State of the Planet Science for the Planet: Turning Waste Into Critical Materials By: Francesco Fiondella 22 April 2026 at 15:41 Greeshma Gadikota and her team explore how materials that might otherwise be landfilled can be transformed into products needed for solar energy and other critical technologies.
State of the Planet Tree Rings Reveal Hurricane Impacts and Emerging Sea-Level Stress in Coastal Forests By: Francesco Fiondella 17 April 2026 at 15:19 New research suggests that trees largely recover from storms within two years, and that coastal trees may be stressed from sea-level rise.