A large portion of the American Southwest is in the grip of a climate change-induced megadrought, a new study finds.
The big picture: This is the first megadrought of the climate change era, and it comes at a time when expanding cities and farms in the region are demanding more and more water.
A French startup has pioneered a new way of using enzymes to recycle plastics more efficiently than current methods.
Why it matters: Existing recycling procedures for many plastics downgrade the material, only staving off the day in which it will end up in a landfill. A method that could fully recycle plastics would be a game-changer.
