Turning 70% of waste straw into biochar could lock away an amount of carbon equivalent to almost 5% of global emissions.

By simulating a million traffic scenarios, researchers found that apps guiding vehicle speeds at intersections could cut ...

Scientists are testing hybrid elkhorn corals bred from Florida and Honduras parents in the wild for the first time. The ...

A congested power grid stands in the way of electric vehicles being truly green, but researchers say small, targeted upgrades ...

Making ammonia fertilizer is energy and carbon-intensive. New solar-driven method is a low-cost way to recycle the ammonia in farm and industrial runoff that would otherwise become pollution.

Positive messages about climate action, emphasizing health and the environment, and highlighting global and immediate effects increase support for climate policies across multiple countries, according ...

Flying is the most climate-unfriendly mode of transportation, yet demand for air travel is projected to continue to increase in the coming decades. Researchers are working on replacing jet fuel with ...

Globally, human excreta are a huge untapped source of nutrients. Now, a new perspective paper makes the case that biochar could help to unlock it. The PNAS paper shows that human waste contains over ...

Millions of toxic e-cig butts are tossed every day. A new study shows they can be recycled into asphalt pellets that boost road durability and cut carbon.

Lab tests on 47 t-shirts showed low-cost options often beat high-end ones for durability—suggesting affordable clothes can help cut waste and emissions.

Plastic packaging can have substantially smaller environmental impacts—including 70% lower greenhouse gas emissions—compared to other packaging materials, according to a new study. The findings ...