New research shows that concentrations of the toxic element mercury in rivers and fjords connected to [...]

Even a sustainable circular economy doesn’t run without energy. Solar panels and wind farms, tidal and [...]

Micro-engineered, bioinspired design allows the material to collect moisture from cool fog as well as generating [...]

Solar energy plays a major role in the renewable energy mix for Germany, but also worldwide. [...]

​Imagine an entire twenty storey concrete building which can store energy like a giant battery. Thanks [...]

Some 250 million people depend on water from the glaciers of High Mountain Asia, which include [...]

Scientists have detected new early-warning signals indicating that the central-western part of the Greenland Ice Sheet [...]

Making fresh water out of seawater usually requires huge amounts of energy. The most widespread process [...]

Of the over 400 climate scenarios assessed in the 1.5°C report by the Intergovernmental Panel on [...]

An enzyme could make a dream come true for the energy industry: It can efficiently produce [...]

Potentials and risks for climate targets Hydrogen-based fuels should primarily be used in sectors such as [...]

Can expert commissions develop solutions for controversial issues that will enjoy broad democratic support? A team [...]

Heat and drought as well as damaging frosts, flooding caused by heavy rain, wildfires and glacier [...]

The amount of plastic waste increases every year. Some of this waste is due to plastic [...]

An international team of climate researchers, including glaciologist Fabien Maussion, provides new projections of future sea [...]

An international research team including scientists from ETH Zurich has shown that almost all the world’s [...]