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UK Garden Birds Decline: 38 Million Lost in 50 Years

The birds that once filled British gardens with song and movement are vanishing at an alarming rate. New data from the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch shows severe drops in common bird numbers

Govind Tekale

January 29, 2025

Representative Image: Goro Nickel Mine, New Caledonia.

Climate

Nickel Mining’s Hidden Cost: Up to 500-Fold Increase in Land Use Threatens Rainforests

Every electric car battery and solar panel we use needs nickel. But getting this metal from the ground comes at a price we’re just starting to understand. New research from the University

Govind Tekale

January 28, 2025

Huawei's Maextro S800 unmanned charging with help of robotic hand Photo Source: Huawei

Electric·Energy·Mobility·Robotics

Huawei’s Robotic Arm Supercharger Adds 200 km in 5 Minutes

Charging an electric car is getting easier thanks to Huawei’s new robotic arm system. Think of it as a gas station attendant that never gets tired – it plugs in your car,

Sunita Somvanshi

January 28, 2025

A group of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) interacting with a cluster of yellow flowers. Photo Source - Charles J Sharp(CC BY-SA 4.0)

Conservation·Wildlife

Monarch Butterflies’ 59% Population Drop Prompts ‘Threatened’ Listing

A critical moment has arrived for monarch butterflies. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s December 2024 proposal to list them as threatened comes after their numbers have dropped dramatically over past decades.

Govind Tekale

January 27, 2025

Hemp plant growing in a field Photo Source: Wikikarate24 (CC BY 4.0)

Agriculture

UH Study: Unique Hemp Microbiomes Enhance CBD and Fiber Quality

A new study from the University of Houston shows how tiny organisms living on hemp plants could transform farming practices. The research, published in Nature, examines how different types of hemp plants

Govind Tekale

January 21, 2025

Praxair is the leading manufacturer of industrial gasses such as nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, argon, hydrogen, helium and acetylene.

Australia·Energy·Hydrogen

Australia’s $3.4B Natural Hydrogen Discovery: A Clean Energy Game-Changer

Scientists have found natural hydrogen and helium beneath the ground across New South Wales, pointing to a cleaner energy future. This discovery, made by Geoscience Australia working with NSW researchers, adds new

Sunita Somvanshi

January 17, 2025

Energy·Wildlife

DOE Allocates $11M to Address Wildlife Concerns Amidst Rapid Solar Expansion

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office has unveiled an $11 million funding opportunity through the Solar with Wildlife and Ecosystem Benefits 2 (SolWEB2) program, targeting the growing tension between

Rahul Somvanshiand

Karmactive Staff

January 1, 2025

Conservation·Nature

Monarch Butterfly Decline: USFWS Proposes Protection Amid 95% Drop, 99% Extinction Risk by 2080

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposes listing the monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, following decades of failed voluntary conservation efforts. The December 12, 2024 proposal comes

Rahul Somvanshi

December 12, 2024

Energy

BC Leads Canada in Energy Efficiency Rankings With 54 Points

British Columbia continues its dominance in Canadian energy efficiency, securing the top position for the fourth consecutive year with 54 points out of 100 in the latest Canadian Energy Efficiency Scorecard. The

Karmactive Staff

December 9, 2024

Agriculture·Carbon·Pollution

DNV Verifies Agreena’s 4.5M Hectares Carbon Credits From 2,300 Farmers Across 20 Countries With 350% Program Growth

Back in the 1980s, when carbon markets were just theoretical discussions in environmental economics journals, few farmers thought about selling carbon credits. Now in November 2024, as DNV completes its third verification

Rahul Somvanshi

December 6, 2024