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Artificial Leaf May Be Biomimicry At Its Finest
The most successful designs are those that mimic processes already taking place in nature.
greenGIVEAWAY: Disneynature ‘Earth’ and ‘Oceans’ Prize Pack!
In honor of the Earth Day premiere, Walt Disney Studios has offered to award an exclusive Earth and Oceans prize pack to one lucky greenUPGRADER reader!
Petroleum-Free Plastic Made from Smart Mud
About 4.6% of the petroleum we use in the U.S. goes into plastic production. The thing about plastics is that they’re not all used to make food containers and cheap toys. There’s plastic in all sorts of things that we rely on every day, from medical supplies to electronics. What if we could still make [...]
The Root Bridges of Cherrapunji
If you venture deep into the rain forest of Cherrapunji you’ll find these amazing examples of natural architecture, root bridges. Cherrapunji is one of the worlds wettest places covered with rivers and streams. This is also the home of the Ficus Elastica tree, a species of Indian rubber tree that boasts a very strong root system. [...]
Daniel Beltra’s New Photos Show Amazon’s Glory and Destruction
Daniel Beltra, a Spanish photographer, is traveling the world to capture the world’s three major rainforest regions. We have some of his amazing shots from the first leg of the trip… the Amazon! From cattle men in the deforested Mato Grasso region of Brazil to smiling native Indian children pointing down the barrel of his [...]
