Earth’s major carbon sinks are nearing their limits, signaling that natural processes may soon be unable to compensate for ...

A collaborative study by Chinese and U.S. scientists has revealed how a massive carbon release 56 million years ago impacted ocean chemistry, offering critical insights into the effects of modern ...

Climate change, biodiversity, food systems, human health, access to fresh water—we silo them at our peril, says a report by ...

Often it is cheaper for companies to throw away a product than try to resell it, so much of this inventory is donated or ends ...

Abandoned cattle ranches cover huge swathes of Brazil; empty, degraded land, where the soil is like dust and any form of ...

Toilet paper and biomass pellets are emblematic of the fight to save northern forests – and prevent some the planet’s more ...

Because it’s apparently too hard to cut the carbon emissions heating up the planet, many countries plan to sweep much of their pollution under the rug instead. This might be fine, except the rug will ...

Scientists plan to borrow nature’s tools to develop and study fungal compounds further, which could lead to the development of new drugs.

Taking inspiration from how nature —including lightning — produces ammonia, a team led by the University at Buffalo has ...

For roughly a century, ever since Alexander Fleming's accidental discovery of penicillin in 1928, fungi have proven to be a ...

However, free returns can come at a high environmental cost. Research shows the transportation and processing associated with ...