Green roofs can capture nearly all the microplastic particles that contaminate rainwater in modern cities, according to a new ...

Testing wheat straw, oat husks, potatoes and sugar beet, scientists identify promising candidates to make future fibres from ...

Let the best of Anthropocene come to you. Plastics and climate change an inextricably linked. Plastics are made from petroleum, and nearly every stage of their production creates greenhouse gas ...

What’s more, researchers found that the phenomenon will increase further as street lighting is converted to energy efficient ...

Most neighbors of large solar farms support new projects, researchers found. But they also uncovered a twist: Familiarity can breed resistance.

A study found that solar panels boost grassland productivity—with potential benefits for grazers, and for biodiversity—by up ...

Ultra-bright white paints are the go-to when it comes to cooling buildings.Those paints work by reflecting as much of the sun as they can. An international team of researchers have now made a ...

Some AI prompts result in 50 times more carbon emissions than others, according to a new study. The findings suggest that large language models (LLMs)—the technology behind advanced chatbots and ...

Close to 2 million metric tons of plastic enters the oceans every year from beaches and waterways, according to The Ocean Cleanup Project.Much of that plastic is single-use beverage bottles, cups, and ...

The devices efficiently harvest artificial light, and could charge electronics and wearables. They can also generate electricity on cloudy days.

Human waste contains many valuable nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. That makes it a promising potential fertilizer with a lower carbon footprint than today’s fertilizers.. But ...