Although the economics have yet to pencil out, scientists are exploring the use of phytomining to help meet the world’s increased demand for lithium, a key component of batteries that run EVs and ...

We’re pouring millions of tons of salt on roads each winter. Here’s why that’s a problem.

Ensia is a solutions-focused nonprofit media outlet reporting on our changing planet. Published by the Institute on the Environment.

Ensia is a solutions-focused nonprofit media outlet reporting on our changing planet. Published by the Institute on the Environment.

Sheep Graze Higher Among the four different types of livestock featured here, mutton and lamb will see the second largest percentage increase in per capita consumption between 2014 and 2024. At 1.9 ...

But a number of researchers today think that it is actually humanity’s destruction of biodiversity that creates the conditions for new viruses and diseases like COVID-19, the viral disease that ...

Ensia is a solutions-focused nonprofit media outlet reporting on our changing planet. Published by the Institute on the Environment.

A 2008 compact protects the Great Lakes from many water withdrawals. But will it hold up in the face of today's growing demand for freshwater?

Ensia is a solutions-focused nonprofit media outlet reporting on our changing planet. Published by the Institute on the Environment.

Around the world, Indigenous seed banks are helping to preserve culture, boost nutrition and protect the environment ...

Ensia is a solutions-focused nonprofit media outlet reporting on our changing planet. Published by the Institute on the Environment.

The Congo rainforest is the second largest in the world, but how much do we know about how it will be impacted by climate change?