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Lewis Hub Celebrates Official Groundbreaking as Main Construction Progresses

SSEN Transmission has marked the official groundbreaking of its Lewis Hub project, celebrating a significant step towards delivering the Western Isles’ first direct electricity transmission connection to mainland Great Britain.

6 Nov 2026

How Plastic Waste Transforms into Higher-Value Products

A team of researchers at ETH Zurich is upcycling waste made from polyethylene and polypropylene – two of the world’s most used plastics – into an extremely strong adhesive – and much more besides.

6 Nov 2026

Understanding the Ecological Consequences of Increasing Global Night Sky Brightness

Over the past decade, the night sky has brightened by an average of nearly 10 percent per year. According to projections, by 2052, half of the Earth's land area will be affected by light pollution.

6 Nov 2026

New Lignin-Based Material Provides Sustainable Solution for Waterproofing Industrial Products

Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are known as "forever chemicals" because of the impact they make on the environment and human bodies. Much of modern manufacturing relies on these substances for safe packaging, fire protection and waterproof coatings.

6 Nov 2026

New Research Examines Offshore Wind Effects on Atlantic Marine Ecosystems

As offshore wind development expands along the U.S. Atlantic Coast, understanding its potential effects on marine ecosystems is increasingly important.

6 Nov 2026

Short-Term Exposure Metrics Exaggerate Pollution Disparities, Study Reveals

Environmental exposure assessment has largely relied on static, residence-based proxies that assume people remain continuously exposed to home surroundings.

6 Nov 2026

Mount Kilimanjaro Temperatures Reveal Complex Warming and Cooling Patterns Across Elevations

Mount Kilimanjaro is warming in some places and cooling in others, according to a new study by the University of Portsmouth, published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science.

6 Nov 2026

Stricter Air Standards Accelerate Progress Toward WHO 2040 Target

China introduced a 35 µg m-3 annual PM2.5 limit in 2012 and later cut population-weighted exposure from 62.8 to 29.7 µg m-3 between 2013 and 2024 through clean air actions.

6 Nov 2026

Novel Hydrogen Spillover Cycle Enables High Efficiency Green Ammonia

The conventional Haber-Bosch process, which supplies nearly all of the world's ammonia, operates under extreme heat and pressure, consuming about 1-2% of global energy and releasing roughly 1.6 tons of CO2 per ton of ammonia produced.

6 Nov 2026

A New Catalytic Shortcut Turns Nitrogen Into Ammonia with Record Efficiency

The conventional Haber-Bosch process, which supplies nearly all of the world’s ammonia, operates under extreme heat and pressure, consuming about 1–2% of global energy and releasing roughly 1.6 tons of CO2 per ton of ammonia produced.

6 Nov 2026

Mitigating the Ecological Consequences of Light Pollution: Limits for Light Emissions and “Dark Corridors” Can Help

Over the past decade, the night sky has brightened by an average of nearly 10 percent per year.

6 Nov 2026

Solar Water Purification Gets a Boost From Reconstructed Bamboo Fibers

Researchers developed a bamboo-based solar evaporator that removed over 98% of tested dyes, offering a promising approach to sustainable water treatment.

By Samudrapom Dam 5 Nov 2026

Molecular Discovery Helps Scientists Optimize Carbon Conversion for Cleaner Fuels

Dialing up the power on electricity-driven chemical reactions doesn't guarantee that they'll be more efficient, suggests a new study, a finding that gets researchers closer to creating the ideal conditions for sustainable chemical manufacturing.

4 Nov 2026

Short Term AI Deployment Risks Crowding Out Green Ecological Innovation

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly embedded in power grids, industrial operations and environmental monitoring, yet its sustainability benefits are conditional.

4 Nov 2026

Machine Learning Frameworks for Improving Groundwater Simulations in Land Models

Groundwater table depth (GWTD) influences how water moves through soils, rivers, and ecosystems. Hence, it also affects how water and energy move between the land and atmosphere.

4 Nov 2026