The ASU-Science Prize for Transformational Research will be awarded to a researcher who uses new methods to identify problems and produce findings with impacts on policy. Prize-winning work could inform issues ranging from human health to beneficial uses of artificial intelligence.  

The intensification of existing farmland can sometimes be more harmful to local biodiversity than expanding the area covered by agricultural land, finds a new study led by University College London researchers.

The Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy at the University of Utah has announced this year’s finalists for the $250,000 Wilkes Climate Launch Prize, one of the largest university-affiliate climate awards in the world. The prize is specifically calibrated to support unconventional or first-of-a-kind projects that often have difficulty getting funding.