Ubiquitous marine plants dissipate wave energy and could help protect vulnerable shorelines. Most people’s experience with seagrass, if any, amounts to little more than a tickle on their ank... Read more
Seagrass beds are so effective in protecting tropical beaches from erosion, that they can reduce the need for regular, expensive beach nourishments that are used now. In a recent article in... Read more
Article in journal Science outlines threats to soil productivity A group of leading soil scientists, including the University of Delaware’s Donald L. Sparks, has summarized the precarious st... Read more
At 77, Jackson is a big man with big ideas. A few weeks ago at the annual Prairie Festival in Salina, Kan. — a celebration, essentially, of true sustainability — I sat down with Wes Jackson... Read more
Electric rocket engines known as Hall thrusters, which use a super high-velocity stream of ions to propel a spacecraft in space, have been used successfully onboard many missions for half a... Read more
A group of scientists recently set out to discover their secret As any graffiti-removal specialist will tell you, sand-blasting is definitely an effective method of removing substance... Read more