To meet emissions goal, decarbonize light-duty vehicles?

"Transportation is the highest emitting sector in the US, with the majority of emissions coming from light-duty vehicles."

Jim Erickson-U. Michigan • futurity
Nov. 8, 2023 ~7 min

Time to get dietary fats from factories instead of farms?

Agriculture is one of the hardest human activities to decarbonize, but a potential solution eliminates farms altogether: synthesize dietary fats.

UC Irvine • futurity
Nov. 7, 2023 ~6 min


Air pollution exposure linked to postpartum depression risk

A new study links long-term maternal exposure to common air pollutants, both before and after childbirth, to increased risk of postpartum depression.

Pat Harriman-UC Irvine • futurity
Nov. 1, 2023 ~5 min

Cardiovascular deaths from heat to increase over 40 years

Black adults may experience a more than 500% increase in cardiovascular deaths due to heat exposure in the coming decade, compared to current death rates.

Matt Toal-Penn • futurity
Oct. 31, 2023 ~5 min

Small diet swaps are good for your health and the planet’s

Just a few simple swaps to your diet can improve your health—and the health of the planet, too.

Andrew Yawn-Tulane • futurity
Oct. 27, 2023 ~5 min

These bat facts send fears flapping

The last week in October is Bat Week, so experts are separating fact from fiction about the amazing and beneficial animals.

Laura Muntean-Texas A&M • futurity
Oct. 27, 2023 ~9 min

Happy pigs beat low climate footprint for pork consumers

Consumers would rather pay more for pork when pigs are treated well than for those that have a lower climate footprint.

Maria Hornbek-Copenhagen • futurity
Oct. 25, 2023 ~8 min

Diet affects killer whale pollution exposure more than location

Killer whales that eat seals or other whales have higher persistent organic pollutants in their blubber than those that forage on fish.

Frederique Mazerolle-McGill • futurity
Oct. 25, 2023 ~5 min


Chicken feathers can pave way for cleaner energy

Researchers are using chicken feathers to make fuel cells more cost-effective and sustainable.

Vanessa Bleich-ETH Zurich • futurity
Oct. 23, 2023 ~5 min

Heat waves hamper bird reproduction near farmland

Birds nesting near farmland are half as likely to have at least one fledgling successfully leave the nest when temperatures spike.

Tiffany Dobbyn-UC Davis • futurity
Oct. 20, 2023 ~7 min

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