The world is facing a major food crisis where both obesity and hunger are rising in the context of rapidly changing environments.

Enough water will come from the ground as a byproduct of oil production from unconventional reservoirs during the coming decades to theoretically counter the need to use fresh water for hydraulic fracturing operations in many of the nation’s large oil-producing areas.

Environmental economist Katherine Zipp studies how floodplain damages affect long-term housing development in high flood-risk areas.

Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, a part of The University of Tokyo, have developed a new procedure for recycling concrete with the addition of discarded wood.

Is the water in your home actually safe, given that water utility companies in the U.S. aren’t required by law to monitor the water that specifically enters a building at its service line?

A paper released today by the journal Nature Food presents a new global food system approach to climate-change research that brings together agricultural production, supply chains and consumption.

Crops that can better withstand harsher climatic conditions, have improved pest resistance, and more micronutrients are among a flow of breakthroughs on the horizon, thanks to a new $2 million high-tech greenhouse at Flinders University.

Findings from a small preliminary study with residents of the Cranfield University campus have shown that shower times are significantly shorter when showers are fitted with time displays.

Research at Karlstad University shows that sludge and ashes as paper mill residues can be used as effective fertiliser. This involves biochar, that is, carbon from organic material returned to the forest and thus closing the cycle.

Growing up in Uganda, Catherine Nakalembe always loved geography but never imagined she’d work with NASA.