They found that underutilized human and livestock waste could substitute 27% of current fertilizer use in China, 26% in the ...

In the first comprehensive global study of the effect of trees on urban temperature, researchers discovered that in hot, ...

In one scenario, vulnerable parts of the world become completely uninsurable, and economic and/or natural forces dismantle ...

New research suggests the answer is yes. Logging rates are dramatically lower where governments in Sub-Saharan Africa partner ...

First they cracked a problem that slows down plant photosynthesis—then they succeeded in super-charging potato growth by up ...

A new assessment offers a fairer approach to sustainable mobility for people who can’t afford zero-emission vehicles: Old cars can still be environmentally friendly if driven in the right way. When ...

A new study found that reducing world cattle production by a mere 13% and rewilding select pastures could lock away the equivalent to 3 years' worth of global carbon emissions. Researchers created a ...

From its crowded streets, Hauqiangbei, looks like any other crowded Chinese shopping district, packed with streetside malls, snack vendors, and people in a sharp-elbowed hurry. But if you slip into ...

In a new spin on green electronics, researchers have made a biodegradable electronic circuit board from tree leaves. Such leaf-based electronics, or “leaftronics” as the team from Dresden University ...

What if we could transform the material that built the modern world from a climate wrecker into a carbon sponge? Fast-forward Earth about a million years. Humanity has come and gone—perhaps wiped out ...

The most dangerous areas cover less than 3% of the ocean, raising hopes that ship traffic regulations could save whales. Some individuals of the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog survived the fungal ...