New research suggests the answer is yes. Logging rates are dramatically lower where governments in Sub-Saharan Africa partner ...

In the first comprehensive global study of the effect of trees on urban temperature, researchers discovered that in hot, ...

First they cracked a problem that slows down plant photosynthesis—then they succeeded in super-charging potato growth by up ...

In one scenario, vulnerable parts of the world become completely uninsurable, and economic and/or natural forces dismantle ...

A new study found that reducing world cattle production by a mere 13% and rewilding select pastures could lock away the equivalent to 3 years' worth of global carbon emissions. Researchers created a ...

The most dangerous areas cover less than 3% of the ocean, raising hopes that ship traffic regulations could save whales. Some individuals of the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog survived the fungal ...

From its crowded streets, Hauqiangbei, looks like any other crowded Chinese shopping district, packed with streetside malls, snack vendors, and people in a sharp-elbowed hurry. But if you slip into ...

Let the best of Anthropocene come to you. It’s a rule everyone learns as a child: if you spill it, you clean it up. This common-sense principle is even enshrined in US law, with polluters (mostly) ...

What if we could transform the material that built the modern world from a climate wrecker into a carbon sponge? Fast-forward Earth about a million years. Humanity has come and gone—perhaps wiped out ...

Consider a simple thought experiment. Imagine that by the end of this century, everyone in the world will use energy at the same rate per person that a typical American does today: a steady stream of ...

Since 2010, the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) has sponsored site-specific design competitions, soliciting ideas for public art that generates clean power. Its 2016 contest was the most ...