Biotech
Genetically Modified Forest Planned for U.S. Southeast
International Paper and MeadWestvaco are planning to transform plantation forests of the southeastern U.S. by replacing native pine with genetically engineered eucalyptus
Stories by Paul Voosen
Sustainability
Molecular Breeding Makes Crops Hardier and More Nutritious
Markers, knockouts and other technical advances improve breeding without modifying genes
Sustainability
How Long Can a Nuclear Reactor Last?
Industry experts argue old reactors could last another 50 years, or more.
Tech
Could Battery Advances Mean a Better Robot?
It's the limited life span of batteries that keeps robots from being more widely available
Sustainability
Can the World Unite to Combat Climate Change?
Ongoing negotiations on an international agreement continue to face significant disagreement
Sustainability
U.S. Airlines Fly into International Carbon Cap
European regulations on greenhouse gas emissions mean the U.S. airline industry may be the first to face climate change regulation
Sustainability
Mapping the Globe's Soils
The lack of good information on global soils is hampering efforts to improve agriculture and combat climate change
Sustainability
Insect is Turning Florida's Oranges Green
Scientists try to block the bug's genes--or harden the trees
Sustainability
Europe Pushes for More Efficiency Appliances
Motors, TVs, refrigerators all must improve
Sustainability
Europe Eyes Africa for Solar Power
Solar-thermal plants throughout the desert would send power across the Mediterranean Sea
Sustainability
New Material Could Vastly Improve Carbon Capture
"Metal organic frameworks" look like rocks, act like sponges
Sustainability
Fighting the Plague in the Great Plains with Gerbils
To contain U.S. disease outbreaks spread by prairie dogs to ferrets, it's Kazakhstan's giant gerbils to the rescue
