Megan Treacy
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10 Plants Perfect for a Kids' Garden
Starting a kid's garden—with radishes, tomatoes, or other fruits and veggies—can be a fun activity while school is out for the summer. → Read More
Megan Treacy
Megan Treacy is a freelance writer from Austin, TX. A former editor at EcoGeek, she worked as a technology columnist for Treehugger from 2012 to 2018. → Read More
Innovative floating tidal-power turbine generates 3 GWh of energy in its first year of testing
The floating tidal stream turbine off the coast of Scotland has proven that it can produce power safely and cheaply year round. → Read More
Greek island Tilos on its way to becoming fully powered by renewable energy
The tiny island has previously relied exclusively on fossil fuels. → Read More
NASA launching a new ice monitoring tool that can identify changes the width of a pencil
The laser-outfitted satellite will be able to pick up shifts in the ice on a very small scale. → Read More
Laser-toting robots monitor vulnerable sand tiger sharks
A new conservation effort is using underwater robots to learn more about the shark species hanging around NC shipwrecks. → Read More
New heat pump technology heats and cools houses at lower cost
The dual source heat pump uses either the ground or the air as a heat source. → Read More
Microsoft submerges data center off Scotland's Orkney Islands
This is the second deployment of the tech company's underwater data center project. → Read More
Drones help scientists save entangled whales
Lost fishing nets and other gear pose a threat to whales, but drones are helping rescuers free them more quickly and safely. → Read More
Climate change could bring stronger winds, more wind power
A 1.5-degrees-Celsius warmer world would bring bigger gusts of wind more regularly. → Read More
Algae could light up our cities at night
Many cities have transitioned to LED street lighting, but researchers think algae may be the illumination of the future. → Read More
World's largest wind turbine to be built in the UK
The powerful 12-MW turbine is being developed and tested now. → Read More
Oil-eating bacteria could clean up the next spill
The microorganisms already exist in the ocean, but researchers want to amplify their effect. → Read More
"Sun shield" film could protect coral reefs from bleaching
The microscopically-thin film is biodegradable and acts like sunscreen to reduce the amount of sunlight that reaches threatened corals. → Read More
New Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ brings new features to the tiny computer
A suitable celebration of Pi Day. → Read More
Recyclable resin makes wind turbines more eco-friendly
The resin reduces the energy needed to manufacture turbine blades and allows them to be recycled. → Read More
Shark skin could carry the secrets to more efficient airplanes and wind turbines
Tiny scales along the animals' bodies improve the efficiency of their movements through water. These structures could do the same for aircraft. → Read More
Drones help scientists monitor endangered sea turtles
The drones revealed that the numbers for olive ridleys were higher than thought. → Read More
New algae fuel cell packs a punch
Researchers have developed a bio fuel cell that is ultra efficient and cheap to make. → Read More
Drones help to predict volcanic eruptions
Drones can continually monitor active volcanoes to help with advanced warnings of eruptions. → Read More