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A specialized silk covering could protect seeds from salinity while also providing fertilizer-generating microbes.

The Summons Lab compares lipids from Antarctic microbial communities to century-old samples.

Technological innovations, policies, and behavioral changes will all be needed to reach Paris climate agreement targets.

MIT researchers demonstrate how often-ignored microbial interactions have a significant impact on the biodegradation of complex materials.

Techniques for observing concrete as it sets could facilitate the development of new cements.

Materials Day speaker Brian Storey describes how the Toyota Research Institute is embracing machine learning to advance the use of electric vehicles.

Recommendations could help companies deliver more useful disclosures to investors on risks they face due to climate change.

Grad student Brandon Leshchinskiy created EarthDNA Ambassadors, an outreach program “for the Earth, for future generations.”