(Natural News) In 2008, a winery in Napa Valley, California set up the first floating solar array in the world. The idea of floating solar panels became popular in Asia, but it only gained traction in the U. S. in recent years. Experts believe that floating solar arrays on artificial bodies of water might produce more than 400 […]

(Natural News) Indiana-based researchers found a way to upcycle disposable plastic bags into raw material for making valuable products. Their process turned polyethylene plastic into carbon chips with sufficient purity to serve as materials for manufacturing anodes of lithium-ion batteries. Plastic pollution is one of the biggest problems threatening the environment. A lot of this trash comes in the form […]

(Natural News) The amount of livestock in the U.S. has spiked in recent years, yet the number of farms has gotten smaller. In 2015, only four companies were responsible for 85 percent of the country’s beef-packing industry. This is part of a trend known as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO), where animals like chickens, pigs […]

(Natural News) Japanese researchers from three prestigious academic institutions took a hard look at the kind of technology needed by the hydrogen-based green energy industry to successfully compete with the fossil fuel energy industry. They estimated that Japan needs a new generation of cheap rechargeable batteries to produce clean, renewable fuel at cost-effective rates. Aside from the technology levels, the joint study also considered […]

(Natural News) Are human beings really planetary parasites like Leftists often claim? Not according to new research presented at the recent annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C. After compiling and comparing a consortium of data from both pre-industrial and modern societies, experts learned that humans have long […]

(Natural News) Mussels often end up getting contaminated by the vast amount of microplastics that pollute the oceans. A new study showed that the animals successfully expel most of the tiny plastic fibers from their bodies. Microplastics are present in every part of the world’s oceans, even remote areas that are thousands of miles away from the nearest human presence. […]

(Natural News) Air and water pollution rightfully get a lot of attention. The danger is serious, and everyone can easily grasp the ramifications of toxins in something that all of us use directly every day. However, the issue of soil contamination carries equal weight, even if its effects aren’t as immediately obvious. Even if you […]

(Natural News) The rushed pace of modern life means more and more of us are grabbing our coffee in a to-go cup and taking it with us on our morning commute to work. With the government threatening to impose taxes on disposable cups, and many coffee chains offering substantial discounts to consumers who bring their […]

(Natural News) Parents already have their work cut out for them ensuring the food their children eat is safe and healthy, and now a new study gives them yet another thing to worry about: chemicals in furniture and flooring. The study, which was led by researchers from Duke University, found that children who live in […]

(Natural News) There’s a worldwide health emergency currently in progress, and it has absolutely nothing to do with global warming, climate change, measles, or “anti-vaxxers.” It’s actually an emergency stemming from the existence of Big Pharma, whose prolific and persistent antibiotic drugs are now being detected at dangerously high levels in rivers, streams, and lakes […]