In a first, researchers realistically calculated how solar farms in the Gobi Desert improve air quality in northern Chinese cities

The same proteins that keep a frozen pint smooth also make its fat hard to recover. A research team found an inexpensive way around the problem.

In a bid to cool people, not rooms, engineers made a printable fabric that turns body motion into electrical signals that switch on cooling and heating when you need it.

Hobbled by a lack of data, scientists have been unable to track biodiversity across much of the planet. A new initiative called Amazon.ia shows how technology might help solve the problem.

Kids leave diapers behind nearly a year later than they did in the 1950s. With 300,000 disposable diapers tossed every minute, a new study maps three ways out.

Frozen food worldwide is still kept at −18°C (0°F). Raising that by just three degrees could avoid 17 million tons of emissions a year, and an 18-month study found most foods stay safe and tasty.

Flying behind commercial jets, a team pinpointed the exact combination of fuel and engine technology that cuts both soot and the contrails warming the planet.

A new study finds that stopping logging and wildfires could do more for rainforest wildlife than halting deforestation—and it costs far less than restoration.

Scientists expected their artificial floating wetland to help only after cleaning the water. Instead, greenhouse gas emissions dropped months earlier, and nobody is sure exactly why.

The natural biodegradable material, which costs less than $1 for a piece the size of a sheet of paper, could provide an purification for vulnerable communities.

A new analysis shows that cavities inside trees can run several degrees cooler than the surrounding air during heatwaves—a finding that reframes the role of forests in a warming world.

A provocative new study argues that a building's real environmental cost is measured by how well it survives disaster, not by how little it weighs.

Researchers say a modified plant-derived polymer offers a possible alternative to conventional plastics—one designed to end its life as crop fertilizer, not landfill waste.

Building standards treat all concrete the same, hindering the use of greener concrete, but climate conditions play a much bigger role in determining a structure’s durability

Past studies of coral probiotics stayed in the lab. This one tested them on wild coral in the Red Sea during an actual marine heatwave—and the microbes held up.

Retired EV batteries and clean-energy demand are on opposite sides of China. Reuniting them could be one of decarbonisation's cheapest wins.

To have any chance of not busting through 2°C of global warming, we need to permanently remove carbon from the atmosphere. So how are we going to suck carbon dioxide out of the air? And who's going to pay for it? Here are five routes forward.

Researchers find that changing the use of tilling, fertilizers, and chemicals could reshape the microbiomes of farm soils—reducing the emergence of drug-resistant pathogens.

The Eurasian blue tit has been seen lacing nests with cigarette butts. It might be acting as a weapon against parasites.

Plastic-free, ethical leather alternatives that perform like the real thing are hard to make. Researchers may have cracked the code to produce such materials on large scale.

In a new study, people who listened to audio recordings of birds singing report getting less benefit when paired with even quiet traffic sounds.

Recycling the copper and steel of old oil rigs into wind and solar infrastructure could cut billions of tons of emissions—and save $11 trillion.

A new study of British MPs finds a persistent gap between what lawmakers believe the public thinks about climate policy and what polls actually show. The misperception may be holding climate legislation back.

A 60-year dataset reveals that the biggest driver of declining agricultural emissions is in fact more productivity on farms.

A new model of agrivoltaic farms shows shading crops with solar panels doesn't just protect tomatoes from a warming climate. It makes outdoor labor safer, too.

A new study finds that burying logging debris, instead of burning it, could store far more carbon and generate billions in revenue for forest-thinning projects.

By closing the loop on the same reaction that makes cement, researchers say plants could capture more CO2 than they release.

Europe bet on sorting discipline, America bet on convenience, and the climate math is still being settled.

Wires and textiles made of carbon nanotube fibers could amp up the conversion of clean electricity to high-temperature heat, cutting the carbon footprint of manufacturing.

A study published in Nature Cities suggests that forests placed strategically outside urban cores can lower temperatures across much of a city.

The scarlet monkeyflower's ability to keep pace with a punishing drought signals some plants can adapt quickly to climate extremes.

Upgrading existing wind farms is a climate win hiding in plain sight, according to a new nationwide analysis

A study of American composting and biogas schemes finds a climate win is shadowed by a microplastics problem. The clue is what food is wrapped in.

Brazilian researchers used ultrasound to infuse stingless-bee honey with compounds from discarded cocoa shells, creating a sustainable sweetener with hints of chocolate.

A huge new study charted 1,708 recycling scenarios across 32 regions and found a way to turn a looming waste crisis into a circular-economy windfall.

Genetic analysis of bison dating back 20,000 years shows how the 19th-century slaughter reshaped the species—and how today's herds could recover.

Some math for those suffering analysis paralysis in the seafood section

A new study finds two persistent mental shortcuts—not ignorance—are why people keep overrating recycling and underrating flying less.

New resin derived from woody waste beats fossil resin strength by 76%, and could keep difficult-to-recycle composite materials out of landfill

When the Black Death depopulated Europe, abandoned farmland reverted to forest—and plant diversity declined. The lesson may complicate modern calls to simply “let nature take over.”

Canadian researchers found a cheaper, lower-carbon way to keep strawberries fresh, cutting into a $58 billion waste problem.

A new model shows fertilizing the Southern Ocean instead of the equator could pull carbon from the air without wrecking the food chain.

An analysis of dozens of previously published studies reveals people systematically underestimate their own vulnerability to climate threats.

A sweeping new study of 1,758 butterfly species across 105 countries found many tropical species are expanding their ranges, while temperate ones are contracting—with climate change a major driver.

Researchers calculated the carbon footprint of vehicle trade-ins across a wide variety of scenarios, and EVs emerged as the clear winner

A new study shows agrivoltaics can cut maize yields in humid regions but boost soybean production in drier climates.

A biochar filter made from discarded husks hints at a broader shift: treating agricultural byproducts not as garbage, but as raw material for environmental repair.

Concerns about EV performance in extreme heat waves might be a thing of the past, thanks to improvements in battery technology, researchers show.

A 20-year study of diets in 149 countries finds that teenagers have the heaviest individual carbon footprints from food, even as aging populations drive the largest overall increase in emissions.