A global network of 1000 ground stations, combined with satellite data, would create a first-ever global Earth observatory.

By using the sort of “cheap talk” that people use to strike up strategic collaboration, algorithms can learn to collaborate strategically with people.

To forge meaningful collaborations across disciplines, scientists, journal editors, referees, research institutions and funding agencies must all adapt

Today's powerful digital technologies can help us keep close tabs on natural systems, Microsoft's chief environmental officer argues in a Nature commentary.

Energy-conservation mandates cut CO2 emissions much more than cities' compact-growth policies.

It's urgent to begin reducing the world’s carbon dioxide emissions by 2020. Christiana Figueres, a leading climate change negotiator, and colleagues have a plan.

A new sensor consumes power only when activated, saving lots of energy.