First Alert Forward: How St. Louis’ plant science industry attracts business and innovation to the region
Why one genetics startup made the move from the West Coast
St. Louis Residents Launch Plastic Reduction Effort Along Hodiamont Greenway
Residents in the Vandeventer neighborhood are taking new steps toward environmental sustainability as part of a community-driven effort to reduce plastic waste along the Hodiamont Greenway.
Cement has a climate problem — here’s how geopolymers with add‑ins like cork could help fix it
The way concrete is made today also makes it a major contributor to climate change.
WashU Professor builds bird blind inspired by ancient Rome
A new 20-foot tall, concrete, spiral shape overlook called Avis Spiralis, (spiral bird), rests just south of the Audubon Center in the Riverlands of West Alton.
How a WashU professor used concrete to build a 20-foot-tall home for migratory birds
A 20-foot-tall concrete spiral was recently completed at the Audubon Center at Riverlands nature reserve near St. Louis.
Real vs. Fake Christmas Trees: Which Is Actually Better for the Planet? | What Do I Do With This?
Between gift wrap, decorations, lights, food, and Christmas trees, the holidays create a shocking amount of waste. But what actually belongs in the trash, and what doesn’t?
An SOM-Designed Timber Pavilion Opens In Millennium Park
A site-specific installation has opened in Millennium Park as part of the Chicago Architecture Biennial’s “Shift: Architecture in Times of Radical Change.”
Google plans to power a new data center with fossil fuels, yet release almost no emissions – here’s how its carbon capture tech works
As AI data centers spring up across the country, their energy demand and resulting greenhouse gas emissions are raising concerns.
Cahokia Heights residents hope for sewers to stop flooding lawns a year after city settlement
A year ago the city worked out a settlement with EPA and DOJ after allegations of leaving sewer water flooding people’s homes
Archaeologists may have uncovered a Bronze Age metropolis in Kazakhstan’s steppe
Upon the open grasslands of what is now Kazakhstan, there once stood a Bronze Age settlement that may have served as a center of exchange and power around 1600 BC.