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Unemployed Single Women Are Saving Fish and Making Money by Farming Sea Sponges

Women from the Jambiani region of Zanzibar are simultaneously supporting their families and local ecosystems by taking up a new trade: sea sponge farming.

Scientists and Refugees Are Growing Crops in the Desert Using Discarded Mattresses Bound for the Landfill

Scientists from the University of Sheffield are teaching refugees how to use old mattress foam to grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs in Jordan.

Scientists Use Recycled Sewage Water to Grow 500-Acre Forest in the Middle of Egyptian Desert

Researchers have been rerouting human wastewater from a city to grow trees in Egypt—and it could lead to more than 36 forest sanctuaries in the desert.

After Five Years of Drought, Kenyan Region Finally Gets Clean Water Thanks to Solar-Powered Saltwater Plant

The plant can produce enough water for 35,000 people every day—which means that villagers will no longer have to drink dirty saltwater.

5 Million American Vending Machines Will Soon Offer More Healthy Snacks to Help Curb Obesity

The trade group responsible for the vending machine industry says that one-third of all their snack supplies will soon include healthy options.

In Helping His Dad With Diabetes, Young Mexican Chemist Pioneers Healthy—and Cheap—Sugar Substitute

When 18-year old Javier Larragoiti was told his father had been diagnosed with diabetes, the young man, who had just started studying chemical engineering...

Scientists Growing Rice With Seawater Could Feed ‘Entire Arab World’

The successful harvest of this saltwater rice in Dubai could promise to be a solution for food shortages around the world.

Finnish Researchers Just Created Edible Protein Virtually Out of Thin Air

This revolutionary procedure is being hailed for virtually creating food out of thin air. The process, which was created by Finnish researchers at the Lappeenranta University...

Boeing Airline Partnership Grows Desert Superplants for Green Jet Fuel

As the world seeks to reduce carbon emissions, the aviation field is making major advancements. A new research facility the size of four football fields...