Experts call for ban on artificial grass in home gardens

Sheffield scientists are calling for a ban on artificial grass and incentives for homeowners to garden sustainably to tackle climate change and promote healthier urban landscapes

US invests $178m to advance bioenergy technology

A total of 37 projects will develop new technologies that engineer plants and microbes into bioenergy and improve carbon storage

China teams up with UN to save its pigs and tea!

Biodiversity is being protected with local Chinese communities benefitting from endemic cultivation

Government ‘is lagging behind its target to create new woodland’

More than 20,000 hectares of woodland need to be created by 2024 to help the UK be on a course to hit its targets, a charity has warned

Brightonians, the new weed-busters?

Residents in Brighton will be offered tools to weed their overgrown pavements

Will the next MasterChef wear CO2-capturing apron?

ELN spoke to a scientist who has developed aprons that absorb CO2 from the air before releasing it as nutrition for plants

Plants on the Moon!

Scientists claim that “for the first time in history” terrestrial plants have grown in lunar soil

Yara slows production due to high gas prices

The hike in European natural gas prices has led to the company more than halving the production levels of its ammonia and urea factories

Animal loss halves plants’ ability to cope with climate change

The extinction and depletion of mammals has heavily impacted the survival of plants

Planted building facades could slash energy bills, new study finds

‘Living walls’ can slash the amount of heat lost by more than 30%, according to new research