Dryad, the AI that can “sniff out” fires
This year, we have seen hundreds of fires spiral out of control from Italy to Greece. “Accidents” like these have to be managed at the best because they get worse…
Greenland: green past unearthing a prehistoric landscape
A recent groundbreaking study has uncovered evidence of a verdant, ice-free Greenland some 416,000 years ago, during a period of moderate warming. This finding challenges the prevailing view that the Greenland ice…
Greenland’s Past: a green land with a vulnerable future
In the not-so-distant past, a vast portion of Greenland, now covered by a two-mile-thick ice sheet, was a lush and ice-free tundra landscape, possibly adorned with trees and roaming woolly…
New developments in medicine: from paper waste to ibuprofen
When most people think of the pharmaceutical industry, there is often no association between producing life-saving drugs (ibuprofen) and environmental impact. But according to a 2019 study by The Conversation,…
Greener Future: new technology offers affordable and scalable solutions
Greener Future: A breakthrough technology developed by engineers at Rice University has the potential to significantly reduce the cost of capturing carbon dioxide emissions. As detailed in a study published…
Sweden to Build the World’s First Electric Motorway
Sweden is set to build its first permanent electric motorway as part of its goal to achieve fossil-free transport and reduce its carbon impact. The project is a pilot electric road…
Scientists create a robot that can smell and identify odors
In a scientific first, a robot can “smell” using a biological sensor Researchers from Tel Aviv University have created a robot that can smell and identify odours using a biological sensor. The…
Solar geomechanics, what is it?
The beginning of solar geomechanics Solar geomechanics is the management of the amount of sunlight entering the atmosphere to control the warming of the earth’s surface and thereby reduce global…
Consumption at the heart of the problem
Consumption at the heart of the problem The world is getting warmer and, at the same time, more crowded. However, just about a week ago, I wrote about why population increase is…
SpaceX rocket sends first global water survey mission into orbit
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Reuters) – A SpaceX rocket blasted off early on Friday carrying a U.S.-French satellite designed to conduct an unprecedented global survey of Earth’s surface…