Scientists have engineered a living, carbon-capturing material that can be shaped by 3D printing and hardened over time ...

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

New research finds that centuries-old oaks can dynamically rewire how they absorb nutrients—suggesting forests may be more resilient allies in the climate fight than once believed.

Methods that tweak genes without transferring new material into crops sit in regulatory limbo in the EU. Could legalizing ...

A new paper offers a roadmap for integrating crop resilience and carbon mitigation into national and global climate ...

When offered a 1-in-10,000 chance of winning $1,000 instead of a guaranteed 10 cent refund, people recycled 47% more bottles...at no extra cost to local governments.

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

Biochar enriches farm soils and can lock away tons of carbon each year. Now among these environmental attributes, researchers have found another beneficial use for this material: it could help sift ...

Concrete, the most widely used material in the world, has come under scrutiny recently for its large carbon footprint. But concrete also has a natural ability to soak up carbon dioxide from the air ...

We could be a step closer to industrial food production in floating ocean biodomes: a team of Australian researchers have built a completely self-sustaining system that uses only seawater, solar ...

Greenhouse gas emissions from computers, phones, and data centers could grow from about 1 percent of global emissions in 2007 to over 14 percent in 2040. The carbon footprint of smartphones will ...

New research adds to the increasingly nuanced picture of organic farming and how well it can meet both our food and ecological goals. The new study, published in Science, identifies one unintended ...