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Nov 19 2019

What if we could convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into fuel?

Energy, Environment

Nov 15 2019

Elizabeth Sattely: Plants are the ultimate chemists

Environment, Health

Oct 29 2019

Scientists have developed a ‘vaccine’ to protect tomato plants

Environment, Technology & Society

Oct 29 2019

Q&A: How do we develop new sources of usable water?

Environment, Technology & Society

Oct 7 2019

Researchers invent a new treatment to prevent wildfires

Sep 27 2019

Lynn Hildemann: What’s lurking inside our homes and offices?

Environment, Health

Sep 13 2019

Ami Bhatt: Lessons from the microbial world living within us

Environment, Health

Aug 12 2019

Q&A: How the catalytic converters in cars go bad and why it matters

Environment, Materials

Aug 9 2019

A battery that harnesses energy from mixing of freshwater and seawater

Energy, Environment

Jul 30 2019

Sometimes the road to discovery starts with a walk in a local marsh

Jul 8 2019

A new way to grow crops in marginal soils could help feed the world

Environment, Technology & Society

Jul 3 2019

A tiny tweak could steer wind power in the right direction

Energy, Environment

Jun 4 2019

A new approach to cleaning heavy metals out of soil

May 13 2019

Want to learn about rebuilding brain tissue? Go study a flatworm.

Environment, Health

May 8 2019

Q&A: Experts discuss the future of waste disposal

May 6 2019

Can a drone reveal the murky secrets of San Francisco Bay?

Apr 2 2019

The next step in clean energy storage could take its cue from biology

Energy, Environment

Apr 2 2019

Experts examine strengths and weaknesses of the Green New Deal

Environment, Technology & Society

Mar 14 2019

How could we use space’s challenging environment to our advantage?

Energy, Environment, Technology & Society

Feb 26 2019

Can we recover valuable chemicals from sewage?

Jan 10 2019

Machine learning helps scientists locate nearly all U.S. solar panels

Energy, Environment