Britain’s largest university aims to eliminate single-use plastics, in the lab and elsewhere around campus, by 2024. How exactly the institution plans to meet that goal is yet to be determined.

For many, it’s not a question of when senior academics should leave their posts, it’s about how to distribute scarce resources such as grants and faculty positions more fairly.

Across the US, laboratories are finding creative ways to minimize the amount of plastic they throw away.  

Simple changes help yeast thrive in the presence of their own harmful byproducts and could boost biofuel production.

An international group of researchers gives a score to coastal nations for their contribution to ocean health, and identifies main concerns.

People are currently driving the planet on a crash course with global stability. Something must be done.

Transgenic cotton plants that produce their own insecticide bolster local insect predator populations, which could serve as better long-term solutions to crop pests.

Programs that provide sustainable certification for fisheries may be too generous with their accreditation.

Wangari Maathai, a human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, started a movement to plant more than 30 million trees and generate nearly 1 million jobs.