A study found that solar panels boost grassland productivity—with potential benefits for grazers, and for biodiversity—by up ...

When researchers delved into the tradeoff between AI sustainability and accuracy, they uncovered strategies for greener ...

Testing wheat straw, oat husks, potatoes and sugar beet, scientists identify promising candidates to make future fibres from ...

The paint replenishes its water supply by absorbing rain and water vapor. Its porous structure holds the water and then ...

What’s more, researchers found that the phenomenon will increase further as street lighting is converted to energy efficient ...

The devices efficiently harvest artificial light, and could charge electronics and wearables. They can also generate electricity on cloudy days.

Most neighbors of large solar farms support new projects, researchers found. But they also uncovered a twist: Familiarity can ...

In regions with a greater array of fish species, not only are fish are more nutritious, they're also more resilient to climate change.

Poor cows. They get smeared with blame for causing an unseemly amount of climate-warming methane emissions.The waste they create is a growing pollution problem too. Farms produce more manure than they ...

Discoveries about evolution have long been intertwined with bird beaks. The huge variety of beak shapes among finches in the Galapagos Islands became emblematic of Charles Darwin’s theory of natural ...

We use around 30 billion tonnes of concrete every year. That gigantic number bears an equally gigantic carbon footprint. Producing cement, the glue that holds concrete together, is responsible for ...

Boosting iron intake to fight weakness and increase energy is not just for humans, new research shows. A team of scientists and engineers have found that injecting iron and other minerals into wood ...