All posts in Sustainable Development
Concrete fails. We need new ways to assess climate risk.
Experts say a new way to assess bridges and buildings, with precise climate data and high-tech sensors, would offer better insight on safety.
Sustainable LED lighting can boost safety in cities
Sustainable lighting is a better choice overall, and neighborhoods will see the difference after making the switch.
Top architecture prize goes to climate-minded African Kéré
Kéré's approach to architecture integrates sustainable design and social justice while reflecting his African heritage and values.
Relocating croplands to ideal sites could drastically reduce agriculture’s environmental impacts
Croplands have replaced natural habitats that contained a lot of biodiversity — and crops don't even grow well there.
Chemistry has much to learn from indigenous insights on sustainability
Chemists must learn from these past mistakes and humble themselves so that they can learn from other forms of science
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.