Green roofs can capture nearly all the microplastic particles that contaminate rainwater in modern cities, according to a new ...

Ultra-bright white paints are the go-to when it comes to cooling buildings.Those paints work by reflecting as much of the sun as they can. An international team of researchers have now made a ...

The devices efficiently harvest artificial light, and could charge electronics and wearables. They can also generate electricity on cloudy days.

Situating solar panels on grasslands can boost grass growth by 20% on average—and as much as 90% in some areas—during dry periods. This new research from Colorado in the United States suggests that ...

Testing wheat straw, oat husks, potatoes and sugar beet, scientists identify promising candidates to make future fibres from ...

What’s more, researchers found that the phenomenon will increase further as street lighting is converted to energy efficient ...

Some AI prompts result in 50 times more carbon emissions than others, according to a new study. The findings suggest that large language models (LLMs)—the technology behind advanced chatbots and ...

“Twice as many people said they’d support additional large scale solar in their community than those who said they’d oppose additional solar,” says study team member Sarah Mills, director of the ...

Protecting fish biodiversity is a win-win solution for human nutrition and sustainable fisheries, finds a new study. The research, published in Nature Sustainability, unearthed some interesting ...