Sustainability
04 Oct 2018
Climate change efforts should focus on ocean-based solutions
Call for ocean-based renewable energy and local marine conservation and restoration to be scaled-up and implemented immediately: Frontiers in Marine Science
321 news posts in Earth and beyond
Environment
28 Sep 2018
How safe is GM cotton?
GM cotton in Mexico is delivering monster crops, without the Frankenstein – thanks to traditional farming practices and use of non-GM ‘refuges’; Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.
Sustainability
12 Sep 2018
New scholarly focus needed to help solve global food crisis
Researchers propose new framework for studying the global food system, covering: agricultural ecology, equity, culture and health: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Climate action
29 Aug 2018
10 years of UK climate change action: problems, progress and essential next steps
Martin Siegert looks back at action on climate change and offers ways forward to a low-carbon future
Space sciences and astronomy
27 Aug 2018
Earth mini-moons: Potential for exciting scientific and commercial opportunities
Detection of small asteroids temporarily captured in Earth’s orbit will increase our knowledge of asteroids and allow testing of space-faring technology: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Science
Environment
08 Aug 2018
Vessel tracking exposes the dark side of trading at sea
Exchanging catches at sea, in unregulated waters, enables illegal activities like drug smuggling and human trafficking: Frontiers in Marine Science
Environment
16 May 2018
Is Big Data the solution to climate challenges? Professor John Kimball provides insights
The Chief Editor of the Data-Driven Climate Sciences section of Frontiers in Big Data talks about what Big Data means for the environment and sustainability.
Environment
18 Apr 2018
High levels of hazardous chemicals found in plastics collected from Lake Geneva
The first analysis of plastic from the lake’s beaches finds cadmium, mercury and lead, sometimes at levels exceeding those permitted under EU law: Frontiers in Environmental Science
Environment
13 Apr 2018
New low-cost, sustainable material for reducing air and water pollution
A new ‘green’ material made from solid wastes and natural polymers promises better results than activated carbon in adsorbing pollution: Frontiers in Chemistry
Space sciences and astronomy
21 Mar 2018
Black hole jets are clearer now
Researchers have developed a model that explores supermassive black holes that lie at the centers of galaxies: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Environment
15 Feb 2018
Organic food provides significant environmental benefits to plant-rich diets
The study of more than 34,000 people is the first to investigate the environmental impacts of both food choices and farm production systems: Frontiers in Nutrition
Climate action
06 Feb 2018
Key challenges for food security in the face of climate change
Meeting UN Sustainable Development Goals for food security requires a climate-smart approach: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Sustainability
02 Feb 2018
Seabed mining could destroy deep sea ecosystems
The first global overview of seabed mining highlights potential environmental impacts, knowledge gaps and areas for future research: Frontiers in Marine Science
Environment
27 Nov 2017
No more deer in the headlight
Large mammals do use road crossing structures, finds a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Sustainability
13 Nov 2017
Frontiers journals support UN Sustainable Development Goals
A new series of interdisciplinary journals and sections to speed up solutions for moving towards a sustainable society.