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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

Rapid Identification of Radioactive Sources Using Advanced Aerial Computational Modeling Tools

Extreme situations demand speed: researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have developed a new computational method that makes it possible to identify radioactive material from the air more accurately within seconds and to determine its quantity and location more precisely.

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

Climate Change and Ozone Pollution Threaten Future Global Health Outcomes

Premature deaths linked to long-term exposure to ground-level ozone nearly doubled worldwide between 2000 and 2020, reaching an estimated 480,000 deaths annually, according to a new global assessment led by researchers at George Washington University.

28 Oct 2026

FY-3G Satellite Algorithm Reduces Uncertainty in Earth Climate Models

Accurate precipitation measurements are crucial for weather forecasting, climate research, water management, and disaster preparedness, yet rainfall remains a major source of uncertainty in environmental models.

28 Oct 2026

Improving Global Photosynthesis Estimates Through Forest Height Structural Correction

Gross primary productivity (GPP), the carbon fixed by plants through photosynthesis, is fundamental to ecosystem function and the global carbon cycle.

28 Oct 2026

Global Space Observations Show Fire and Drought Impair Ecosystem Resilience

Terrestrial vegetation absorbs roughly 120-149 petagrams of carbon annually through photosynthesis, offsetting about one-third of global fossil-fuel emissions.

28 Oct 2026

Human Metabolism Produces Two Billion Tons of CO₂ a Year, Global Study Finds

A University of Bath-led study has estimated that the carbon dioxide produced by humans as our bodies turn food into energy rose by 74% between 1985 and 2015, reaching 2.05 billion tons a year.

27 Oct 2026

Research Council Will Fund Norwegian Maritime Nuclear Energy and Propulsion Project

The Marine Nuclear Propulsion System (MarNuPS) Pilot project has secured NOK 20 million (USD 2 m) in initial funding from the Research Council of Norway as partners prepare to move maritime nuclear propulsion from system development towards physical integration and testing.

27 Oct 2026

UK-Backed Solar Initiative Pilots New Model to Cut Diesel Generator Use in Humanitarian Settings

New ‘ZERO’ Project Tests Renewable ’Energy-as-a-Service’ Model with UN Agencies in Chad to Provide Cleaner and More Affordable Electricity to Humanitarian Operations without Major Upfront Investment - ZE-Gen Seeks Funding to Expand Impact in Humanitarian Sector.

27 Oct 2026

Eliminating Lithium Ion Migration Prevents Interfacial Defects in Perovskite Devices

Perovskite is often used as a material for the top subcell of tandem solar cells. In tandem solar cells, different subcells are stacked to maximize absorption efficiency.

26 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

Recycling Project Transforms Retired Fire-Service Uniforms Into New Fashion Fibers

Retired Western Australian fire-service uniforms are being given a second life through a pioneering textile recycling project led by an RMIT University researcher.

24 Oct 2026

Helcro Solar: New Rules Cut Commercial Solar Costs by 20% for Businesses, Strata and Farms

Helcro Solar, a CEC-accredited solar retailer operating in Melbourne for 18 years, says the expansion of the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme to 1 megawatt that took effect on 1 October opens the scheme's financial incentives to a segment of the market that has been locked out since the scheme's inception: commercial buildings, strata properties, agricultural facilities, and community organizations with systems between 100 kilowatts and 1 megawatt.

24 Oct 2026