As Africa Loses Forest, Its Small Farmers Are Bringing As soon as extra Timber
For just a few years, there have been tales of the deforestation of Africa. And they also’re true — the…
On South African Shores, Women Carry On a Harvest Once Denied
During the apartheid era, the Sokhulu people were forcibly removed from their coastal lands and forbidden — under threat of…
From Fertilizer to Fuel: Can ‘Green’ Ammonia Be a Climate Fix?
In Minnesota, there’s a research farm peppered with wind turbines that, when in full swing, boasts an astonishingly low carbon…
How Adding Rock Dust to Soil Could Help Get Carbon into the Ground
On a hot and humid August day near Geneva, New York, Garrett Boudinot stands in a field of hemp, the…
Are Sea Cucumbers a Cleanup Solution to Fish Farm Pollution?
Off the coast of the Hawaiian Island of Kauai, an underwater metropolis bustles. Sea turtles glide lazily through the surf…
Can Synthetic Palm Oil Help Save the World’s Tropical Forests?
Tom Jeffries and Tom Kelleher met at Rutgers University in the 1970s while studying industrially useful microbes. Jeffries went on…
In Cambodia, a Battered Mekong Defies Doomsday Predictions
Among the many ailments plaguing Southeast Asia’s Mekong River, “hungry water” stands out with particular clarity. In recent dry seasons,…
From Lab to Market: Bio-Based Products Are Gaining Momentum
In the 1930s, the DuPont company created the world’s first nylon, a synthetic polymer made from petroleum. The product first…
Edible Insects: In Europe, a Growing Push for Bug-Based Food
The European Union recognizes it has a meat problem. The bloc has no easy way to curb the climate impact…
How Agroforestry Could Help Revitalize America’s Corn Belt
Drive through rural Minnesota in high summer and you’ll take in a view that dominates nearly the entire U.S. Midwest:…