Energy from the Sun warms our planet, and changes in sunlight can also cause changes in temperature, clouds, and wind. 

EPFL researchers have discovered that nanoscale devices harnessing the hydroelectric effect can harvest electricity from the evaporation of fluids with higher ion concentrations than purified water, revealing a vast untapped energy potential.

Every year, more than one million deaths globally occur because of exposure to short-term (hours to days) fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in air pollution, according to a new report, with Eastern Asia reporting more than 50 per cent of deaths attributable to short-term PM2.5 globally.

More than ever before, there is a growing interest in dedicating resources to stop the loss of biodiversity, as recently exemplified by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) decided at COP15 in December 2022.

Looking for solutions to manage the global crisis of microplastics pollution, particularly in marine environments, will be the focus of the 1st Nano and Microplastics Australian Conference at Flinders University (7-8 March 2024).

The most abundant enzyme on Earth, rubisco, has been providing the energy which fuels life on our planet for the last three billion years.

UFZ analysis shows a mix of chemicals that endanger invertebrate organisms in particular.

Glacier-fed streams are undergoing a process of profound change, according to EPFL scientists in a paper appearing in Nature Geoscience. 

Tropical herbivores are on the move and that could spell trouble for subtropical seagrass meadows.

Ever-worsening floods are killing trees at an increasing rate along the upper Mississippi River, and invasive grasses are taking over.