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Stories about sustainability and climate that move the conversation from alarm and outrage to discussions about practical paths to the future we all want.
Let the best of Anthropocene come to you.
What’s the better bargain, protecting a rainforest or regrowing it?
A new study finds that stopping logging and wildfires could do more for rainforest wildlife than halting deforestation—and it costs far less than restoration.
Researchers had a hunch about how to solve the climate problem caused by wastewater treatment
Scientists expected their artificial floating wetland to help only after cleaning the water. Instead, greenhouse gas emissions dropped months earlier, and nobody is sure exactly why.
What happens to the world’s farms if everyone eats less meat?
Researchers ran the numbers on a worldwide sustainable-diet transition—and found a food system that looks nothing like today’s.
Scientists made an ultra-black wool. And it turns saltwater into drinking water
The natural biodegradable material, which costs less than $1 for a piece the size of a sheet of paper, could provide an purification for vulnerable communities.
The humble tree hole turns out to be a remarkable climate refuge
A new analysis shows that cavities inside trees can run several degrees cooler than the surrounding air during heatwaves—a finding that reframes the role of forests in a warming world.
Why less steel and concrete isn’t the same as more sustainable
A provocative new study argues that a building’s real environmental cost is measured by how well it survives disaster, not by how little it weighs.
Scientists develop a plastic that can be turned into fertilizer
Researchers say a modified plant-derived polymer offers a possible alternative to conventional plastics—one designed to end its life as crop fertilizer, not landfill waste.
Building codes are holding back low-carbon concrete. A new study shows why.
Building standards treat all concrete the same, hindering the use of greener concrete, but climate conditions play a much bigger role in determining a structure’s durability
In a first, probiotics helped real coral survive a real heatwave
Past studies of coral probiotics stayed in the lab. This one tested them on wild coral in the Red Sea during an actual marine heatwave—and the microbes held up.
The fix for EV battery waste isn’t recycling. It’s geography.
Retired EV batteries and clean-energy demand are on opposite sides of China. Reuniting them could be one of decarbonisation’s cheapest wins.
