25th October 2025

Study casts doubt on polar geoengineering proposals

Five prominent geoengineering ideas are technologically unfeasible, unscalable, and environmentally harmful, according to a new study.

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7th October 2025

New efficiency record for perovskite solar cell

Researchers have achieved a record-breaking 27.06% efficiency with a new triple-junction perovskite solar cell. This marks a significant advance towards low-cost, stable solar devices that capture more of the Sun's energy than silicon alone.

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27th September 2025

Underground carbon storage can only cut warming by 0.7 °C

Safe and practical geologic storage of CO2 emissions is far more limited than once believed, with global reserves capped at 1,460 gigatonnes. Many scenarios could exhaust this by 2100 and virtually all by 2200.

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1st September 2025

Solar power is growing exponentially in Africa

An inflection point in Africa's adoption of solar energy is now clearly visible, driven by record imports and rapid expansion across dozens of countries on the continent.

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22nd August 2025

Iconic statues threatened by rising sea levels

A study published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage finds that rising sea levels could threaten the iconic moai statues of Easter Island by 2080.

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5th August 2025

Miniature neutrino detector confirms 50-year-old theory

Neutrino interactions have been observed at a nuclear power plant, using a device weighing just 3 kg – orders of magnitude smaller than typical neutrino detectors.

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29th July 2025

Living near the coast may improve life expectancy

A new study finds that living within 50 km (31 mi) of the sea can extend life expectancy by several months, compared with inland areas – though future climate risks may undermine this advantage.

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24th July 2025

New hope for solving marine plastic waste

A new bioplastic, LAHB, is shown to biodegrade under deep-sea conditions, losing over 80% of its mass after 13 months at a depth of 855 m (2,800 ft), while conventional PLA remains intact.

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16th July 2025

Wild vanilla under threat due to climate by 2050

A study finds that climate change could disrupt the habitat overlap between wild vanilla species and their pollinators by 2050 – threatening the survival of both. This mismatch may endanger global vanilla supply and limit the genetic diversity needed for future crop resilience.

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11th July 2025

Giant moa de-extinction project begins in New Zealand

Colossal Biosciences has teamed up with Ngāi Tahu and director Sir Peter Jackson to begin work on reviving the giant moa within the next decade. This project builds on its earlier woolly mouse and dire wolf efforts.

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