Environment

At a time when the world is grappling with meeting the Paris Climate Agreement and trying to prevent the sixth mass extinction on Earth, an international team of scientists has published a way forward – a Global Deal for Nature. The science-backed plan, published in Science Advances, proposes ambitious targets for the conservation of nature as …

We need to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. This is how we can do it Read More »

Scientists have figured out a way to feed electricity to microbes to grow truly green, biodegradable bioplastics, according to a new study. The research comes from the idea that engineers can use electricity harvested from the sun or wind interchangeably with power from coal or petroleum sources. Or they can turn sustainably produced electricity into …

These amazing microbes could eat electricity and produce bioplastics Read More »