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 [...]
Month: July 2026
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 [...]
Global electricity demand growth set to accelerate as power systems adjust to recent shocks
Industry, electric vehicles, air conditioning and data centres continue to spur robust increases in electricity use [...]
Researchers unlock new tool to study river temperatures over large scales
Satellite imagery captures the impact of large U.S. dams on river temperatures over the last decade. [...]
Agri-Environmental Policies Improve Cropland Around the World
A University of Bonn study has demonstrated that action to combat cropland degradation is having an [...]
A plan to make Europe the first electro-continent
The Commission has unveiled a new electrification action plan aimed at speeding up the shift from [...]
Desert dust in Europe is increasing
Airborne particulate matter from the deserts of North Africa is reaching Europe in ever-increasing quantities. This [...]
Expert group calls for global action on food crisis
A group of experts has warned that the world faces a new food crisis and issued [...]
Lessons from the Ahr Valley disaster
It took the state government of Rhineland-Palatinate five years to apologise to the victims of the [...]
Folding and sun-tracking Solar Panel System: Higher Electricity Yield and Protection Against Severe Weather Events
A PV system developed at TU Graz increases energy yield through two-axis tracking of the sun’s [...]
LONGi sets a 35.5 percent world record for crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell efficiency
ESTI certified the result, which builds on a series of LONGi tandem cell and module efficiencies [...]
Healthier, more sustainable diets would reshape global agriculture; a new study shows by how much
Transitioning to healthier, more sustainable global food systems by 2050 would substantially reshape agriculture by reducing [...]