A Scottish study finds that shifting heavy meat eaters toward modest cuts, rather than trimming everyone's diet evenly, could ...

Let the best of Anthropocene come to you. A household-scale “nanogrid” with direct current (DC) wiring could trim electricity use by almost a tenth compared to a conventional alternating current (AC) ...

Let the best of Anthropocene come to you. Tylenol is an environmental headache. Acetaminophen—the active ingredient in the ubiquitous pain-relieving medicine—is typically made from chemicals derived ...

Whales, dolphins and porpoises are protected from hunting in most places these days. But that doesn’t mean they’re safe from fishing. Accidental entanglement and drowning, often called bycatch, is one ...

As rising seas push salt water inland, scientists have found a naturally occurring bacterium that helps soybeans and other crops grow despite it—no genetic modification needed.

In February of 2022, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine set off not just the largest armed conflict in Europe since the Second World War. It also triggered an unprecedented experiment in how wars spill into ...

Hydrogen is a promising clean-burning fuel for trucks, ships, and airplanes. The global demand for hydrogen has nearly doubled over the past two decades. But most hydrogen today does not come from a ...

The introduction of environmentally friendly products sometimes winds up increasing overall environmental harm, according to a new study that upends the conventional wisdom about greening the ...