Urban areas almost always come at the expense of natural environments. Where clusters of houses rise and stand ever thicker on the ground in densely populated urban areas, trees and vegetation invariably disappear with nothing but little parks remaining here and there as beleaguered little vestiges of green. A case…

Among the most famous examples of the harm that plastic waste can inflict on aquatic animals is the case of Peanut the turtle. At a young age the wild sea turtle got caught in a ring of a discarded rubbery six-pack holder, and over time, as her body grew, she became permanently…

As rooftop gardens go, these may not be all that visually pleasing. That’s because they consist of nothing but plastic cylinders, each occupying one square meter of space, with viscous green goo in them. But these gardens make up for their lack of aesthetic appeal with plenty of environmental benefit….