Solar panels could cool down farms—and farmworkers
A new model of agrivoltaic farms shows shading crops with solar panels doesn’t just protect tomatoes from a warming climate. It makes outdoor labor safer, too.
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Emma Bryce
Emma Bryce is a journalist based in London. As well as Anthropocene, her work has appeared in The Guardian, Wired Magazine UK, Audubon Magazine, The New York Times, Ensia, and Yale e360.
Aug 2026 21
Recycling food waste has a huge climate upside and a surprising downside.
A study of American composting and biogas schemes finds a climate win is shadowed by a microplastics problem. The clue is what food is wrapped in.
Aug 2026 14
Scientists make a seaweed coating that beats the fridge for cutting food waste
Canadian researchers found a cheaper, lower-carbon way to keep strawberries fresh, cutting into a $58 billion waste problem.
Aug 2026 7
Which age group has the most climate-intensive diet?
A 20-year study of diets in 149 countries finds that teenagers have the heaviest individual carbon footprints from food, even as aging populations drive the largest overall increase in emissions.
Jul 2026 31
A spritz of nanoparticles could save tomatoes from salty soil
Scientists sprayed stressed tomato plants with a combination of manganese and an ingredient from crustacean shells with striking effects for tomato survival.
Jul 2026 24
Researchers use hemp, rock dust and biochar to scrub forever chemicals from farm soils
A Yale study finds that combining three low-cost interventions could bring contaminated soils below safety thresholds within a decade, at a fraction of conventional cleanup costs.
Jul 2026 17
A new entrant in the plant-protein race: The marigold
With as much protein as quinoa, marigolds are a surprising untapped nutritional resource, research finds. What’s more their emulsifying and foaming properties make them a boon for the food industry.
Jul 2026 10
The climate fix isn’t cutting all meat—It’s targeting the people who eat the most.
A Scottish study finds that shifting heavy meat eaters toward modest cuts, rather than trimming everyone’s diet evenly, could prevent 60,000 diabetes cases and deliver outsized climate gains.
Jul 2026 3
This remarkable microbe could help farmers survive rising seas
As rising seas push salt water inland, scientists have found a naturally occurring bacterium that helps soybeans and other crops grow despite it—no genetic modification needed.
Jun 2026 26
Swapping beef for salmon once a week could significantly cut emissions, study finds
A UK study comparing five dietary scenarios through 2050 found the simplest option delivered meaningful, realistic emissions reductions.
