Sustainability

Inspired by chemistry observed on the surface of Venus, researchers produced a synthetic material that could improve air quality.

With ever-improving efficiencies, and rising sales in multiple countries, heat pumps are only getting harder for their detractors to dismiss.

Tokyo’s municipal government has announced plans to build a high-tech, sustainable city on reclaimed land in its bay area.

Maine researchers are testing a new approach to 3D printing homes, swapping out the standard concrete “ink” for a material made of wood waste.

The state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act is a great opportunity — but only if it goes far enough.

Rewilding organisations in Europe are reintroducing lost species including the Eurasian lynx and Marsican brown bear.

This year, NIF reports that it has achieved "ignition" — that is, it has achieved slightly more fusion energy output than laser energy input.

Urban heat waves are getting worse, but better data and timely government action could make them less deadly.

Rolls-Royce and easyJet have demonstrated for the first time that a modern plane engine can be safely powered by hydrogen fuel.

Building materials and construction generate about 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions. What if there was an alternative?