Scientists turned coffee grounds into biochar fuel in 90 seconds
Anthropocene Magazineby Anthropocene Team·16 Jul 2026
Millions of people around the world drink coffee to boost their energy. Researchers in South Korea have now given new meaning to the concept of coffee as fuel.
This tiny bottle cap traveled 1,500 kilometers. It had 307 hitchhikers aboard.
Anthropocene Magazineby Warren Cornwall·15 Jul 2026
Sometimes a big story can be told with a very small object. Take the hazards of plastic pollution in the ocean, and a single bottle cap floating in the Pacific Ocean near Japan.
The surprising upside of asking people to use less energy
Anthropocene Magazineby Sarah DeWeerdt·14 Jul 2026
A variety of climate action strategies improve people’s quality of life, including strategies that require people to shift their behavior to use less energy, according to a new analysis.
The climate fix isn't cutting all meat—It's targeting the people who eat the most.
Anthropocene Magazineby Emma Bryce·10 Jul 2026
By 2050, Scotland could reduce its meat intake by 35%, just by tweaking the diets of its highest meat consumers, a new study has found.
Recycling that rescues dolphins
Anthropocene Magazineby Warren Cornwall·8 Jul 2026
Whales, dolphins and porpoises are protected from hunting in most places these days. But that doesn’t mean they’re safe from fishing.
The overlooked wiring problem in the clean-energy transition
Anthropocene Magazineby Sarah DeWeerdt·7 Jul 2026
A household-scale “nanogrid” with direct current (DC) wiring could trim electricity use by almost a tenth compared to a conventional alternating current (AC) household system, according to a new...
This remarkable microbe could help farmers survive rising seas
Anthropocene Magazineby Emma Bryce·3 Jul 2026
Within the soil, a group of unique microbes are working overtime to shield wild plants from salt stress.
Scientists built a solar reactor that eats plastic bottles and burps out clean hydrogen . . .at scale.
Anthropocene Magazineby Anthropocene Team·2 Jul 2026
Hydrogen is a promising clean-burning fuel for trucks, ships, and airplanes. The global demand for hydrogen has nearly doubled over the past two decades.
When war came to Chornobyl, the animals didn't all run away.
Anthropocene Magazineby Warren Cornwall·1 Jul 2026
In February of 2022, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine set off not just the largest armed conflict in Europe since the Second World War.
Ironically, buying green can quietly erase its own efficiency gains, new study finds
Anthropocene Magazineby Sarah DeWeerdt·30 Jun 2026
The introduction of environmentally friendly products sometimes winds up increasing overall environmental harm, according to a new study that upends the conventional wisdom about greening the...
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