Climate & Sustainability

In a Tell Me More podcast episode, faculty and alumni plumb the depths to better know our watery planet, from sea-level rise to shipwrecks to giant squid

As demands for metals and minerals increase to support low-carbon technologies, Saleem Ali promotes an international strategy to protect future generations

Using silk biomaterials, Tufts researchers copy a jewel orchid’s highly efficient system of capturing and networking light

Tufts researcher looks to use a different chemistry in ironmaking that could produce harmless water and nitrogen byproducts rather than carbon dioxide

Water-based manufacturing could replace use of toxic chemicals and open the door for hybrid electronic-biological devices

Research shows that healthy eating also improves the health of the environment. Here are some tips from Tufts experts

Athena Ronquillo-Ballesteros, F20, is matching the aspirations of philanthropic leaders with projects that advance the world’s transition to clean energy

By showing interconnections across time and all living things, Ferris Jabr makes a case in a new book for the Earth as alive

Fear, anger, grief, and guilt are understandable responses to the climate crisis, but they don’t have to be paralyzing, Tufts experts say

Isabel Beavers makes multimedia installations to stir the emotions and spur fresh thinking