Selected News

An oil made by fermenting microalgae is touted for health and sustainability—but will people bite?

The buzzy marine startup blamed its downfall on a lack of demand. But would a more mature market have saved it?

A major government assessment lays out both the far-reaching perils of global warming and the cost-effective fixes that are available today.

Droughts, heat, and extreme weather are pushing crops to their limits. The race is on to innovate faster than the Earth warms.

New mixtures store carbon dioxide while reducing emissions

New research finds that chemical synthesis of dietary fats is possible at scale.

Substitutes for palm oil and soy could divert gigatons of CO2 and spare millions of hectares of habitat lost to agriculture

Heatwaves and droughts in Russia and Canada resulted in a big jump in carbon emissions from boreal forests in 2021, on the back of a rising trend since 2000

We won’t run out of key ingredients for climate action, but mining comes with social and environmental ramifications.

Between 197,000 and 874,000 city residents could experience a foot of flooding during an extreme storm, scientists found. Most of them don’t live in beachfront mansions.

Scientists used satellite measurements of carbon dioxide to detect small atmospheric reductions over areas under coronavirus lockdowns. The approach could help track emissions more

The dramatic effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the travel industry and beyond are made clear in six charts.

The greenhouse gas reductions highlight the difficult road ahead to substantially limit global warming

The emissions and methane leaks from new gas plants zero out the CO2 cuts achieved from closing coal plants, a peer-reviewed analysis found.

Coal plant upgrades led to a dramatic reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions. But those particles also help reflect solar heat away from the planet.

The Fukushima disaster sparked a worldwide phaseout of nuclear reactors. As climate change worsens, it may be time to reconsider.