December 2025 – Our Fragile Earth

ENERGY EFFICIENT ELECTRONICS

A major step in the next generation of electronics is creation of a new material that allows electrical charge to[…]

Oceanic conditions that churn up the strongest hurricanes and typhoons are heating up in the North Atlantic and Western Pacific,[…]

A new material for insulating windows could improve buildings’ energy efficiency worldwide. It works a bit like a high-tech version[…]

For more than 100 years, a persistent pocket of unusually cold water south of Greenland has stood out against the[…]

A new type of catalyst made from renewable plant waste could greatly speed up production of clean hydrogen. The material[…]

Crops are far more vulnerable when too much rainfall originates from land rather than the ocean. Land-sourced moisture leads to[…]

Using electric vehicles batteries to power households could save owners thousands in bills while cutting emissions from the power grid.[…]

CO2 and ocean acidity are tightly coupled. The more CO2 is released into the atmosphere, the more seawater absorbs, making the ocean progressively[…]

Biochar made from spent coffee grounds can help produce a lower‑carbon concrete while supporting strength benefits and reducing pressure on[…]

Almost half of the world’s beaches will disappear by the end of the century due to a combination of rising[…]