An expert breaks down why the COVID-19 pandemic has increased plastic use, and why plastic pollution could become a larger problem in the future.

Sharing intelligence features between hardware and software would offset the energy demands of using artificial intelligence in more advanced applications.

"What we have is an integrated module that turns sunlight into electricity that drives an electrochemical reaction. It utilizes water and sunlight to get chemical fuels."

Cutting half of the animal-based food in US diets would be equivalent to cutting the annual emissions of 47.5 million passenger vehicles.

"The more we map and analyze, the more we find the state of the environment, albeit Antarctic ice sheets, wetlands, or forests, is dire."

A lab-based "intelligent microsystem" employs machine learning for modeling chemical reactions, researchers report.

Despite difficulties, the chemical industry really can become carbon neutral, researchers say. They identify three ways that it could happen.

The most committed vegetarians make the change for the sake of animals, research shows. But people have other reasons for shifting to vegetarianism, too.

Farms with diverse crops can protect endanged species and biodiversity while also standing up better to the effects of climate change, researchers say.

"The irony is that by fighting against certain environmental regulations, these folks may be damaging their own earning capacity."