Researchers find that seaweed could lock up huge amounts of carbon, and partially offset agriculture's emissions impact.

Not only did nano fertilizers grow equally healthy crops as conventional fertilizers, researchers found they also released ...

New research finds that the global decline of scavengers like hyenas and vultures is putting ecosystems—and human health—at ...

Researchers propose a shipboard system combining limestone and seawater to convert CO2 from ship exhaust into highly stable ...

Green roofs can capture nearly all the microplastic particles that contaminate rainwater in modern cities, according to a new study. The findings add to the list of benefits of green roofs, which have ...

If every person on Earth adopted a vegan diet – without milk, meat, honey, or any other animal-sourced foods – the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the food system in 2050 would fall by more ...

People would be much more likely to buy EVs if they could charge them up in about the time it takes to buy a cup of coffee at a charging station. A new lithium-ion battery reported in the journal in ...

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From stories about pioneering work in solar fuels and carbon capture, to building resilient coastal infrastructure, to how the insurance industry is rewriting risk management strategies, Anthropocene ...

“Ecosystem” is not a word that comes readily to mind when contemplating a garbage dump. Even people who embrace so-called novel ecosystems are usually referring to interesting new jumbles of plants ...

When offered a 1-in-10,000 chance of winning $1,000 instead of a guaranteed 10 cent refund, people recycled 47% more bottles.