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Living Wall Coatings Could Make City Buildings Greener

Researchers in Austria and Slovenia have been developing a set of living surfaces to apply to the sides of buildings, that can filter pollutants and capture carbon from the air, and maybe even repair cracks to the buildings' exteriors.

The ReefRanger Is A Robot That Could Help Restore Coral Reefs

A lot of people are trying to do something to help coral reefs these days. Now, those people can some help themselves from a robot.

Absorbing An Oil Spill With Cork And Lasers

On today's show we’re uncorking a new method to treat oil spills with cork and lasers, an unexpected and potentially greener combination.

Egg Whites Are Helping Get Microplastics Out Of The Ocean

Taking plastic out of the ocean is hard, especially when it comes to microplastics. Now there’s a study out of Princeton that says we can get some help in that effort from egg whites.

The Great Green Wall Is Regreening Parts of Africa’s Sahel

The Great Green Wall is a multi-country project in and around Africa’s Sahel region to re-green areas that have turned to desert because of overuse, expanding desert and climate change.

Want To Save Water? Put Solar Panels Over Canals

Summer in California can mean drought, so every drop of water counts. A research project there says putting solar panels over the state's many miles of water canals could save tens of billions of gallons of water a year.