Sustainable Business
Geoengineering startup’s launch meets with criticism
Make Sunsets sells "cooling credits" to support its geoengineering startup. Some experts say it's the rogue actor they've worried about.
Capturing water vapor from the oceans could alleviate freshwater scarcity
The availability of freshwater resources is rapidly declining, which requires a rethink of our solutions.
A hardier coffee plant could save yields worldwide from climate change
Cultivated and wild coffee plants alike are facing various threats, a changing climate high among them.
New food technologies could release 80% of the world’s farmland back to nature
Global conservation will fail unless it addresses the underlying issue of food production.
Turning hard-to-recycle polyethylene into drug treatments
USC scientists say their new method breaks down polyethylene plastic into agents used to develop antibiotics, cholesterol drugs and more.
Why the purple tomato’s success is a win for GM foods
There are many good reasons why modifying an organism’s genetics may be better for us.