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Sweetch Energy Secures €5.2m Investment to Develop Its Breakthrough Osmotic Energy Technology

Sweetch Energy, a European company that pioneers advanced nanotechnology and eco-material science to harness osmotic energy, announced today that it has secured 5.2 million euros to initiate its industrialization phase and develop a first full-scale prototype.

From Sweetch Energy 15 Apr 2021

Microplastics Spiral the Globe in the Atmosphere

The problem of plastic pollution may have gone airborne carried by the wind resulting in the ‘plastification’ of our planet.

By Robert Lea 14 Apr 2021

Coastal Hazards More Closely Tied to Policy Decisions than Climate Change

Coastal communities face increasing danger from rising water and storms, but the level of risk will be more closely tied to policy decisions regarding development than the varying conditions associated with climate change, new research by Oregon State University suggests.

13 Apr 2021

Thick Sea-Ice can Increase the Sensitivity of Greenlandic Fjords to Climate Warming

A new study shows that thick sea-ice can increase the sensitivity of Greenlandic fjords to climate warming.

13 Apr 2021

Thawing Permafrost Could Affect Survival of Fish Species in the Arctic's Offshore Waters

GEOGRAFI A new study by a University of Copenhagen researcher finds that thawing permafrost in Alaska causes colder water in smaller rivers and streams.

13 Apr 2021

34% of Antarctic Ice Shelves Could Disappear as a Result of Global Warming

A new study conducted jointly by the Univerisyt of Liege (Belgium) and the University of Reading (England) suggests that 34% of the Antarctic ice shelves could disappear by the end of the century if the planet warms up by 4Â°C compared with pre-industrial temperatures.

13 Apr 2021

Study Focuses on Understanding How Microplastics Move Through Global Systems

Really big systems, like ocean currents and weather, work on really big scales. And so too does your plastic waste, according to new research from Janice Brahney from the Department of Watershed Sciences.

13 Apr 2021

Deep-Sea Bacteria Release Excess Carbon into the Ocean and Atmosphere

A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota has found that deep-sea bacteria dissolve carbon-containing rocks and discharge surplus carbon into the air and ocean.

13 Apr 2021

Scientists Discover Third Liquid Phase in Atmospheric Aerosol Particles

A team of researchers has identified the occurrence of three liquid phases in aerosol particles, thus transforming the understanding of air pollutants found in the Earth’s atmosphere.

13 Apr 2021

The Methane-Eating Bacteria in Trees that Can Help Curb Greenhouse Gases

MagSpace / Shutterstock.com A newly discovered bacteria could help offset methane produced by trees and assist in a strategy that could ultimately combat climate change. It's common knowledge that trees ar...

By Robert Lea 12 Apr 2021

Study Unravels the Anatomy of Abrupt Ice Age Climate Changes

Throughout the last ice age, the climate changed repeatedly and rapidly during so-called Dansgaard-Oeschger events, where Greenland temperatures rose between 5 and 16 degrees Celsius in decades. When certain parts of the climate system changed, other parts of the climate system followed like a series of dominos toppling in succession.

12 Apr 2021