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WEG to Launch 7MW Wind Turbine

Global industrial equipment manufacturer, WEG has announced it will launch a new 7 MW wind turbine, provides greater power and efficiency for wind generation projects.

From WEG S.A. 14 Jul 2022

How to Distil the 'Good Oil' from the Sea

To save the world’s fish stocks and oceans, scientists are racing to find better and sustainable ways to make healthy nutritional products such as Omega-3 fatty acids, biodiesel, aquaculture and livestock food from fast-growing microalgae.

14 Jul 2022

On the ‘Elevator to Extinction’: Arctic-alpine Plants Endangered in Scottish Highlands

Rare arctic-alpine plants are being driven higher up Scotland’s mountains by climate change and will soon become extinct if we don’t intervene, new research from the University of Stirling has found.

14 Jul 2022

Could Naming Heatwaves Help the UK Prepare for Them?

According to the leading researchers, the UK must name heatwaves as part of an efficient early warning system to safeguard the most at risk.

13 Jul 2022

Plankton Likely to Store More Carbon in the Next Century

In the coming century, experts at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Bristol expect that the quantity of carbon stored by tiny plankton will grow.

12 Jul 2022

Climate Change Reveals a Treasure Trove of Information in Melting Ice Patches

One day more than 3000 years ago, someone lost a shoe at the place we today call Langfonne in the Jotunheimen mountains. The shoe is 28 cm long, which roughly corresponds to a modern size 36 or 37. The owner probably considered the shoe to be lost for good, but on 17 September 2007 it was found again - virtually intact.

12 Jul 2022

Climate Change Likely to Increase Potential for Wine Production

A new study discloses how climate change is increasing the ability of wine production in the United Kingdom.

11 Jul 2022

The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Fishing and Agriculture in Tropical Coastal Communities

A study in partnership with the ICM-CSIC has concentrated on the effects of climate change on 72 coastal communities situated in the Indo-Pacific region, where agriculture and fishing are considered to be essential for local economies.

11 Jul 2022

Feasibility of Electric Vehicles for Remote Communities in Australia

A new study performed by the Australian National University (ANU) has displayed the fact that electric vehicles have the potential to tackle the distances needed to travel to necessary services in Australia’s regional and remote areas.

11 Jul 2022

Destruction of Ozone Over the Arctic Causes Abnormal Weather Throughout the Northern Hemisphere

Many people are familiar with the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica, but what is less well known is that occasionally, the protective ozone in the stratosphere over the Arctic is destroyed as well, thinning the ozone layer there. This last happened in the spring months of 2020, and before that, in the spring of 2011.

8 Jul 2022