sustainability
Technological advances in molecular biology could help fix the planet.
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61% said adopting a vegan diet was not enjoyable.
Graphene is insanely useful, but very difficult to produce — until now.
The impact of giving up is exactly the same as the impact of denying climate change.
A new device shows promising results in its ability to convert CO2 and water into useful fuels.
There’s a lot we can do with current technology to help stem the tide of climate change, but future technology may help even more.
Researchers call this “intergenerational reciprocity.”
You’ve likely heard of solar energy, but what is osmotic energy?
The racing plane is hoped to be the fastest electric plane in existence.
Simple changes to your holiday decorations, gifting or travel can make the festive season more sustainable.
Recent research estimates that the growth of emissions slowed down to 0.6 percent in 2019. However, this still means that humans released more CO2 into the atmosphere in 2019 than in any other year.
Thinning forests in the Western United States can save billions of gallons of water per year and improve conservation efforts.
Fast fashion has a devastating impact on the environment. Here’s what you need to know before heading to Zara this holiday season.
Let’s not kid ourselves: Coral reefs are in serious danger. But numerous ambitious projects are underway with the goal of keeping these ecosystems alive.
“The hardest thing is the flying side of things.”
Switching over to a vegan-based diet can drastically cut CO2 emissions. But will Americans actually change their diet?
An Italian firm has put forward an idea for a green city that would be completely self-sustaining, modern, and green.
Recycling is linear, but the economy shouldn’t be.
Unsurprisingly, the results showed that the more materialistic a person was, the less likely they were to engage in reduced consumption.
Researchers evaluated the best and worst ways to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere in a recent report.
Those silky tea bags might be releasing plastics into your digestive system.
The national public charging infrastructure is coming online.
After China stopped accepting recylables, California was put in a tough place.
A scientist in Sweden makes a controversial presentation at a future of food conference.
Contrary to popular belief, the Amazon rainforest does not produce 20% of our planet’s oxygen.
Satellite movie shows clouds of carbon monoxide drifting over South America.
The blazes may be the first step in a hellish downward spiral.
An ecological silver bullet is missing the target altogether.
