Archive for 2022
A Sixth Extinction is ‘well underway’ but it can still be mitigated
In just the past 500 years no fewer than between 150,000 and 260,000 species may have gone extinct, scientists say.
Marine aquaculture has a key role in limiting CO2 emissions
New research looks at how to limit CO2 emissions from marine aquaculture, a key source of food and other products like shells.
Scientists devise a new way to decarbonize heavy industry
The new technology captures CO2 locks it into a solid state to keep it from escaping into the atmosphere.
The Maldives is taking steps to eliminate plastic waste
A scientific tool will help the government and other stakeholders in the country to reduce plastic waste by 85% by 2030.
Black-eyed peas can help farmers abandon harmful fertilizers
To make agriculture more sustainable, a focus needs to be on the plant's ability to get services from microbes in the soil.
With fewer animals to spread their seeds, plants could have trouble adapting to climate change
More than half of all plants rely on wildlife to disperse their seeds. Yet trouble is on the horizon for many of them.