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Rust Destroys Billions in Vital Bridges Roofs and Railway Networks

Good news first: Things are much better today. At least when it comes to corrosion. What was rusting and decaying back in the 1980s, nowadays lasts much longer.

8 Sep 2026

Water Breakthrough Challenge 7 to Award £50 m to Accelerate Transformational Innovation in Water Sector

The Water Innovation Fund has launched the seventh Water Breakthrough Challenge, which will award up to £50 million to collaborative innovations that tackle the water sector’s biggest issues.

7 Sep 2026

Scientists Monitor Marine Life and Shipping Noise in Arctic Environments

Beneath the Arctic Ocean is an orchestra featuring natural and human composers, from cracking sea ice and whistling beluga whales to humming shipping-vessel engines.

7 Sep 2026

Exceeding 1.5 °C Limit Now Considered Unavoidable, But "Every Fraction of a Degree" Still Worth Fighting for as Pacific Leaders Gather for Regional Summit

The world is on track to cross the 1.5 °C global warming threshold, likely within the next few years, according to a major new UN Environment Program (UNEP) report released today.

2 Sep 2026

MIT Scientist Uses Game-Based Models to Predict Local Climate Risks

Sai Ravela, principal research scientist in MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS), works with a team of researchers, local partners, and community collaborators to develop game-based computer models to help local communities find solutions to their unique geographical and environmental challenges.

1 Sep 2026

As the Fuel Crisis Deepens, Pacific Nations Can Save Billions by Switching to Renewables: New Report

A new report, Counting the cost of fossil fuels in the Pacific, released today from the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response (ICRR), found Pacific nations spend between 10 and 25% of GDP on fossil fuel imports – more than a regional average of 8% on education and 6% on health.

25 Aug 2026

Mapping Unprecedented Disasters Using Ordinary Data and Advanced Machine-Learning

Can a city's seawall stand up to a blockbuster storm? Will a region's power grid hold against record-breaking heat? And can a town's fire-fighting resources contain a major wildfire?

25 Aug 2026

Adding Iron to the Ocean Can Remove CO2 – But at What Cost to Nature?

Phytoplankton, microscopic plant-like organisms that drift through the ocean, play a central role in the ocean’s uptake of CO2.

18 Aug 2026

Mapping Endangered Habitats with the Help of Citizen Scientists and Satellite Data

A combination of satellite imagery, environmental data and habitat surveys carried out by citizen scientists could help transform the way endangered habitats are mapped, according to new research from the University of Surrey and Surrey Wildlife Trust.

30 Jul 2026

MCi Carbon and Hatch Announce Collaboration to Support Commercial Deployment of Mineral Carbonation Technology

MCi Carbon is pleased to announce a collaboration with Hatch to support the engineering, technoeconomic assessment and commercial deployment pathways for MCi’s mineral carbonation technology.

30 Jul 2026