Solutions

To make crops resilient to climate change, scientists are exposing seeds to cosmic radiation, extreme temperatures, and low gravity.

Carlos Moreno, the scientist behind the concept, wrote a new book to introduce the 15-minute city to a wider audience.

Century Aluminum Company hopes half a billion dollars in federal funding will help it revive a dying industry while making it less polluting.

As the iconic scientist and activist celebrates her 90th birthday, her message for younger generations is one of hope — and not fearing the next adventure.

Human-caused climate change is having varied and unpredictable effects on maple harvests in Wisconsin, Iowa, and elsewhere, experts say.

Museums are reckoning with their own carbon footprints as they work to safeguard their collections from heat and storms.

A community-based approach to restoration combined with an ingenious device can bring back reefs traumatized by dynamite fishing.

The city estimates that its wildly popular subsidies are helping to eliminate 170,000 vehicle miles traveled per week.

This past August, in southern Ecuador amidst dense mangrove forests, scientists were at work. As I followed in her footsteps, Julie Shahan, a Stanford University Ph.D. student, navigated the challenging terrain, burdened by the large 25-pound piece of equipment on her back. This equipment, a gas analyzer, collects measurements to unlock the secrets of soil […]

As sea levels rise, engineers are using massive Dutch-inspired sand sculptures to protect shorefront settlements.