Fewer cow burps can cut emissions from dairy farms

Dairy farms can play a big role in cutting emissions to fight climate change by focusing on cow burps and manure, researchers say.

Matt Swayne-Penn State • futurity
July 22, 2019 ~5 min

To farm mussels offshore, consider ocean cycles

Ocean cycles can have a big impact on offshore mussel farms, research finds. The work could clarify how climate change will affect aquaculture.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
July 17, 2019 ~6 min


How planting trees can improve water quality

Reforestation of marginal, degraded, or abandoned agricultural land really does offer significant benefits in water quality, research shows.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
July 3, 2019 ~6 min

‘Unprinting’ removes toner from paper with light

A new 'unprinting' method uses light pulses to remove toner from printer paper, which could improve recycling and cut emissions.

Todd Bates-Rutgers • futurity
June 26, 2019 ~2 min

5 ways a ‘lazy’ lawn makes pollinators happy

A scruffy lawn makes a good home for pollinators, say scientists. Here are 5 ways to make bees feel at home, plus options for those without yards.

Alisson Clark-Florida • futurity
June 19, 2019 ~3 min

5 ways a ‘lazy’ lawn makes pollinators happy

A scruffy lawn makes a good home for pollinators, say scientists. Here are 5 ways to make bees feel at home, plus options for those without yards.

Alisson Clark-Florida • futurity
June 19, 2019 ~3 min

1 swap halves the carbon footprint of your diet

"Just one food substitution brought close to a 50 percent reduction, on average, in a person’s carbon footprint."

Keith Brannon-Tulane • futurity
June 12, 2019 ~3 min

How the bicycle shifted labor, technology, and marriage

Historian David Ortiz explains how the bicycle reshaped culture around the world and suggests it could do so again soon.

Alexis Blue-U. Arizona • futurity
May 30, 2019 ~1 min


Why crop yields aren’t the right fix for global hunger

World agriculture produces enough edible calories to feed 9 billion people, so why aim to solve global hunger by making more food?

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
May 22, 2019 ~4 min

Strategy could turn CO2 emissions into useful chemicals

Capturing and using carbon emissions to make chemicals and plastics could help fight climate change, but there are a few caveats.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
May 20, 2019 ~8 min

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