Soil Carbon in a Warming World
Climate change’s effects can be reduced by soils storing carbon. But the soil carbon sink is itself vulnerable to climate change.
Category: Environment
What Conditioned First Human Migrations?
Environmental conditions influenced the time and space of the first human migrations according to archaeological, genetic, and climatic data.
Surfrider Volunteers Protect Public Health at the Beach
Surfrider Foundation volunteers working hard to protect clean water at their local beaches.
Gene Alteration of Mushrooms for Better Plant-Based Meat
Bioengineers produce a plant-based protein with a fraction of the environmental impact of meat by altering mushroom proteins.
How Do Plants Harness Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria?
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria help plants obtain a usable form of nitrogen. But what’s the science behind it, and how can it benefit crops?
Caught in the Light: Flying Insects
Flying insects seem magnetized by light, but why? New research uncovers the dorsal-light-response mechanism behind this phenomenon.
Earth Day: Get Informed, Get Involved
Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22. Learn more and find out how to get involved in an Earth Day celebration near you!
Brewing Cell-Derived Coffee in a Lab for More Sustainable Lattes
Cell-derived coffee gets its start in a lab instead of a field, and soon its flavor profile will be comparable enough to meet the rising coffee demand.
New in Rainforest Conservation: Seeing the Forest and the Trees
Rainforest conservation gains new focus with the discovery that just 2% of the diverse tree species in the forest account for half the trees.
Reformulate, Reshape, Recycle! The Future of How to Make Plastic
Certain plastics are easier to recycle based on their internal structure. Scientists can change that structure to increase what we recycle.