An analysis of diets worldwide reveals that lower-cost diets are often substantially less carbon-intensive than the meals ...

It’s nearly winter in the Northern hemisphere. For many that means drafty windows that waste energy and keep you from being cozy inside your home. Some turn to clear plastic shrink-wrap insulation ...

Let the best of Anthropocene come to you. Humans have turned all kinds of wild animals into pets and livestock: wolves to dogs, wildcats to housecats, wild goats and sheep into their tame counterparts ...

Tapping into electric vehicle (EV) batteries as a source of household power could save car owners thousands of dollars and slash carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new study. The study is the ...

Let the best of Anthropocene come to you. Self-fertilizing crops are now a step closer to reality: researchers have developed a type of wheat that’s able to capture more nitrogen from the air and ...

Taking inspiration from anchovies and herrings, researchers have made a new filter that could keep microplastics from entering waterways and oceans. The filter, with a design based on the gill systems ...

What do the Clemson, Auburn, Louisiana State and the University of Missouri have to do with saving endangered species? More than you might imagine, thanks to the coincidence of their common mascot, ...

Demand for electricity is increasing. The U.S. electric grid will need to expand in response. But there’s a tradeoff between cost and reliability in doing so, according to a new study. The study is a ...