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Electrode Material Converts Electricity and Water into Hydrogen

Energy sources like solar and wind can efficiently generate emissions-free electricity, but they also rely on the Sun and the wind, respectively, and therefore supply does not invariably match the demand.

22 Apr 2020

Modern Electricity Services Bridge Gaps in Global Energy Demand

A recent study has demonstrated that the rate of electrification should increase by more than three-fold to ensure global access to reliable, low-cost, and modern electricity services in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030.

20 Apr 2020

Territorial Short Food Supply Chains Promote Sustainable and Democratic Food Systems

In recent decades, alternative food supply movements have arisen. These are based on greater society involvement in coordinating and making decisions regarding food.

15 Apr 2020

Exploring the Connection Between Educational Attainment and Climate Change

What are the most effective ways to achieve desired sustainable development outcomes across all aspects of wellbeing, and how might the pursuit of some of these goals affect progress toward others? A new study by an international team of researchers aims to address these questions to help understand possible synergies and tradeoffs among these goals.

14 Apr 2020

Study Shows How Global Demographic Transition Impacts Food System Sustainability

As rural masses migrate to urban areas, populations grow, and people work toward better living standards, global food system sustainability pays a high price, according to a new analysis spanning low- to high-income countries.

6 Apr 2020

New Study Assesses and Quantifies Ecosystem Service Flows

What is common about flood control, pandas, chocolate, and migratory birds? Several countries are gaining profit from ecosystem services offered outside their nations.

31 Mar 2020

Producing Products from Renewable Biomass Using Yeast

Scientists have created a set of three novel tools to design Issatchenkia orientalis, a low-pH-tolerant yeast, for synthesizing valuable bioproducts from renewable biomass.

30 Mar 2020

Maintaining High Crop Yields with Reduced Nitrogen Fertilizers

Several researchers are finding methods to create more sustainable practices that preserve high crop yields with less inputs.

27 Mar 2020

Protein System Enables Sustainable Solar-Powered Devices

At the University of Bristol, a group of researchers has designed a new photosynthetic protein system that facilitates a more sustainable and improved approach to solar-powered technological devices.

25 Mar 2020

Ocean Plastic Returning to Aussie Coastlines

Plastic waste in the ocean is making its way back to land and increasing pollution on Australia’s beaches, according to new research from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.

12 Mar 2020