Sustainable Business

Gardens packed with blooming flowers are extremely popular. But are these highly curated creations actually helpful – or is it better to allow nature to take its own course?

An ambitious project to weaken or divert hurricanes generated decades of suspicion and disagreement. What did we learn – and will it ever be revived?

The country is racing ahead of the rest of the world in bringing sodium-ion batteries to the mass market. This time, through scooters.

The UK's saltmarshes lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, a new report from WWF says.

Changes to planning laws could speed up projects, but experts warn water consumption will also need limiting.

Scientists are analysing the smells of space – from the aroma onboard space stations to planets hundreds of light years away – to learn about the makeup of the Universe.

In the 1970s, the USSR used nuclear devices to try to send water from Siberia's rivers flowing south, instead of its natural route north.

The warning comes as cuts to American research raise fears over the ability to track and prepare for them.