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In our research on sustainability, the public often fails to understand waste management

New research shows that Americans may have absorbed public messaging about the importance of recycling too we…

The fossil fuel industry has come up with sneaky new tactics to keep us from acting on climate change. Michae…

The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around …

The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around …

The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around …

In the midst of a mounting plastic crisis, the biggest plastic polluters keep pushing better consumer recycli…

The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around …

Selected articles that help shed light on the behavioral features of the police violence and protests occurri…

After years of trying to contort myself into a sustainable lifestyle and feeling guilt when I failed, I reali…

Behavioral scientists have a crucial role to play in the world's quest for environmental sustainability. But …

Buying less, and not buying green, is associated with greater well-being and lower psychological distress.

Is the hype around microdosing psychedelics justified? We don't yet know. So far, citizen science has outpace…

Data and algorithms can mitigate gender bias in venture capital funding.

In The Conversation, UVA experts say producers and consumers alike overlook things like waste reduction and r…