Environment
Water Management
China Approves World’s Largest Hydroelectric Dam: A Game-Changer with Major Risks
With an estimated output of 300 TWh annually, China's ambitious hydroelectric project on the Yarlung Zangbo River sparks both awe and concern.
Editorial Team•10 January 2025
Climate Change
Wildfires and Climate Change: A Growing…
In just 48 hours, wildfires have swept through urban areas in northern…
Editorial Team•9 January 2025
Water Management
The Water Cycle Is Out of…
Global Water Monitor 2024 Highlights the Devastating Impact of Climate Change on…
Editorial Team•8 January 2025
Water Management
Zwitterion hydrogels to remove micro-pollutants from water
They work better than activated carbon and recycle endlessly. MIT tested the technology to remove micro-pollutants…
11 January 2024
Pollution
PFAS contamination strikes us even before we are born
For the first time, a study monitors the metabolism of foetuses and the accumulation of PFAS…
10 January 2024
Environment
Synthetic bio-fixation of CO2, a new milestone
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute have developed a synthetic pathway that can capture CO2 from…
9 January 2024
Environment
Ecosystem services: the climate crisis will reduce them by 9.2% by 2100
Calculating only the changes in the benefits provided by terrestrial ecosystems due to climate change, a…
3 January 2024
Pollution
All coal records in 2023: the bittersweet year of the most polluting…
China continues to build new power plants: 70% of the world’s pipeline depends on Beijing. The…
29 December 2023
Environment
Carbon storage in the oceans, +20% thanks to “sea snow”
A French CNR study published in Nature recalculates the role of plankton in transporting carbon from…
19 December 2023
Scientific Reports
Global Coal Demand Record 2023
The IEA expects that this year we will reach the peak in world coal consumption. While…
18 December 2023
Environment
All global warming records in the Arctic in 2023
Summer 2023 (July-September) has been the hottest since 1900, while all other seasons have grazed record…
13 December 2023
Environment
Norway takes a decisive step toward deep-sea mining in the Arctic
A parliamentary agreement on deep-sea mining could lead to the opening of the first offshore mine…
12 December 2023
Scientific Reports
Nature-negative finance flows: worth 7% of global GDP
According to the UN Environmental Protection Agency, finance that directly damages forests, wetlands and other ecosystems…
11 December 2023
Scientific Reports
No G20 country is in line with Paris Agreement commitments
Governments far removed from consistency with the Paris Accord. Climate Action Tracker analysis shows inconsistency of…
8 December 2023
Environment
Alarm for 5 Global tipping points: they will be activated before the…
The study conducted by 200 scientists coordinated by the University of Exeter warns that tipping points…