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What a Menorcan Goat Farm Reveals About the Future of Soil in the Mediterranean

At es Tonedor, in Es Mercadal, cheese is made the slow way. Unrefined sea salt goes straight onto the rind by hand, rather than the wheel going into a brine bath. The cheeses then mature for around two months at 11–13°C in controlled humidity, turned every two days, their rinds rubbed as they age.

16 Oct 2026

Advancing Sustainable Lawn Management Through the PLEDGE Research Initiative

Climate change has caused sudden and unexpected shifts in weather, including dry spells. What does that mean for your lawn, and are there ways to keep it green without overusing water and fertilizer?

16 Oct 2026

Surge in Onshore Wind Applications Makes Site Selection More Important Than Ever

A decade-high surge in onshore wind applications in England is evidence that developers are returning to the market.

14 Oct 2026

University of Nottingham to Lead Three Projects as Part of £20 M Drive to Make the East Midlands a Clean Technology Leader

The University of Nottingham will lead three projects as part of a new £20 million program funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and led by the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA), to position the East Midlands as the leading place to develop and manufacture the next generation of clean power and propulsion technologies.

14 Oct 2026

Research Evaluates Climate Change Impacts on Red Oak Carbon Sinks

The Sierra Nevada mountain range in California is as stunning as it is diverse, with storms from the Pacific Ocean dumping rain and snow on the range's western slopes while arid conditions mark much of its eastern face. David Des Marais, MIT's Amgen Career Development Associate Professor, knows the mountains well. His childhood in San Francisco was filled with hiking and camping excursions throughout the range.

13 Oct 2026

Danish Technological Institute Leads New Method to Secure Clean Drinking Water in Ukraine and Strengthen Danish Emergency Preparedness

With DKK 5.5 million from the Grundfos Foundation, the Danish Technological Institute is heading an initiative to develop and deploy mobile water purification units in war-torn areas of Ukraine in collaboration with the International Red Cross and several partners.

12 Oct 2026

Scientists Find Ancient Microbial Blueprint to Slash Agricultural Chemical Pollution

In a new study published in Nature, Saint Louis University School of Medicine researchers reveal an entirely unexpected blueprint for how one of the oldest microbes on Earth processes nitrogen to create ammonia, the building block of fertilizer.

10 Oct 2026

Decade-Long Study Confirms Long-Range Atmospheric Transport of Optoelectronic Material Pollutants

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are regulated under the Stockholm Convention because of their long-term risks to ecosystems and human health. Assessing environmental persistence and long-range transport potential (LRTP) is therefore essential for identifying new candidate POPs.

10 Oct 2026

Hearing Tests Reveal How Sea Lions and Fur Seals Hear Human-Made Noise

Curtin University and Taronga Conservation Society Australia researchers have conducted the first hearing tests on Australian sea lions and long-nosed fur seals, revealing what sounds these marine mammals can hear and helping assess how human-made noise could affect them.

9 Oct 2026

Long-term Monitoring Shows Fundamental Ecological Changes in Northern Baltic

For decades, scientists have regarded phosphorus as the main nutrient limiting biological production in the Gulf of Bothnia. Now, a new study led by researchers at Umea University shows that a fundamental change is underway. The Bothnian Sea has shifted to nitrogen limitation, while the Bothnian Bay is rapidly moving in the same direction.

5 Oct 2026