According to a comprehensive modeling study, the climate benefits of contrail avoidance depend on speed, not perfection ...

Specially designed efficient catalysts are at the heart of a reactor that makes sustainable aviation fuels from methane-rich ...

Nearly a million minutes of recorded sound suggest that paying people to protect forests can restore the complex acoustic signatures of biodiversity.

Thousands of computer simulations show that concrete slabs and beams from demolished buildings can be reused rather than downcycled, aiding the effort to decarbonize the building industry.

Wheat straw and rice husks already appear in niche construction products. A new study explores the global climate effects if ...

Stub, toss, out of sight. Cigarette butts are things people don’t give a second thought, but they are the most common plastic ...

Against the backdrop of Arctic warming, polar bears in Norway’s far north are gaining fat and feeding on new prey—a testament ...

A new global life-cycle analysis finds that if not properly disposed of, biodegradable plastics could increase methane emissions and plastic accumulation.

With small changes to cellular machinery, researchers may have begun to transform the relationship between plants and the soil. Their new work could help to develop crops that can collaborate with ...

Let the best of Anthropocene come to you. But is it true? The climate generation gap, it turns out, isn’t so cut and dry. Age might not make that much of a difference in how important folks think ...

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 ...

Let the best of Anthropocene come to you. Situating solar panels on grasslands can boost grass growth by 20% on average—and as much as 90% in some areas—during dry periods. This new research from ...