Technological advances are allowing commercial fishing fleets to double their fishing power every 35 years and put even more pressure on dwindling fish stocks, new research has found.

The small but mighty flaxseed has many health benefits for humans, as well as other important uses.

Short of the advent of quantum singularity seen in the fusion drives of futuristic movies, there is really no renewable energy answer other than liquid biofuels.

In the 1920s, scientists identified aurora trout as a new species native only to northeastern Ontario.

Plastics in our waste streams are breaking down into tiny particles, causing potentially catastrophic consequences for human health and our aquatic systems, finds research from the University of Surrey and Deakin’s Institute for Frontier Materials in a new study published by Journal of Water Research.

Researchers find that large green spaces like parks and wetlands help maintain groundwater levels and support habitats among other benefits.

As with the stock market, climate change requires a diversified portfolio of solutions.

Attempts such as the U.S. ‘Green New Deal’ to create a more environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable world face a major challenge – people are sceptical you can achieve all three.

Climate change could negatively impact banana cultivation in some of the world’s most important producing and exporting countries, a study has revealed.

New research carried out in 12 countries shows most people believe achieving environmental sustainability could hinder quality of life but not the wider economy.