Environment
Pollution
New York’s iconic hot dog carts are going electric to cut noise and pollution
New York is testing battery-powered street food carts that replace noisy gasoline generators with swappable batteries, offering a cleaner, quieter model that could reshape street vending in…
Paolo Travisi•10 August 2026
Water Management
Water becomes a weapon as the…
As conflict spreads across the Gulf, desalination plants and cogeneration facilities have…
Erminia Voccia•10 August 2026
Environment
US emissions increase as higher natural…
Rising natural gas prices triggered a sharp rebound in US coal consumption…
Erminia Voccia•2 July 2026
Environment
Trees’ response to climate change: leaves last 1 month longer
A study by Ohio State University compared the observations of a local farmer on 7 species…
28 March 2023
Water Management
UN conference on water, Guterres: 4 priorities to better manage the “lifeblood…
At the first international conference on water for decades, the UN Secretary General tries to whip…
24 March 2023
Water Management
Quechua hummingbird to celebrate World Water Day 2023
This year the theme of the day was "accelerating change" to put the Planet back on…
23 March 2023
Pollution
Elon Musk, the light pollution of satellites and the future of astronomy
In a series of speeches on Nature Astronomy, dozens of astronomers denounce the impact of the…
21 March 2023
Environment
The new IPCC Synthesis Report: we are still in time to slow…
On 20 March, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change presented the synthesis of the 6th Assessment…
20 March 2023
Pollution
Record in February, deforestation in the Amazon rainforest marks +61.8%
The data of the DETER satellite monitoring system, managed by the National Institute for Space Research…
14 March 2023
Pollution
Let’s tackle space pollution before it’s too late
There are 7,000 satellites in orbit, rising to 60,000 in 2030. And billions of debris and…
10 March 2023
Pollution
Methane leaks, who are the biggest polluters of 2022?
US, Russia and Turkmenistan are responsible for the largest number of methane leaks from fossil fuel…
8 March 2023
Environment
The tipping point of carbon in the oceans
The key to understanding how and how the ability of the oceans to absorb CO2 will…
7 March 2023
Environment
Proven link between deforestation and less abundant rain
A study by the University of Leeds has succeeded for the first time in identifying a…
2 March 2023
Environment
90 scientists want to clear geoengineering: “More research on solar radiation management”
In an open letter about 90 climate scientists launch an appeal to increase funding for research…
1 March 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
Eight robot bees to save an entire ecosystem, Durham’s bet
Artificial intelligence, machine learning and micro-robotics. These are the ingredients of RoboRoyale, the EU-funded project that…
28 February 2023
Climate Change
The essential weekly briefing on the most important news in sustainability, curated for you.
"*" indicates required fields
