Eating wild-caught fish instead of using it as feed in salmon farming would allow nearly…
Browsing: Sustainability
Sustainability is the science and practice of meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs, balancing environmental health, economic viability, and social well-being. Research in this field explores solutions for conserving natural resources, reducing carbon emissions, designing sustainable cities, and transitioning to renewable energy and circular economies. As climate change and ecological degradation pose growing global challenges, sustainability science offers data-driven strategies to build resilient, equitable, and thriving communities. Follow the latest breakthroughs driving a more sustainable future.
Insect waste, rich in nitrogen and chitin, can boost plant health by fostering beneficial microbes.…
MIT spinout Safi Organics uses farmers’ crop residue to make an organic fertilizer that can…
By modifying carbon-hydrogen bonds, chemists at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill transform plastic…
Drexel researchers develop stable sulfur cathode that functions for thousands of cycles in the carbonate…
The material could pave the way for sustainable plastics. The strongest part of a tree…
A study from the University of Plymouth demonstrates that living walls can cut heat loss…
University of Delaware researchers have created a cost-effective method to upcycle lignin into bio-based plastics…
Researchers have designed a hydrogen plant that uses solar power and biomass to produce hydrogen…
Americans who eat beef could slash their diet’s carbon footprint by as much as 48…
New research shows fungus-produced ovalbumin can lower environmental impacts of egg protein production, reducing land…
A new way of processing rare-earth and other key metals to separate them from other…
Six Swedish universities have united in a major initiative focused on functional materials, with approximately…
Scientists are developing peptide-based membranes to extract rare earth elements from phosphogypsum waste, offering a…
NASA is joining a government-wide push to decarbonize aviation through the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand…
Most Americans can lower food emissions by shopping smarter—buying less bulk food, cutting empty calories,…
New research shows that tidal stream energy could provide up to 11% of the UK’s…
A Stanford study shows that stopping deforestation requires a specific sequence of interventions: deterrents, incentives,…