A new rating system combines a “planet score” and a “people score” to see past confusing eco-labels. Tofu came out on top, ...

Tires are hard to recycle and shed microplastics as they wear. A modular design with a replaceable tread may offer a solution ...

Let the best of Anthropocene come to you. Grabbing a plastic bottle of chilled water on the go is one of the staple conveniences of modern life. But results from a new study may give consumers pause ...

Consider a scoop of ice cream: part of what makes this dessert so delicious is palm oil, a product that comes from vast plantations, which have been linked to millions of hectares of deforestation and ...

From stories about pioneering work in solar fuels and carbon capture, to building resilient coastal infrastructure, to how the insurance industry is rewriting risk management strategies, Anthropocene ...

The fastest-growing plant on Earth can be turned into biocrude with almost no waste. A new study finds it emits 26 times less ...

Data centers need millions of gallons of water a day. Oil and gas industries produce more wastewater than that. Connecting ...

Sounds of a healthy reef coaxed coral larvae to settle on artificial structures in Hawai’i—a possible start to “hybrid” reefs ...

Researchers have given wallpapers a purpose beyond aesthetics. In a new paper published in the journal Advanced Energy Materials, a team of engineers from Binghamton University reports a wall-mounted ...

Probiotics are a popular dietary supplement, promising to boost people’s health by populating their guts with healthy microbes. People trying to help coral endure heatwaves might soon be reaching for ...

See-through solar cells harvest some wavelengths of light to make electricity, while passing through the red and blue wavelengths that plants need. In a new agrivoltaics experiment, broccoli yields ...