Sustainable Earth

New data obtained by researchers shows that electrical energy consumption in England's schools has gone up, even as heating demand has fallen, with...

Scientists at Cambridge University are exhibiting a prototype table that demonstrates how biological fuel cells can harness energy from plants.

Researchers have discovered a crucial recipe for improving the characteristics of graphene devices for use as photodetectors in the next generation...

An online tool will help users predict trade-offs between the global commodities of energy, water and land.

Research reveals plumages exhibit less than a third of possible colours birds can see.

In the wake of the disaster at the Fukushima reactor, Japan and other nations are re-evaluating their attitude to nuclear energy. Cambridge academic...

New research reveals how biological arms races between cuckoos and host birds can escalate into a competition between the host evolving new, unique...

New collaboration aims to address the growing demand for food and fuel by improving the process of photosynthesis.