Architects are bringing nature home by making trees part of the plan
There are plenty of examples these days of public buildings where architects have incorporated living trees into the plan. It ...
How mega-polluters take advantage of billions in green loans
Some of the world's biggest polluters are reaping billions of dollars through a lax form of green finance, a new ...
Do Houseplants Really Purify the Air? An Expert Finally Settles the Debate
Houseplants, green spaces, and biophilic design have been trending for some time now, so it's no surprise that air-purifying ...
Study shows hot leaves can’t catch carbon from the air. It’s bad news for rainforests – and Earth
An experiment in the Daintree rainforest found the rate of photosynthesis in leaves warmed by 4°C dropped by an average of 35 ...
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Artificial plants clear the air indoors
Indoor air quality is getting a photosynthetic boost by means of air-purifying artificial plants engineered by researchers from the State University of New York at Binghamton. In addition to feeding ...
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Indigenous communities come together to protect the Colombian Amazon
A bonfire crackles in the center of an Indigenous open-air pavilion atop a hill in the Putumayo jungle, adding warmth to the ...