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…
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…
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…
How an El Niño-Driven Drought Brought Hunger to Southern Africa
Esnart Chongani boils five small pumpkins over firewood outside her home in Makoka, a village in Zambia’s Chongwe District, not…
On the Mekong, Sand Mining Threatens the River and a Way of Life
Phnom Penh is rapidly developing, but its growth has come at a high cost to villagers who depend on the…
Can ‘Vaccines’ for Crops Help Cut Pesticide Use and Boost Yields?
Researchers are using gene editing to develop biodegradable vaccines that protect crops from pathogens. As the world looks to feed…
How Non-Native Plants Are Contributing to a Global Insect Decline
For years, Doug Tallamy sounded the alarm about the grave threat that plants introduced from abroad pose to native insects.…
How the Trump Administration Pulled Back on Regulating Toxic Chemicals
TCE is a clear, colorless liquid with a sweet odor that has proven itself for decades as an especially effective…
How Mounting Demand for Rubber Is Driving Tropical Forest Loss
The elephants are gone. The trees are logged out. The Beng Per Wildlife Sanctuary in central Cambodia is largely destroyed,…