Materials derived from crustaceans and seaweed could be part of a next-generation answer to the challenge of replacing plastic films.

Roundtable discussions with leaders from major energy companies reveal a lack of pressure from regulators or investors and a strong belief that fossil fuel use will continue for years to come.

Most claiming to be compatible with the climate agreement show a strong continuing reliance on natural gas and coal.

Adding tiny bits of chitin—about 1,000 times smaller than a human hair—from waste shrimp shells to cement paste made the material up to 40% stronger.

Oyster shell fossils show the American West was once as hot as today's tropics. "Imagine the climate of Bali, Indonesia, in places like Utah or Wyoming."

Shell’s withdrawal highlights unresolved tensions on the road to net zero.

Taking a cue from nacre in the inner layers of mollusk shells, scientists have created the toughest and strongest glass ever, a new study shows.

The beads are some of the earliest evidence of people expressing identity with clothing. "They're the tip of the iceberg for that kind of human trait."

Ancient marine organisms have shed light on 66 million years of carbon dioxide levels and what it means for modern carbon emissions.