Red meat cuts can benefit the climate and your lifespan

"...cobenefits for human and planetary health... can be achieved by making simple partial substitutions of red and processed meat..."

Keila DePape-McGill • futurity
Feb. 28, 2024 ~5 min

Gulf of Mexico seagrass is retreating as sea levels rise

New research finds a link between rising sea levels and the loss of vital seagrass habitats in the Gulf of Mexico.

Sally Palmer-UT-Austin • futurity
Feb. 27, 2024 ~5 min


Project aims to make concrete ‘ultra green’

A new project aims to make low-carbon, high-performance concrete widely accessible using an "ultra-green" approach.

Peter Rüegg-ETH Zurich • futurity
Nov. 15, 2023 ~7 min

Forests can capture more carbon, but need a biodiversity boost

Natural forest recovery could capture approximately 226 gigatonnes of carbon, but will need community efforts to restore biodiversity.

Peter Rüegg-ETH Zurich • futurity
Nov. 14, 2023 ~7 min

Tree diversity may boost carbon, nitrogen in forest soil

Tree diversity can increase storage of carbon and nitrogen in forest soils and ease the effects of climate change, a new study shows.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
May 1, 2023 ~6 min

Fertilizer could be made much more sustainably

Researchers have a greener way to produce fertilizer for farming. It could not only protect the climate but also increase food security.

Fabio Bergamin-ETH Zurich • futurity
Jan. 3, 2023 ~7 min

Experts agree: Raise carbon prices to fight climate change

Almost all academic experts recommend higher carbon prices as a way to limit global warming, a comprehensive global survey on carbon pricing concludes.

U. Copenhagen • futurity
March 11, 2022 ~9 min

‘Weird’ rocks may explain how a fiery early Earth chilled out

"Our theory has the potential to address not just how Earth became habitable, but also why life emerged on it," researchers say.

Jim Shelton-Yale • futurity
March 10, 2022 ~5 min


Mantle rocks bear traces of first fauna

Special rocks called kimberlites from the deep mantle show how the rapid development of fauna 540 million years ago permanently changed Earth.

ETH Zurich • futurity
March 10, 2022 ~6 min

Sinking ‘marine snow’ aids oceans in locking up CO2

New research digs into exactly how the ocean's "biological pump" for carbon dioxide works. It turns out the constant sinking of underwater "snow" is key.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Sept. 28, 2021 ~5 min

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