Silicon Photovoltaics Make Power Generation in Space More Cost-Effective
The American company Source Energy and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have jointly [...]
Year: 2026
An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country
An Amazon-owned site in Pecos County, Texas, received a permit to release up to 33 million [...]
The Heat of the Future
Around 40 degrees during the day and around 30 degrees at night – that is what [...]
Heat threatens the drinking water supply
The heatwave is pushing drinking water supplies to their limits across Germany. In Munich, the first [...]
The warning cry of a neglected conscience
81 years ago, US soldiers dropped an atomic bomb on a populated area for the first [...]
Taiga Forests Protect Permafrost Soils
From Alaska to Siberia, canopies of boreal forests shield the frozen ground from deeper thawing. This [...]
Recycling for the energy transition
Fossil fuel infrastructure provides raw materials for sustainable energy production To transition from fossil fuels to [...]
The Arctic Ocean keeps permafrost carbon firmly locked
AWI researchers have, for the first time, been able to measure how much carbon from thawing [...]
Study reveals massive quantities of undeclared uranium are exported from the DRC
A study conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison and Princeton University nuclear engineers has identified a major [...]
Study investigates the cause of summer heat and drought
Changes in atmospheric circulation drive drought in Europe. In a new study, researchers at Leipzig University [...]
Global crop models underestimate how rice responds to extreme heat
A new study on how rising temperatures will affect rice production in Science Advances compares 214 [...]
Cruise ship air pollution could make viral infections worse
Air pollution from cruise ships could be damaging the health of people living in port cities [...]
Green roofs as a means of regulating the indoor climate of buildings
The project ‘Development of a green roof element with a closed-loop system and heat pump connection’ [...]
Invasive species hit the Global South significantly harder than previously assumed
Invasive alien species are one of the world’s largest drivers of species extinction. However, previous global [...]
How is Antarctica affected by human activity?
Hereon coordinates research on environmental pollution in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica The international research program [...]
Climate change is acting as a catalyst
Violent forest fires are raging across southern Europe. Campsites are being evacuated. Over 20,000 tourists have [...]