The banana is dying. The race is on to reinvent it before it's too late

The world's most popular fruit is facing extinction, and scientists are racing to use gene-editing to save it. To succeed, they'll need to overcome an even bigger problem: opposition to GMO crops

We’ve got carbon capture all wrong

Carbon capture is viewed by many as a last resort. But in the race to tackle the climate crisis, intelligently taking advantage of natural processes will be key

Bringing the future to life in Abu Dhabi

Amid the deserts of Abu Dhabi, a new wave of entrepreneurs and innovators are sowing the seeds of a more sustainable future

We’ve got carbon capture all wrong

Carbon capture is viewed by many as a last resort. But in the race to tackle the climate crisis, intelligently taking advantage of natural processes will be key

Supercharged soil could pull carbon right out of the air

A simple seed treatment could drastically increase the amount of atmospheric carbon captured by crops, and store it underground for longer

We don’t need to eat insects, but we could feed them to animals

Livestock consumes 20 per cent of global protein. French startup Ÿnsect wants to cut the competition, by making animal and plant feed out of mealworms

The honey detectives are closing in on China’s shady syrup swindlers

Detecting honey laced with sugar syrup is notoriously tricky, but a new test could provide the evidence needed to make fake honey prosecutions stick

These photos prove a future with no waste is possible

As humans squander the Earth’s resources and throw away unwanted goods, meet the companies and communities offering ways of transforming waste back into reusable products