A new comprehensive study of “decoupling” finds that for 30% of the regions studied, the answer is yes. But the remaining ...

Giant African rats, already used to sniff out land mines, can do the same for smuggled rhino horns, elephant tusks and other common contraband, researchers report.

Researchers explore the potential of electro-agriculture—ie., growing crops in the dark; early research shows promising ...

A little over 1.5 cups of a yellow powder made of tiny porous polymer particles can capture as much carbon dioxide in a year ...

One of humanity’s greatest achievements over the past 50 years has been reducing global hunger—there are around 300 million ...