Beef cattle fed red algae showed reductions in methane emissions of over 50 percent without…
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.
Engineers have developed self-cooling fabrics from polyethylene, a material commonly used in plastic bags. In…
Cyanobacteria Could Revolutionize the Plastic Industry Microbiologists at the University of Tübingen modify bacteria to…
Induction stoves offer clean, efficient cooking and are set to grow as gas bans increase.…
The MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium launches with 13 company members to work with MIT…
Study measures which kinds of infrastructure improvements could lead to wider adoption of clean vehicles.…
Global team of scientists, including UCLA’s Daniel Blumstein, points to environmental, population and political challenges.…
An all-day digital workshop to explore how space can boost clean energy and contribute to…
A hand-held video game console allowing indefinite gameplay might be a parent’s worst nightmare. But…
Biological control of insect pests – where ‘natural enemies’ keep pests at bay – is…
The impact of global crises underscores the fragility of food systems. In addition to short-term…
A global group of scientists is calling for an urgent rethink on a draft action…
A five-story mixed-use structure in Roxbury represents a new kind of net-zero-energy building, made from…
A healthy lifestyle consists of a mixture of habits. Diet, exercise, sleep, and other factors…
Over the course of several months, researchers in Israel created Escherichia coli strains that consume…
A specialized silk covering could protect seeds from salinity while also providing fertilizer-generating microbes. Providing…
A model helps researchers look at optimal ways to mine phosphate rock sustainably. If you…
A cheap and effective new catalyst developed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley,…