New protocols could cut emissions associated with surgical anesthesia in half—with no adverse effects on patient outcomes ...

Climate change, perhaps, used to be a topic where reasoned discussion was possible, particularly if people were lacking basic ...

Astronauts swabbed more than 800 spots on the International Space Station; their samples contained just 6% of the spectrum of ...

A new study says the answer is yes. But the best-case scenario sits on a knife-edge of three factors: Location, location, ...

Plastic packaging can have substantially smaller environmental impacts—including 70% lower greenhouse gas emissions—compared ...

By firing rock dust in standard cement kilns, they altered the mineral's chemistry so that it quickly react with carbon ...

Researchers calculated that creatures large and small rival the landscape reshaping power of half a million major floods each ...

Wrapped around a car's tailpipe, the device could harness waste heat to produce enough electricity to at least charge a phone ...

Researchers provide a detailed account of how “biodiversity leakage” happens—and how to tackle the often overlooked problem.

Tinkering with the enzyme Rubisco, they created plants that respond to rising levels of atmospheric CO2 with increased photosynthesis—and higher yields.

Instead of costly and risky strategies for carbon storage, researchers wondered just how much storage potential the built environment could provide. Their answer is impressive. In the first ...