Arctic Wildlife Research Suffers as Geopolitical Competition Grows

Decades ago, one of the world’s largest subpopulations of nesting eider ducks spent its summers on tiny Mitivik Island, near the mouth of Hudson Bay.

Earth’s ‘Core Carbon’ May Have Come From the Far Reaches of the Solar System

A new study suggests that most of Earth’s carbon originated in the outer solar system and didn’t arrive here until the late stages of planetary development.

Waterloo Innovation Could Make Cooling AI Data Centres Cheaper and More Efficient

Data centres at the heart of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution could be cooled more effectively and economically with a hybrid system under development at the University of Waterloo that targets hotspots on computer chips with a single drop of boiling coolant.

The Desert Difference: Where agriculture's Future Meets the Field

In agriculture, innovation has to do more than look promising on paper. It has to work in the field.

How High-Speed Ferries Can Reclaim Their Environmental Credentials

Norway has the technology and expertise needed to develop high-speed catamarans capable of operating even the longest routes. But something is missing.

Vanished Without a Trace: No Organic Carbon Fingerprint Left by Antarctic Shelf Processes

Ocean currents move water around the globe in a vast circulation system.

Can Engineering Solve the Forever Chemical Problem?

Among the technical inquiries spanning topics like cyclodextrin polymers and mass spectrometry that were stacked in Damian Helbling’s inbox was a question about four golden retrievers.

As Antarctic Blue Whales Advance Along the Road to Recovery, Continued Oversight is Key

Antarctic blue whales appear to be creeping back from the brink of extinction after 50 years of protection. A new study estimates the total population at 4,018, up from 418 after the last reported whale catch in 1973.

New Risk Metric Could Boost Carbon Markets While Limiting Global Warming

The risk of relying on uncertain carbon removal projects can now be quantified using a new standardised metric that can be applied across all such schemes, irrespective of the technology used.

Researchers say Carbon at Risk (CaR), which measures the risk that carbon removal falls short of what was initially contracted, could help regulators, buyers, insurers and investors build diversified portfolios and unlock the massive investment needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

Carbon removal projects, ranging from nature-based approaches such as afforestation to more engineered carbon capture technologies, aim to take CO₂ out of the atmosphere and store it for a meaningful period of time.

Read more at: University of Exeter

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“Mega Heatwaves” Strengthened by Interaction Between Soil Moisture, Atmospheric Pressure and Temperature

A new study has found a self-reinforcing interaction between temperature, soil moisture, and atmospheric pressure is being triggered at high temperatures, making extreme heatwaves 10 percent hotter than they would otherwise be.