Replacing the turbines on existing wind farms with newer, more powerful and efficient models could double the amount of electricity produced by onshore wind energy in the United States – without ...

In the 1990s, the divide between wild and farmed fish felt moral as much as culinary. Farmed salmon became shorthand for ...

Many people choose fish instead of meat to offset their environmental footprints. But if the choice is farmed salmon instead of chicken, then researchers have some unsettling results to share: the ...

Let the best of Anthropocene come to you. Researchers have developed a technique to turn bioplastics into fertilizer, in a process that tackles the twin problems of plastic waste and ...

In this new epoch, human influence is ubiquitous in the natural world. Coverage of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems in Anthropocene magazine takes a critical look at humans’ changing ...

Concerns about EV performance in extreme heat waves might be a thing of the past, thanks to improvements in battery ...

Let the best of Anthropocene come to you. Most people think climate change will primarily affect other people, a new analysis of previously published research reveals. The findings illustrate a ...

A host of agricultural challenges—crops’ vulnerability to drought, massive nitrogen pollution and greenhouse gas emissions—share one elegant solution: getting plants to grow longer, deeper roots. It ...

Let the best of Anthropocene come to you. Wild pigs—also known as feral swine, wild hogs or feral hogs—are best known for rooting, trampling and wallowing, behaviors that are usually associated with ...

In 2014, marine scientists at the University of St Andrews in Scotland undertook a pioneering study to examine the behavior of gray and harbor seals in the North Sea’s sprawling wind parks. From ...

Researchers have given tons of waste coffee grounds a “double shot” at life, by infusing it into concrete—where it not only increases material strength by 30%, but also could be a significantly more ...