Tiny device could aid large-scale carbon storage
Lab-on-a-chip reveals how chemical reactions with the gas unfold in rocks at very high time and scale resolutions
A new force in animal evolution: Selfies of people feeding wildlife
Researchers found that people feeding wild deer might be creating evolutionary pressure toward more aggressive deer that beg for food.
The 57,000 most-commonly consumed foods, ranked by environmental impact
Researchers build an algorithm to sift through thousands of multi-ingredient foods and decipher the footprint of each one—which could help provide sustainability guidance where it’s been sorely lacking before.
AC Has Been A Climate Scourge. Could It Become A Climate Solution?
The world needs more air conditioning. If we do it right, it could even reduce emissions
It's time to upgrade not just our technology, but also our collective imagination.
Discover Anthropocene’s newest and most forward-looking project: Climate reporting from the future.
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A View from Everywhere All the Time
Tech companies are rapidly networking the environment in ways that will transform our perception of nature—just as social media reshaped our relationships with each other. What could possibly go wrong?
Maps of the New World
How do we think about our future place in a geographically altered world? A map is a good place to start.
An Anthropocene Journey
The word “anthropocene” has become the closest thing there is to common shorthand for this turbulent, momentous, unpredictable, hopeless, hopeful time—duration and scope still unknown
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We’re getting taller and heavier. That’s not good news for food security or the planet
New research makes the case that it's not enough to consider the planetary impact of a growing population, alone.
Rent, Don’t buy
It's time to design conservation policies that are as dynamic as nature is.
Carbon-Negative Furniture
And other things made from greenhouse gases
A new force in animal evolution: Selfies of people feeding wildlife
Researchers found that people feeding wild deer might be creating evolutionary pressure toward more aggressive deer that beg for food.
David Quammen
What if evolution isn’t linear, as Charles Darwin proposed when he first sketched the tree of life?
Emily Anthes
Amphibious architecture responds to floods like ships to a rising tide, floating on the water’s surface.
Oliver Morton
The godlike powers of geoengineering irrevocably change the human’s relationship with Planet Earth.
Frances Cairncross
What is the optimal rollout of carbon taxes and research subsidies to speed up the transition to a low-carbon economy?
David Biello
Welcome to the brave new world of artificial intelligence for conservation.
Veronique Greenwood
The rise of fast fashion and the technology that needs to change to keep your clothes out of the garbage.
Fred Pearce
Some economies may be quietly, and surprisingly approaching a phenomenon economists call “peak stuff.
Akshat Rathi
What if we could transform cement from a climate wrecker into a carbon sponge?
Ted Nordhaus
The climate change apocalypse problem
Andrew Revkin
The word “anthropocene” has become the closest thing there is to common shorthand for this turbulent, momentous, unpredictable, hopeless, hopeful time—duration and scope still unknown
Vandana Singh
How might science fiction constructively contribute to the Human Age?
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