Sustainability as a research area investigates the biophysical, technological, and socio-economic conditions under which human and ecological systems can persist within planetary boundaries over the long term. It integrates methods from environmental science, systems ecology, industrial ecology, economics, and social sciences to analyze resource flows, environmental impacts, resilience, and equity. Core topics include sustainable resource management, climate and energy transitions, circular economy strategies, life cycle assessment, and governance mechanisms that align development with ecological limits. Research emphasizes quantitative indicators, scenario modeling, and policy-relevant frameworks to evaluate pathways that minimize degradation of natural systems while maintaining human well-being.
Rotating crops, using compost, adding cover crops and flower strips, and reducing tillage are practices that can make farms resilient to climate change and bring environmental benefits, but Cornell researchers have found ...
Agriculture
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With discussions at COP30 pushing for sustainable cooling and AI innovation, research by the Universities of Cambridge and Glasgow has found a new way of detecting indoor mini-heat waves and the factors influencing these.
Environment
Nov 13, 2025
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Artificial light-type plant factories are an emerging agricultural innovation that enables crops to be grown year-round in precisely controlled environments. By adjusting factors such as light, temperature, humidity, carbon ...
Biotechnology
Nov 12, 2025
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The world's most important climate summit—known this year as COP30—has begun in the Amazonian port city of Belém, Brazil. It promises to be contentious: key countries haven't submitted new climate plans, and negotiations ...
Environment
Nov 11, 2025
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Dr. Peter Shi from Macquarie Business School explains how low-carbon supply chain finance helps businesses reduce emissions, unlock green funding and build resilient, profitable networks amid global climate challenges.
Earth Sciences
Nov 11, 2025
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During winter months, frost can unleash icy havoc on cars, planes, heat pumps, and much more. But thermal defrosting with heaters is very energy intensive, while chemical defrosting is expensive and toxic to the environment.
Nanophysics
Nov 11, 2025
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Every effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions can help us combat the rampant effects of global warming. While research on sustainability practices is making progress in various aspects of our lives, academic research itself ...
Environment
Nov 10, 2025
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In a new Nature Sustainability commentary, Professors Laura Pereira and Sally Archibald, and Dr. Kim Zoeller, together with 12 African co-authors, propose six guiding principles to ensure that climate actions benefit both ...
Environment
Nov 10, 2025
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Mining is a controversial topic: On one hand, we need raw materials such as copper for the transition to climate-friendly technologies, but on the other hand, exploration and raw material extraction are primarily associated ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 10, 2025
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As the everyday use of AI has exploded in recent years, so have the energy demands of the computing infrastructure that supports it. But the environmental toll of these large data centers, which suck up gigawatts of power ...
Environment
Nov 10, 2025
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