The lack of context minimized the government’s own findings that atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide — the most abundant planet-warming gas in the air — jumped up by a record amount in 2024.

MIT engineers have developed a new metamaterial that is both strong and stretchy, overcoming the usual trade-off between stiffness and flexibility. The material starts as ...

Our research shows that switching these to clean hydrogen produced from renewables, or with carbon capture, could cut global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2%, more than double the UK’s total CO2 ...

When we waste food, we also waste all the energy and water it takes to grow, harvest, transport, and package it. And if food goes to the landfill and rots, it produces methane—a greenhouse gas even ...

Synthetic fertilisers sprayed on fields contain chemicals such as ammonium and nitrogen, which help the crops grow but contribute significantly to global CO2 emissions. Without more information on ...