Sustainability News
December 18, 2024
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Dec. 17, 2024 — Engineers have reported a significant advancement in engineering biology and clean energy. A team of researchers has developed an innovative light-driven hybrid nanoreactor that merges natural efficiency with cutting-edge synthetic precision to ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — The holidays are in full swing and people are shopping, wrapping and packing to visit loved ones. Along with the extra fees for checked baggage and seat upgrades, some airlines are also considering weight-based pricing. A recent study looked at how ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Scientists are exploring a new model for carbon capture in low-oxygen aquatic environments, such as fisheries, that will help address rising global temperatures and could potentially be ...
Dec. 11, 2024 — Researchers have designed a new compound to remove nitrogen oxides, which constitutes a step towards the development of a system to purify the air under real ...
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Dec. 16, 2024 — Scientists have developed a 3D concrete printing method that captures carbon, demonstrating a new pathway to reduce the environmental impact of the construction ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — How can we ensure that as many households as possible adopt not only solar panels, but also their own battery to store solar energy, a heat pump, and ...
Dec. 13, 2024 — A new prototype device demonstrates an innovative approach to producing ammonia -- a key component of fertilizer -- that could transform an industry ...
Dec. 13, 2024 — We might all be able to breathe a bit easier thanks to copper nanoclusters that can help us reduce carbon emissions through an electrochemical ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Climate and land use change have and will continue to alter streamflow regimes and water quality through the 21st century, with consequences for drinking water treatment costs, flood protection, and ...
Dec. 11, 2024 — Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries power everything from electric vehicles to wearable devices. But new research suggests that a more sustainable and ...
Dec. 2, 2024 — A new collection of published papers offers the most detailed and comprehensive breakdown yet of how water injected into the Permian Basin during oil ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — A new study has mapped 35 years of river changes on a global scale. The work has revealed significant effects on both downstream (44% decrease in ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Plastic pollution is a growing problem in Japan, prompting cleanup efforts to recover plastic litter from water bodies. However, research on recovery ...
Dec. 11, 2024 — Just like we recycle waste, repurposing excess CO2 from the atmosphere could be one way to abate the worsening climate crisis. In electrochemical ...
Earlier Headlines
Dec. 16, 2024 — Sustainable, renewable and good for the climate: Wood is the material of the future. But how much of it do we actually have and how do we make best use of it? Researchers have now analyzed the ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — Using a new calculation method, researchers found in an international comparative study that investors value corporate environmental performance more than mere information disclosure. In some ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — As the demand for lithium-ion batteries escalates with the proliferation of mobile phone, electric vehicles and even pacemakers, key components in these powerhouses, like cobalt, face significant ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — While trees can cool some cities significantly during the day, new research shows that tree canopies can also trap heat and raise temperatures at night. The study aims to help urban planners choose ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — Fast-growing and small-seeded tree species are dominating Brazilian forests in regions with high levels of deforestation and degradation, a new study shows. This has potential implications for the ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — While sustaining friendships from afar can be challenging, they may offer unexpected benefits for environmental conservation. A new study found that these social ties can positively influence ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — New research has revealed less than a quarter of the remaining tropical rainforests around the globe can safeguard thousands of threatened species from ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — Freshwater fish populations that dwell nearer the poles are outperforming their equatorial counterparts, researchers have ...
Dec. 6, 2024 — A research group has developed an innovative pesticide delivery system called nanopesticides. These tiny technologies could change how we use ...
Dec. 6, 2024 — A new way to produce fuels made from leftover fat can create biofuel as effective as diesel and 1000-times more efficiently than current methods a new study has ...
Dec. 5, 2024 — Mangroves have been shown to provide $855 billion in flood protection services worldwide, according to a new ...
Dec. 4, 2024 — Coconut palms are king throughout the tropics, serving as the foundation for human lives and cultures across the Pacific Ocean for centuries. However, 200 years of planting by colonial interests ...
Dec. 4, 2024 — Large-scale production of organic solar cells with high efficiency and minimal environmental impact. In the study, the researchers studied molecule shape and interaction in organic solar ...
Dec. 2, 2024 — Scientists find making a seaweed additive more accessible to grazing cattle reduces methane emissions 40% and could make cattle farming more ...
Dec. 2, 2024 — A study has unveiled new insights into the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 using nickel-based catalysts. The research marks a significant advancement in the quest for sustainable and efficient CO2 ...
Dec. 2, 2024 — The adoption of a sustainable land management practice (SLM) to manage invasive Prosopis juliflora -- considered one of the world's most threatening non-native tree species -- appears to have ...
Dec. 2, 2024 — Scientists developed next-generation energy technology to produce eco-friendly hydrogen from ingredients in ...
Nov. 29, 2024 — Water can be a catalyst for peace and security with a critical role in preventing conflicts and promoting cooperation among communities and nations -- but only if managed equitably and ...
Nov. 28, 2024 — The increased use of a chemical compound to replace TNT in explosive devices has a damaging and long lasting effect on plants, new research has ...
Nov. 27, 2024 — Contrary to widespread concerns that global crop yields have stagnated in recent decades, a comprehensive study of worldwide food production finds yields have continued to grow at roughly the same ...
Monday, December 16, 2024
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Better Environmental Performance Boosts Profits and Cuts Costs
- A Greener, Cleaner Way to Extract Cobalt from 'junk' Materials
- Wrong Trees in the Wrong Place Can Make Cities Hotter at Night, Study Reveals
- Human Disruption Is Driving 'winner' And 'loser' Tree Species Shifts Across Brazilian Forests
- Long-Distance Friendships Can Provide Conservation Benefits
Monday, December 9, 2024
Friday, December 6, 2024
- Neem Seed Extract Improves Effectiveness of Pesticide
- From Chip Shop to Pit Stop -- Scientists Make Old Cooking Oil Biofuel as Efficient as Diesel
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- After Decades of Plantation Agriculture, Coconut Palms Dominate Over Half of Pacific Atoll Forests
- How Non-Toxic and Efficient Solar Cells Can Be Produced
Monday, December 2, 2024
- Feeding Grazing Cattle Seaweed Cuts Methane Emissions by Almost 40%
- Unlocking the Potential of Nickel: New Study Reveals How to Use Single Atoms to Turn CO2 Into Valuable Chemical Resources
- Sustainable Land Management Practice Successfully 'uproots' Invasive Prosopis Juliflora in East Africa
- Artificial Photosynthesis Learned from Nature: Successfully Developed New Solar Hydrogen Production Technology
Friday, November 29, 2024
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Monday, November 25, 2024
- Managing Forests With Smart Technologies
- Self-Assembling Proteins Can Be Used for Higher Performance, More Sustainable Skincare Products
- Study Finds Genetic Mechanisms Behind High-Yield Apple Trees
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Smarter City Planning: Researchers Use Brain Activity to Predict Visits to Urban Areas
- Bye-Bye Microplastics: New Plastic Is Recyclable and Fully Ocean-Degradable
- Engineering Nature's Blueprint: Dendron-Based Assemblies for Chlorophyll's Materials
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- Turning Carbon Emissions Into Methane Fuel
- Research Highlights the Pressures Human Activities Place on Tropical Marine Ecosystems
- New Model Sheds Light on Groundwater Declines by Linking Irrigation Decisions and Groundwater Use
- Tapping Excess Heat from a Camp Stove for Charging Power
- Study Calls for City Fashion-Waste Shakeup
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Revitalizing Neighborhoods in the Wake of Aging Populations
- Populations Overheat as Major Cities Fail Canopy Goals
- Perovskite Research Boosts Solar Cell Efficiency and Product Life
- New Method of Generating Eco-Friendly Energy
- Study Tracks PFAS, Microplastics Through Landfills and Wastewater Treatment Plants
- Bioeconomy in Colombia: The Race to Save Colombia's Vital Shellfish
- Bioengineered Yeast Mass Produces Herbal Medicine
Monday, November 18, 2024
- Modeling and Analysis Reveals Technological, Environmental Challenges to Increasing Water Recovery from Desalination
- American Soil Losing More Nutrients for Crops Due to Heavier Rainstorms
- Keeping the Lights on and the Pantry Stocked: Ensuring Water for Energy and Food Production
Friday, November 15, 2024
- Rainforest Protection Reduces the Number of Respiratory Diseases
- Recycling Batteries With Citric Acid
- Resilience Index Needed to Keep Us Within Planet's 'safe Operating Space'
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Colorado River Basins Could Face Tipping Point, Drought Study Warns
- Four Global Policies Could Eliminate More Than 90% of Plastic Waste and 30% of Linked Carbon Emissions by 2050
- Breakthrough in Capturing 'hot' CO2 from Industrial Exhaust
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Anti-Fatberg Invention Could Help Unclog City Sewers
- The Blue-Green Sustainable Proteins of Seaweed May Soon Be on Your Plate
- Can We Live on Our Planet Without Destroying It?
- More Evidence That Europe's Ancient Landscapes Were Open Woodlands: Oak, Hazel and Yew Were Abundant
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Facing the Wind: How Trees Behave Across Various Forest Settings and Weather Events
- Machine Learning Predicts Highest-Risk Groundwater Sites to Improve Water Quality Monitoring
- In Greening Arctic, Caribou and Muskoxen Play Key Role
Monday, November 11, 2024
- Fighting Microplastics for a Cleaner Future
- Carbon Recycling Instead of Plastic Trash
- Discovery Taps 'hot Carriers' For on-Demand, Emissions-Free Hydrogen and Catalyst Regeneration
Friday, November 8, 2024
- Why Health and Price, Not Sustainability, Drive US Meat Consumption Choices
- Pioneering Planetary Boundaries Science as Key to Mitigating Rising Planetary Risks
- How Plants Grow Thicker, Not Just Taller
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- PFAS Removal Process Aims to Stamp out Pollution Ahead of Semiconductor Industry Growth
- Could Crowdsourcing Hold the Key to Early Wildfire Detection?
- Planting Trees in the Arctic Could Make Global Warming Worse, Not Better, Say Scientists
- Plastics Pollution Worsen the Impacts of All Planetary Boundaries
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
- Towards a Hydrogen-Powered Future: Highly Sensitive Hydrogen Detection System
- Researchers Develop Artificial Plants That Purify Indoor Air, Generate Electricity
Monday, November 4, 2024
- Scientists Tackle Farm Nutrient Pollution With Sustainable, Affordable Designer Biochar Pellets
- The Secrets of Baseball's Magic Mud
- Cobalt-Copper Tandem Converts Carbon Dioxide to Ethanol
Friday, November 1, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- A Paper-Aluminum Combo for Strong, Sustainable Packaging
- New Method Successfully Recycles Carbon Fiber Composite Into Reusable Materials
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Three Pathways to Achieve Global Climate and Sustainable Development Goals
- Droughts' Impact on Pasturelands Is Measured in Order to Guide Extensive Livestock Management on Spain's Dehesas
- Solar-Powered Animal Cells
- Reversing Environmental Decline: Lessons from African Communities
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
- Reactor Could Make Direct Air Capture More Energy Efficient
- Paving the Way for Harvesting and Storing Solar Energy Efficiently
- Beehive Fences Are Highly Effective in Reducing Human-Elephant Conflict, but Researchers Warn of Future Risks
- Scientist on Personal Mission to Improve Global Water Safety Makes Groundbreaking Discovery
- Strategy to Reduce the Amount of Propofol Waste in the Operating Room
- Newly Discovered Cyanobacteria Could Help Sequester Carbon from Oceans and Factories
- Advanced Biodegradable Plastics Run Rings Around Their Predecessors
Monday, October 28, 2024
Friday, October 25, 2024
- Advancement in 3D-Printed Concrete Promises Strength, Durability and Lower Carbon Emissions
- The Evolution of Green Energy Technology: Developing Three-Dimensional Smart Energy Devices With Radiant Cooling and Solar Absorption
- Climate Scientist Identifying Water Requirements for Climate Mitigation Through Ecosystem Restoration
- Watershed Moment: Engineers Invent High-Yield Atmospheric Water Capture Device for Arid Regions
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Plant Diversity Enhances Soil Carbon Retention
- Harnessing Plant Odors to Revolutionize Sustainable Agriculture
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Thread-Like, Flexible Thermoelectric Materials Applicable for Extreme Environments
- A 'worrying Confluence' Of Flood Risk, Social Vulnerability and Climate Change Denial
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- New Simultaneous Lithium and Magnesium Extraction Technology
- Scientists Discover How Fungi Interact With Soil Actinomycetes
Monday, October 21, 2024
- Rapidly Increasing Industrial Activities in Arctic
- Study Combines Woodchips and Biochar to Clean Water of Pharmaceuticals, Nutrients
- Understanding the Relationship Between Food Waste, Climate Change, and Aging Population