Seasonal pumped hydropower storage (SPHS), an already established yet infrequently used technology, could be an affordable and sustainable solution to store energy and water on an annual scale, according to...Read More

Climate change poses a major risk to global food supplies. A team of researchers travelled the world to find wild relatives of 28 important crops, in an effort to increase...Read More

From the set of investors in Pachama’s $4.1 million seed round, which closed earlier this year, you wouldn’t think it’s a company that specializes in analyzing forests. The lead backer...Read More

International consensus on cross-border environmental issues has been difficult to achieve, but the 40-year-old Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air-Pollution (or LRTAP as it is known to development professionals) has enjoyed...Read More

The 15 fastest-growing cities in the world are all in Africa, and are set to double in size by 2035. The world’s 15 fastest-growing cities – based on UN population...Read More

A dozen children are sitting in a circle when the bell rings. Instead of rushing to their next class, the children close their eyes. “Raise your hand when you can...Read More

As climate change causes worldwide concern and prompts calls for governmental action, consumers are putting the onus on businesses to step up their sustainability standards and practices. A Nielsen survey, for example,...Read More

A paper released today by the journal Nature Food presents a new global food system approach to climate-change research that brings together agricultural production, supply chains and consumption. When these activities are...Read More

A long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) signed by Iberdrola and Heineken will help to bring into operation a new solar PV plant being constructed in Andévalo in 2020, thereby helping...Read More

Despite billions of dollars spent and decades of research, computation in the human brain remains largely a mystery. Meanwhile, we have made great strides in the development of artificial neural...Read More

Procter & Gamble signed a five-year contract to purchase recycled plastic from a supplier the UK. The consumer goods corporation plans to use the recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) for its...Read More

In several new studies, University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science researcher Katharine Mach and colleagues explore the importance of learning and knowledge in environmental decision-making...Read More