environment
On November 25, U.N. members will meet in South Korea to cap off a series of meetings aiming to reduce global plastic pollution.
Recent controversies bode ill for the effort to detect life on other planets by analyzing the gases in their atmospheres.
Of the millions of substances people encounter daily, health researchers have focused on only a few hundred. Those in the emerging field of exposomics want to change that.
A member of a species that kills trees, this mushroom is not the first to be called the Humongous Fungus — and perhaps not the last.
Make Sunsets is bringing solar geoengineering from sci-fi to reality.
A scientist’s first-hand account shows the world can tackle a global environmental crisis.
Think twice before stepping on that crunchy top layer of soil.
The recent discovery of a large cave on the Moon highlights the importance of caves not just for future space explorers but astrobiology as well.
The idea of awarding legal personhood to nature has received renewed attention in the contemporary environmental justice movement, but much contention remains.
Researchers are working nest by nest to limit the threat while developing better eradication methods.
New tests to detect species being traded, as well as population studies, aim to help save them.
Hunger rates are rising. These technologies could turn the tide.
Driven by a childhood marked by war and environmental devastation, Dyhia Belhabib developed an innovative technology to combat illegal fishing.
Beef production is largely responsible for greenhouse gas emissions from the food system.
Food transport accounted for only 6% of emissions, but the production of dairy, meat, and eggs accounted for 83%
As the world warms, trees in forests such as those in Minnesota will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That’s where assisted migration comes in.
Scientists are working to map out the risks of the permafrost thaw, which could expose millions of people to the invisible cancer-causing gas.
If there’s life lurking on the moons of Saturn and Jupiter, could our instruments even detect it?
Environmental progress is happening quickly but we must keep pushing for change.
Sometimes called “the new gold,” sand is the second most exploited natural resource in the world after fresh water.
The ominous cloud of acid rain hasn’t vanished but rather drifted toward the developing world.
As wind power grows around the world, so does the threat the turbines pose to wildlife. From simple fixes to high-tech solutions, new approaches can help.
While ice itself is slick, slippery, and difficult to navigate across under most circumstances, skaters easily glide across the ice.
Without even realizing it, we’ve actually become pretty god-like in our powers.
Hundreds of millions of animals get killed for meat every day.
We’ve heard this argument before.
This biochemist is determined to create a new life form by reversing the shape of molecules.
According to the CDC, 50 countries worldwide have drinkable tap water. But look closer, and the picture is more nuanced.