single layer of carbon atoms with super strength and the ability to conduct he
Tags: graphene, graphene synthesis, penn state, layered materials, new products, better products
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
When it comes to automotive innovation, you may not think about the interior of your car. These Ford researchers have, however, incorporating recycled materials into their cushions, fabrics, and liners. Is that suede? Or just plastic bottles?
Tags: sustainable materials, Innovation in Transportation!
The Pennsylvania State University
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Ultra-high efficiency solar cells similar to those used in space may now be possible on your rooftop thanks to a new microscale solar concentration technology developed by an international team of researchers.
Tags: solar, solar cells, high efficiency, penn state, Noel Giebink
The Pennsylvania State University
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Porous silicon manufactured in a bottom-up procedure using solar energy can be used to generate hydrogen from water, according to a team of Penn State mechanical engineers, who also see applications for batteries, biosensors and optical electronic
Tags: porous silicon, rescom, semiconductors, penn state, Lithium Ion battery
Standard annual grain roots vs. perennial grain roots of the Kernza grain. (The Land Institute/CC-BY-NC-ND)
Michigan State University
Wednesday, February 08, 2023
Perennial grains will change the agriculture landscape as we know it and take us one huge step closer to halting climate change.