Anthropocene Inventions For Good | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/anthropocene-inventions-good/RSS feed for Anthropocene Inventions For GoodenFri, 26 May 2017 09:01:00 +0000Tweaking the Tiny Electrical Charges Inside Cells Can Fight Infectionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/using-bodys-own-electricity-fight-infection-180963460/It works in tadpoles. Could it work in humans?Fri, 26 May 2017 09:01:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/using-bodys-own-electricity-fight-infection-180963460/Move Over, Steel: The High Rises of Tomorrow Are ‘Plyscrapers’https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/move-over-steel-high-rises-tomorrow-are-plyscrapers-180960641/Light, strong and renewable, wood may change how tall buildings are builtFri, 30 Sep 2016 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/move-over-steel-high-rises-tomorrow-are-plyscrapers-180960641/Here's a Food Wrapper You Can Eathttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/heres-food-wrapper-you-can-eat-180960287/Made from milk protein, it not only keeps food from spoiling, but it also could keep a lot of plastic out of landfillsTue, 30 Aug 2016 14:30:51 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/heres-food-wrapper-you-can-eat-180960287/Garbage Can Teach Us a Lot About Food Wastehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/garbage-can-teach-us-lot-about-food-waste-180960254/A novel and slightly gross study aims to fill in gaps in our understanding of Americans' food wasteFri, 26 Aug 2016 19:26:15 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/garbage-can-teach-us-lot-about-food-waste-180960254/The “Great Green Wall” Didn’t Stop Desertification, but it Evolved Into Something That Mighthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/great-green-wall-stop-desertification-not-so-much-180960171/The multibillion-dollar effort to plant a 4,000-mile-long wall of trees hit some snags along the way, but there's still hopeTue, 23 Aug 2016 16:51:48 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/great-green-wall-stop-desertification-not-so-much-180960171/These Simple Fixes Could Save Thousands of Birds a Year From Fishing Boatshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-simple-fixes-could-save-thousands-birds-year-fishing-boats-180959982/Changes as basic as adding a colorful streamer to commercial longline fishing boats could save thousands of seabirds a yearMon, 22 Aug 2016 13:20:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-simple-fixes-could-save-thousands-birds-year-fishing-boats-180959982/Move Over, Community Gardens: Edible Forests Are Sprouting Up Across Americahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/move-over-community-gardens-edible-forests-are-sprouting-across-america-180960024/These new urban forests let you pick your own produce. But will the concept take root?Tue, 16 Aug 2016 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/move-over-community-gardens-edible-forests-are-sprouting-across-america-180960024/These Microbe-Coated Seeds Could Help Us Thrive in a Dark, Dry Futurehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/these-microbe-coated-seeds-could-help-us-thrive-dark-dry-future-180960096/A Massachusetts-based startup is prepping for your basic apocalyptic scenarioFri, 12 Aug 2016 13:26:37 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/these-microbe-coated-seeds-could-help-us-thrive-dark-dry-future-180960096/Soil Has a Microbiome, Toohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/soil-has-microbiome-too-180960088/The unique mix of microbes in soil has a profound effect on which plants thrive and which ones dieThu, 11 Aug 2016 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/soil-has-microbiome-too-180960088/Back to Basics: Saving Water the Old-Fashioned Wayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/saving-water-old-fashioned-way-180959917/Across the world, communities are reviving old ways of saving or storing water—with promising resultsMon, 01 Aug 2016 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/saving-water-old-fashioned-way-180959917/