Bees, fish and plants show how climate change’s accelerating pace is disrupting nature in 2 key ways

Fast-rising temperatures can change how plants and animals behave and disrupt the delicate timing of pollination.

Courtney McGinnis, Professor of Biology, Medical Sciences and Environmental Sciences, Quinnipiac University • conversation
April 30, 2025 ~7 min

Will the vegetables of the future be fortified using tiny needles?

Researchers showed they can inexpensively produce silk microneedles to deliver vitamins or agrochemicals to plants.

Zach Winn | MIT News • mit
April 29, 2025 ~8 min


How and where is nuclear waste stored in the US?

The decades-long struggle to find a permanent place to dispose of nuclear waste will continue, probably for many years to come.

Gerald Frankel, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University • conversation
April 14, 2025 ~8 min

How controversial nutritionist John Harvey Kellogg pioneered the path to modern plant-based eating

The pioneering US health reformer and breakfast cereal inventor introduced plant-based meat substitutes to the public.

Lauren Alex O'Hagan, Research Fellow, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University • conversation
April 1, 2025 ~7 min

For plants, urban heat islands don’t mimic global warming

Scientists have found that trees in cities respond to higher temperatures differently than those in forests, potentially masking climate impacts.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
March 31, 2025 ~7 min

Bacteria technique can boost plant growth

"The technique we demonstrate here essentially stabilizes these bacteria, making it possible to develop customized probiotics for plants."

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
March 20, 2025 ~7 min

Revoking EPA’s endangerment finding – the keystone of US climate policies – won’t be simple and could have unintended consequences

The Trump administration’s goal is to roll back rules limiting planet-warming greenhouse gases emissions from power plants, vehicles and oil and gas production, but it could backfire for industry.

Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School • conversation
March 19, 2025 ~9 min

Tobacco’s hidden friendly side: how the controversial plant could be used for good

Can we turn a global killer into a global healer?

Cathy Moore, Senior Lecturer in Life Sciences, University of Westminster • conversation
March 13, 2025 ~7 min


Ann Arbor’s sustainable energy utility aims to build the electric power grid of the future − alongside the old one

With the Trump administration prioritizing fossil fuels, cities and states will have to lead the way on clean energy.

Mike Shriberg, Professor of Practice & Engagement, School for Environment & Sustainability, University of Michigan • conversation
March 10, 2025 ~9 min

Plants struggled for millions of years after Earth’s worst climate catastrophe – new study

A deep dive into Earth’s distant past shows how life on land struggled to recover long after the worst warming event of all time.

Chris Mays, Senior Curator, Palaeobotany, Natural History Museum Vienna • conversation
March 6, 2025 ~6 min

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