PERILOUS PEAT FIRES
Indonesia’s dangerous peat fires are surging early in the 2026 fire season as a strengthening El Niño and severe drought[…]
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Month: September 2026
SOLAR POWERED DESALINATION
A new solar powered desalination method produces drinking water from seawater without chemical additives. Its self-cleaning surface separates and collects[…]
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ARCTIC COAST ALARM
Arctic cyclones become especially destructive when several strike one after another, causing about twice as much sea ice loss as[…]
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CRAZY COOKIES
Yeast has been engineered to turn PET plastic and agricultural waste into ingredients for protein-rich, 3D-printed cookies. The system can[…]
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WASP WORRIES
Wasps are important in ecosystems as pest-controllers, pollinators and decomposers. Britain’s wasps have become mysteriously scarce this summer possibly due[…]
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FABULOUS FUNGI PRODUCTS
There’s a new way to make leather-like fabrics from fungi at large scale using industrial equipment and leading towards vegan[…]
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MORE METHANE POLLUTION
A landfill’s emissions in 2023 were found to be fully five times higher than had previously been estimated. It seems[…]
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SOLAR SHADING
Shading crops with solar panels makes outdoor labor safer and protects tomatoes. This cooling effect can reduce water loss from[…]
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DOOMSDAY DEVELOPING AT SOME POINT?
Hundreds of previously overlooked seismic events have been detected beneath Antarctica, many apparently glacial earthquakes caused when huge icebergs break[…]
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CEMENT CARBON CAPTURE
The world produces about 4 billion tons of cement every year. By closing the loop on the same reaction that[…]
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