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International Review Reveals Importance of Hidden Arctic Root Processes for Climate Change

A new review led by researchers at Amherst College, The James Hutton Institute and Umeå University has revealed the critical role that plant roots play in shaping how Arctic tundra ecosystems respond to climate change.

31 Oct 2026

Nuclear-Era Carbon Reveals Biochar’s Long-Term Storage Potential

Researchers use bomb ¹4C to track biochar decomposition in soil, revealing its potential for long-term carbon storage and stability in carbon sequestration.

30 Oct 2026

AIMPLAS Joins European Project GREEN to Develop Biodegradable Solutions for Sustainable Fertilizers

AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Center, is participating in GREEN (Generating sustainable, Responsible, Effective, and Eco-frieNdly delivery systems for fertilizing products), a European project coordinated by the University of Birmingham that has received almost €3 million in funding from the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU).

30 Oct 2026

Metatek Surveys Help Reveal Singapore’s Geothermal Potential

Metatek’s integrated airborne and ground-based geophysical surveys have helped underpin Singapore’s nationwide geothermal assessment, whose preliminary findings were highlighted yesterday at Singapore International Energy Week by Singapore’s energy minister, Dr. Tan See Leng.

28 Oct 2026

Rutgers Scientists Lead Framework Identifying Critical National Climate Assessment Gaps

A group of 175 scientists co-led by a Rutgers University professor have developed a research framework identifying gaps in the evidence needed to assess coastal protection, food production and overlapping climate hazards such as extreme heat and power outages.

28 Oct 2026

Healthy Soils Could be Britain's Greatest Natural Defense Against Drought and Flooding, Say Regenerative Farmers

As the Government calls Water company bosses together to address the threat to farming in 2027. The Environment Agency's warning that agricultural reservoirs may not refill this winter makes this about future food production and water security, not simply this year's drought.

24 Oct 2026

20,000 Gigaliters and Counting: A Milestone for Healthier Basin Rivers, Wetlands and Communities

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH) has reached a significant milestone, delivering 20,000 gigaliters of Commonwealth environmental water to rivers, wetlands and floodplains across the Murray–Darling Basin since it began its work in 2009.

24 Oct 2026