Creating a sustainable human age we actually want to live in.
A huge new study spanning 30 years, drilled down into the nuanced relationship between food, health, and environment and found some surprising results.
Their novel method diverts organic waste from landfills, provides useful materials for construction or packaging—and the end product still tastes good.
A photo essay on the rise of edible packaging
Researchers have 3D-printed robotic devices with an ink made from gelatin and sugar; the gel can be reused a few times and then it disappears without a trace when it's work is done.
Carbon labeling shifts consumer behavior. But does that actually translate to fewer emissions?
A new genetic decoding technique can pinpoint precisely where salmon, shrimp, chicken, and other animals come from—and under what conditions they were raised.
Plastic boards used in electronic devices and batteries are near-impossible to recycle, so researchers devised a sustainable alternative made from biodegradable mushroom skin
You would need to drive an electric car more than 50,000 km in Quebec and 150,000 km in Germany to outcompete a conventional car in terms of greenhouse gas emissions
In a promising step toward a more sustainable, circular economy, chemists have developed a reactor that turns two of the world’s most problematic waste streams into useful products