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At least 85 percent of world’s population impacted by climate change
13.10.202113.10.2021

At least 85 percent of world’s population impacted by climate change

A new paper, published today in Nature Climate Change, documents unprecedented scientific evidence for human-induced climate [...]
Unprecedented rise of heat and rainfall extremes in observational data
09.10.202108.10.2021

Unprecedented rise of heat and rainfall extremes in observational data

A 90-fold increase in the frequency of monthly heat extremes in the past ten years compared [...]
Popcorn! Packaging for the future?
04.10.202104.10.2021

Popcorn! Packaging for the future?

Modern packaging must do much more than simply meet the specific requirements for transport, storage and [...]
PIK scientists review quantitative climate migration literature
02.10.202101.10.2021

PIK scientists review quantitative climate migration literature

Quantitative empirical studies exploring how climatic and other environmental drivers influence migration are increasing year by [...]
Study: Technological Learning is Key for Resource Efficient Terawatt Scale Photovoltaics
01.10.202101.10.2021

Study: Technological Learning is Key for Resource Efficient Terawatt Scale Photovoltaics

Cost efficient climate change mitigation requires installing a total of 20-80 TWp photovoltaics until 2050 and [...]
A New Solid-state Battery Surprises the Researchers Who Created It
28.09.202128.09.2021

A New Solid-state Battery Surprises the Researchers Who Created It

Engineers create a high performance all-solid-state battery with a pure-silicon anode Engineers created a new type [...]
Reducing tropical cyclone impacts
28.09.202128.09.2021

Reducing tropical cyclone impacts

The double benefit of climate protection through both limiting and delaying global warming Increasing global warming [...]
Today’s children to experience two to seven times more extremes than their grandparents
27.09.202127.09.2021

Today’s children to experience two to seven times more extremes than their grandparents

Today’s children will be hit much harder by climate extremes than today’s adults, researchers show in [...]
European Glass-Glass Photovoltaic Modules Are Particularly Climate-Friendly
24.09.202123.09.2021

European Glass-Glass Photovoltaic Modules Are Particularly Climate-Friendly

In a new study, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have calculated [...]
The next generation of glowing plants
21.09.202121.09.2021

The next generation of glowing plants

Using nanoparticles that store and gradually release light, engineers create light-emitting plants that can be charged [...]
Study provides basis to evaluate food subsectors’ emissions of three greenhouse gases
15.09.202114.09.2021

Study provides basis to evaluate food subsectors’ emissions of three greenhouse gases

A new, location-specific agricultural greenhouse gas emission study is the first to account for net carbon [...]
Explore Sustainable Roofscapes Around the World
10.09.202109.09.2021

Explore Sustainable Roofscapes Around the World

Roofpedia is an open registry of sustainable roofscapes around the world. It uses deep convolutional neural [...]
Flexible Origami-based Tubular Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell
09.09.202109.09.2021

Flexible Origami-based Tubular Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell

The new fuel cell is lightweight, has simplified components, and can be connected serially to increase [...]
New study demonstrates significant carbon storage in African mountain forests
01.09.202131.08.2021

New study demonstrates significant carbon storage in African mountain forests

The tropical mountain forests of Africa store more carbon per hectare in their above-ground biomass than [...]
Carbon emissions from dams considerably underestimated so far
30.08.202129.08.2021

Carbon emissions from dams considerably underestimated so far

Researchers re-evaluate the role of dams in the global carbon cycle Among other things, dams serve [...]
Scientists reveal how landmark CFC ban gave planet fighting chance against global warming
19.08.202119.08.2021

Scientists reveal how landmark CFC ban gave planet fighting chance against global warming

Without the global CFC ban we would already be facing the reality of a ‘scorched earth’, [...]
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New Material Is an Extreme Thermal Insulator

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Harvesting hot electrons could break solar panel barrier

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Polystyrene nanoplastics may threaten reproductive health and offspring development

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22.09.202622.09.2026

Planetary Health Check 2026 finds mounting pressures across Earth’s life support systems

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11 trillion tonnes lost since the 1970s: Ice sheet decline mainly due to accelerated glacier movement

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