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What if in future wooden parquet floors were not only aesthetically pleasing, but also equipped with sensors - and could even supply their own electricity?

Imagine a process that generates its own energy to operate. It converts waste into a substance that improves soil health, increases crop yield and filters contaminants - all while reducing greenhouse gases.

New sedimentary DNA analysis shows ancient hunter-gatherers used fire to manage Central European forests more than 10,000 years ago.

Heavy industries can achieve 24/7 renewable power through the smart use of solar and battery storage, according to a  new study  from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC).

Avalanche bulletin and snow situation In light of the ongoing fifteen-year megadrought in Chile, an international team of researchers, including the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), addressed the future of Andean glaciers.

Swiss Construction and Real Estate Forum: Sustainable construction - sustainable real estate "Sufficiency - How less becomes more": The focus topic of this year's Swiss Construction and Real Estate F

In Switzerland, most wastewater is treated in centralised treatment plants. However, decentralised solutions can also offer advantages in certain contexts.

With a novel process, CO2 can be captured from the air with reduced energy consumption.

Efforts to join up isolated plant and animal habitats across the world should also protect against unintentionally harming them, new research shows. The paper, led by the Universities of Leeds and Oxford and published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity , states that work to connect fragmented wildlife habitats is essential - but it may also pose ecological risks including the unintentional spread of wildlife diseases and invasive species.

From rethinking design to reducing waste and consumption in production processes, there are numerous examples and avenues to explore in order to reduce the environmental impact of plastic materials.

Considered as essential metals in numerous fields such as energy, mobility, digital technology, defence, and health, rare earths 1 have garnered special attention within an international supply context that is under pressure.

As world leaders gather in Brazil for COP30, adaptation to climate change is one of the most pressing issues on the global agenda.

A McGill University-led research team has demonstrated the feasibility of a sustainable and cost-effective way to desalinate seawater.

The world has converged on Belém, Brazil's gateway to the Amazon, to sharpen climate commitments and move from promises to implementation. It's all happening at the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

The energy transition is inextricably linked to social, economic, and political challenges, especially in rural areas.

Energy consumption in the U.S. shifts perception of the environmental risks of AI Contrary to popular belief, new research finds that the use of artificial intelligence has a minimal effect on global greenhouse gas emissions and may actually benefit the environment and the economy.

52% of all ground beetle species in Germany are in decline, while 22% have increased, according to the most comprehensive analysis of ground beetle distribution to date.

Basak Çali , Head of Research and Professor of International Law at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights ,  Faculty of Law , asks whether judicial climate rulings can make a real difference to the climate crisis.

New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in collaboration with Namibian and other international institutions, investigating the impact of lead on carnivore species of conservation concer

As COP30 gets underway, scientists publish an adjusted estimate of natural and anthropogenic CO2 sources and removals in the journal Nature.

The UK's drive to net zero won't succeed on wind turbines and solar farms alone. The real bottleneck is moving that clean electricity from remote fields and offshore platforms to the homes, cities and industries that need it.

In future, flexibly operated heat pumps and electric cars could reduce both electricity imports and electricity prices.

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Susannah Fisher (UCL Risk and Disaster Reduction) explores the challenges that Bangladesh, Tuvalu, Kenya, Australia and the UK face with the mounting climate crisis and the required steps to prevent further damage.

ISTA scientists examine the sustainability of travel to international NMR meetings International meetings offer researchers worldwide the chance to explore the cutting edge of science, generate new ideas, and strike up collaborations.

Deforestation is leading to temperature increases of up to 5°C in some tropical regions, according to data revealed in a new interactive map created by researchers at the University of Leeds.

New RVC research reveals correlation between livelihoods in the Bolivian Amazon and perceptions of jaguars New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), looking at how livelihoods influence v

As Earth's climate warms and changes, sustainable agricultural practices are critical for feeding a rapidly growing population. Can we genetically engineer crops to adapt to drought and other effects of a warming climate? A roadmap for how new techniques and approaches in genomics and plant developmental biology can enable this is illustrated in a recent series of papers by Trevor Nolan , a plant developmental biologist and assistant professor of biology and biological engineering at Caltech.