The Positives of Carbon Capture and Storage

Scientists are racing to pull climate-warming carbon dioxide from our atmosphere. What technology is out there? How does it actually work?

The History of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Our understanding of environmental problems and solutions is ever-expanding as more data is retrieved over time, shaping our society, policy, and global development.

The United States of Slum Cities

An alaysis of the history that created the “American urban form” — a perpetuator of inequality that leaves substandard housing community residents and services even more…

Building Cellular Machines to Solve Environmental Crises

Mounting environmental challenges force scientists to look to a new hero; bacterial cells.

Synthetic Biology’s Origin Story

The franken-cells of today’s labs have a 10,000 year history.

As long as humans have farmed crops and domesticated animals, they have practiced genetic engineering. By selectively breeding animals and plants with the most favorable traits, early…

Protecting the Invisible

Creating climate change resilient cities by incorporating new urban design standards

Not Such a Green Revolution

A brief look at the history of food production and the environmental impacts of agricultural industrialization.

15…16…17. Walking through East Harlem on a cold, sunny day in March, there is fast food on every corner. Seventeen; that’s how many stores sell…

Food Production in a Climate Changing World

With rising temperatures around the world, the pressure on food production is heating up.

The Built Environment of a Climate Changing World

Buildings, the biggest source of green house gas emission and energy consumption, may also hold the greatest potential to curb climate change. Here’s why it is essential to understand the relationship of our built environment and its increasing…

A Concrete Jungle Going Green

From PlaNYC to OneNYC: New York City is working towards an energy efficient built environment.