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SPUN's Digital Map Reveals the Scale of Underground Fungal Networks for the First Time
Beneath our feet, amongst all the trees and forest paths, lies vast fungal networks. Scientists have mapped the extent of these global connections for the first time – thereby illustrating just how im...
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An international research team has investigated the global scale of these vast underground networks for the first time and the result is an incredible digital map of the world’s fungal networks. We spoke to @spun.earth about this interactive unique system 👇
If you buy a smartphone in 2026, they will most likely contain lithium-ion batteries. Lithium mining comes with a wide range of environmental consequences. Scientists have therefore been researching an interesting alternative since the 1970s: sodium-ion batteries. 👇
Electric Cars Powered by Salt Instead of Lithium? Sodium-Ion Batteries May Be Close to Market Readiness
Sodium-ion batteries are on the verge of market readiness, as per the Fraunhofer Institute. What does this mean for the mobility transition?
en.reset.org
September 23, 2026 at 9:14 AM
If you buy a smartphone in 2026, they will most likely contain lithium-ion batteries. Lithium mining comes with a wide range of environmental consequences. Scientists have therefore been researching an interesting alternative since the 1970s: sodium-ion batteries. 👇
Could we use mushrooms to eat our trash?
Trash-Eating Mushrooms Are Being Deployed to Eat Demolition Debris
Just as fungi can contribute to the construction of a building, it can also play a part in breaking down demolition debris.
en.reset.org
September 21, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Could we use mushrooms to eat our trash?
An oldie, but still relevant article from the RESET archives
Mushrooms are replacing leather in eco-friendly fashion ⬇️
Mushrooms are replacing leather in eco-friendly fashion ⬇️
Fungi Power: The Mushrooms Replacing Leather in Eco-Friendly Fashion
Mushrooms can be used for so much more than just for eating. The versatile fungi are also becoming increasingly popular in the fashion industry - as an eco-friendly and socially-responsible alternative to leather.
en.reset.org
September 18, 2026 at 6:26 AM
An oldie, but still relevant article from the RESET archives
Mushrooms are replacing leather in eco-friendly fashion ⬇️
Mushrooms are replacing leather in eco-friendly fashion ⬇️
🍄Would you live in a mushroom house? 👇
Will Buildings in the Future Be Built From Mushrooms?
Mycelium, the root structure of fungi, has emerged as a sustainable construction material for bricks and cladding.
en.reset.org
September 17, 2026 at 12:38 PM
🍄Would you live in a mushroom house? 👇
Staying in a #Fungi theme this week, we wrote about biodegradable fungal batteries 👇
Could Fungal Batteries be the Power Source of the Future?
Researchers from Empa have developed the fungal battery, a completely biodegradable battery created with 3D printing techniques.
en.reset.org
September 16, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Staying in a #Fungi theme this week, we wrote about biodegradable fungal batteries 👇
An international research team has investigated the global scale of these vast underground networks for the first time and the result is an incredible digital map of the world’s fungal networks. We spoke to @spun.earth about this interactive unique system 👇
SPUN's Digital Map Reveals the Scale of Underground Fungal Networks for the First Time
Beneath our feet, amongst all the trees and forest paths, lies vast fungal networks. Scientists have mapped the extent of these global connections for the first time – thereby illustrating just how im...
en.reset.org
September 16, 2026 at 7:52 AM
An international research team has investigated the global scale of these vast underground networks for the first time and the result is an incredible digital map of the world’s fungal networks. We spoke to @spun.earth about this interactive unique system 👇
From 🌡️ to ⛈️ This esfm AI model can predict extreme weather and potentially save lives 👇
From Heatwaves to Hailstorms: The ESFM AI Model Skillfully Predicts Extreme Weather
Extreme heat hit Europe this summer. Can the AI-powered ESFM weather prediction model help us see future heatwaves coming?
en.reset.org
September 15, 2026 at 10:25 AM
From 🌡️ to ⛈️ This esfm AI model can predict extreme weather and potentially save lives 👇
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Europe launches two climate observation satellites
Europe launches two climate observation satellites
The European Space Agency has put two satellites into orbit to take a closer look at the impact of climate change. One of them will focus particularly on plant life.
www.dw.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Europe launches two climate observation satellites
If you're a coder, perhaps its a good idea to check out this tool by Claude, developed by Gaëtan Wittebolle shows your carbon footprint and gives tips on how to reduce your code's emissions 👇
Reducing Energy Consumption With the Claude Carbon Tool (Interview)
With his free tool, Claude Carbon, French developer Gaëtan Wittebolle makes the carbon footprint of vibe coding visible and shares tips to help developers reduce their code's emissions.
en.reset.org
September 11, 2026 at 7:17 AM
If you're a coder, perhaps its a good idea to check out this tool by Claude, developed by Gaëtan Wittebolle shows your carbon footprint and gives tips on how to reduce your code's emissions 👇
Re-reading this gem of an article, where we interviewed @ketanjoshi.co about the grossly unreported harm of AI on our planet ⬇️
New Report: “AI That Helps the Climate Is Very Different From AI That Consumes a Lot of Energy”
74 percent of claims that AI benefits the climate are unfounded, as per a new report, which also highlights the harm of conflating GenAI with smaller models.
en.reset.org
September 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Re-reading this gem of an article, where we interviewed @ketanjoshi.co about the grossly unreported harm of AI on our planet ⬇️
🐋 Could we use #AI to protect life in our oceans? 👇
Open-Source AI OrcaHello Listens to Whales to Protect Them Better
If we know where whales are, we can take targeted protective measures, such as diverting ships and reducing sources of noise. OrcaHello helps to track the animals.
en.reset.org
September 10, 2026 at 7:41 AM
🐋 Could we use #AI to protect life in our oceans? 👇
Would you join an #AImeetup?
AI Meetups Are Giving Communities a Voice—Now Comes the Hard Part
Artificial intelligence has swept through most of the world, leaving smaller voices dwarfed by the roar of Big Tech. Can community AI meetups help to redress the imbalance?
en.reset.org
September 9, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Would you join an #AImeetup?
A new AI-powered model developed by @ethz.ch, @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social, @conservation.cam.ac.uk and MeteoSwiss can forecast extreme weather events with more precision than existing methods. We spoke to some of the team working on the Earth System Foundational Model 👇
From Heatwaves to Hailstorms: The ESFM AI Model Skillfully Predicts Extreme Weather
Extreme heat hit Europe this summer. Can the AI-powered ESFM weather prediction model help us see future heatwaves coming?
en.reset.org
September 8, 2026 at 5:16 PM
A new AI-powered model developed by @ethz.ch, @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social, @conservation.cam.ac.uk and MeteoSwiss can forecast extreme weather events with more precision than existing methods. We spoke to some of the team working on the Earth System Foundational Model 👇
Up-cycling is more fun together ⬇️
“Bringing Together Neighbourhoods”: make-a-thek Forms Communities by Teaching Upcycling Skills
Participants in make-a-thek workshops learn how to repair old clothes instead of throwing them away, promoting a more circular society.
en.reset.org
September 3, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Up-cycling is more fun together ⬇️
Reposted by RESET - Digital for Good🌎♻️☀️
August 2026 was the warmest August on record in the the Copernicus/ECMWF ERA5 dataset, at 1.65C above preindustrial levels. This beat the prior record set in August 2024 by a fairly wide margin (~0.14C).
September 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM
August 2026 was the warmest August on record in the the Copernicus/ECMWF ERA5 dataset, at 1.65C above preindustrial levels. This beat the prior record set in August 2024 by a fairly wide margin (~0.14C).
Apertus is the largest fully open language model available today, but do the current limitations mean that we should throw the baby out with the Swiss lakewater? And what can the story of smaller AI models tell us about the complexity of labelling AI as “good” or “bad”? 👇
Apertus Trains on Clean Swiss Hydropower. So Why Did It Score Badly on Sustainability?
Swiss research consortium Apertus released a fully open large language model trained on renewable energy and built to comply with the EU AI Act. Here's why it matters for a more sustainable, sovereign approach to AI.
en.reset.org
September 2, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Apertus is the largest fully open language model available today, but do the current limitations mean that we should throw the baby out with the Swiss lakewater? And what can the story of smaller AI models tell us about the complexity of labelling AI as “good” or “bad”? 👇
From a living room to a movement 🏃 This is how organisations like the AI Collective aim is to give space for people to discuss what AI means for their jobs, their communities, even on their continents—without waiting for regulators or corporations to fill in the blanks. 👇
AI Meetups Are Giving Communities a Voice—Now Comes the Hard Part
Artificial intelligence has swept through most of the world, leaving smaller voices dwarfed by the roar of Big Tech. Can community AI meetups help to redress the imbalance?
en.reset.org
September 1, 2026 at 10:49 AM
From a living room to a movement 🏃 This is how organisations like the AI Collective aim is to give space for people to discuss what AI means for their jobs, their communities, even on their continents—without waiting for regulators or corporations to fill in the blanks. 👇
Reposted by RESET - Digital for Good🌎♻️☀️
El Niños are stronger now than at any point in the last 1,000 years - scientists say climate change is to blame www.newscientist.com/article/2586...
Galapagos corals suggest climate change drives stronger El Niños | New Scientist
Coral records from the Galapagos Islands indicate El Niños have been gathering strength over the past 40 years, in line with rising global temperatures
www.newscientist.com
September 1, 2026 at 8:30 AM
El Niños are stronger now than at any point in the last 1,000 years - scientists say climate change is to blame www.newscientist.com/article/2586...
At RESET, we're big fans of decentralised social networks—less content manipulation, hosted on green servers, data privacy. But making the switch can be complicated.
⬇️That’s exactly why we wrote this article: to help you take those first steps without getting lost.
⬇️That’s exactly why we wrote this article: to help you take those first steps without getting lost.
A Better Social Media: How to Successfully Switch To Decentralised Social Networks
Forget X and Instagram: decentralised social networks are better! Here, we show you how to switch to switch to Mastodon, Pixelfeld and co.
en.reset.org
August 27, 2026 at 3:59 PM
At RESET, we're big fans of decentralised social networks—less content manipulation, hosted on green servers, data privacy. But making the switch can be complicated.
⬇️That’s exactly why we wrote this article: to help you take those first steps without getting lost.
⬇️That’s exactly why we wrote this article: to help you take those first steps without getting lost.
Big Tech keeps showing us where its priorities lie — fossil power, closed data, and profit over people. EU-Alternatives work differently. In this article sponsored by @umweltstiftung.bsky.social we share our recommendations on EU alternatives you can start using today ⬇️
EU Alternatives to Big Tech: Why Local is the Future
Big Tech doesn't always mean good tech. With so many brilliant EU alternatives to the major platforms, why not pick a safer, fairier, local version?
en.reset.org
August 26, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Big Tech keeps showing us where its priorities lie — fossil power, closed data, and profit over people. EU-Alternatives work differently. In this article sponsored by @umweltstiftung.bsky.social we share our recommendations on EU alternatives you can start using today ⬇️
Great article by @cal-innes.bsky.social talking about the contradictions and different arguments on why we should avoid using AI 👇
Should we worry about the environmental impact of our own use of generative AI?
On greenwashing, whataboutism, and the mechanisms behind AI infrastructure buildout
calinnes.substack.com
August 26, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Great article by @cal-innes.bsky.social talking about the contradictions and different arguments on why we should avoid using AI 👇
do the current limitations of Apertus mean that we should throw the baby out with the clean, Swiss lakewater? And what can the story of smaller AI models tell us about the complexity of labelling AI as “good” or “bad”?
Find out 👇
Find out 👇
Apertus Trains on Clean Swiss Hydropower. So Why Did It Score Badly on Sustainability?
Swiss research consortium Apertus released a fully open large language model trained on renewable energy and built to comply with the EU AI Act. Here's why it matters for a more sustainable, sovereign...
en.reset.org
August 26, 2026 at 4:34 AM
do the current limitations of Apertus mean that we should throw the baby out with the clean, Swiss lakewater? And what can the story of smaller AI models tell us about the complexity of labelling AI as “good” or “bad”?
Find out 👇
Find out 👇
Every year, Google handles five trillion searches, a clear indicator of its search engine monopoly, along with the environmental costs of Big Tech search engines. So we asked: what would it take to get free, unbiased search? Here's what we found out 👇
Fighting the Search Monopoly With an Open Source Index: An Interview With Michael Granitzer From OpenWebSearch
Free, unbiased access to internet search: that's the vision of the OpenWebSearch project. Their open search index is making it a reality.
en.reset.org
August 25, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Every year, Google handles five trillion searches, a clear indicator of its search engine monopoly, along with the environmental costs of Big Tech search engines. So we asked: what would it take to get free, unbiased search? Here's what we found out 👇
"The sooner we can use AI to identify problems such as wildfires or drought in forests, the sooner we can respond." -Stephen Wehner, managing director @bergwaldprojekt.bsky.social
Find out how they are solving these problems by building their own Gen AI platform 👇
Find out how they are solving these problems by building their own Gen AI platform 👇
An AI that Says Less? aim2balance.ai Is a New Approach to Generative AI
aim2balance.ai is a new sustainable AI service that's secure in terms of data protection and takes a holistic approach to ensuring environmental and social sustainability. Managing Director Stephen Wehner talked us through it.
en.reset.org
August 24, 2026 at 2:01 PM
"The sooner we can use AI to identify problems such as wildfires or drought in forests, the sooner we can respond." -Stephen Wehner, managing director @bergwaldprojekt.bsky.social
Find out how they are solving these problems by building their own Gen AI platform 👇
Find out how they are solving these problems by building their own Gen AI platform 👇
This week wraps up #GreenDigitalFutures, we are ending on why #localisthefuture for software & social media. It's time to choose decentralised over centralised, open over closed source, community over consumer-driven.
Follow us for articles that will help you go greener, digitally 🌱💻
Follow us for articles that will help you go greener, digitally 🌱💻
August 24, 2026 at 6:42 AM
This week wraps up #GreenDigitalFutures, we are ending on why #localisthefuture for software & social media. It's time to choose decentralised over centralised, open over closed source, community over consumer-driven.
Follow us for articles that will help you go greener, digitally 🌱💻
Follow us for articles that will help you go greener, digitally 🌱💻