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Antarctic Ocean Weakness: Global Carbon Sink Capacity Sees Unexpected Decline

Desk ReporterDecember 4, 2025December 4, 2025

December 4, 2025December 4, 202522

Antarctic Ocean Weakness: Changing Role of Global Carbon Sink Two of nature’s main allies in combating global warming—terrestrial forests and the ocean—are losing their carbon sink capacity. The most worrying of these is the weakening of the Southern Ocean around Antarctica. The ocean used to help stabilize the climate by......

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Bio-Jet Fuel: Zero-Carbon Revolution in Aviation

Desk ReporterNovember 27, 2025November 28, 2025

November 27, 2025November 28, 202537

Algae-Based Bio-Jet Fuel: ‘Algae-Based Bio-Jet Fuel’ on the Way to Commercial Production The aviation industry, one of the largest contributors to global warming, is now on the way to a zero-carbon solution. Scientists have made significant progress in developing low-cost, high-performance and environmentally friendly algae-based bio-jet fuel and starting its......

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Arctic ‘Ice Seeder’ Robot: Scientific Efforts of ‘Ice Seeder’ Project

Desk ReporterNovember 25, 2025November 25, 2025

November 25, 2025November 25, 202566

Arctic ‘Ice Seeder’ Robot: Scientific Efforts of ‘Ice Seeder’ Project The Arctic sea ice is rapidly disappearing due to global warming. To address this crisis, scientists are now working on an ambitious and controversial project of ‘Geo-engineering’. The project utilizes an autonomous robot called ‘Ice Seeder’ to slow ice melting......

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Nano sensors for carbon tracking in forests: Successful use of nano sensors in tree cells

Desk ReporterNovember 24, 2025November 24, 2025

November 24, 2025November 24, 202576

Nano sensors for carbon tracking in forests: Successful use of nano sensors in tree cells Measuring how fast and how much forests absorb carbon dioxide has been a significant challenge for climate modelers. Researchers at Caltech have created an innovative nano sensor system that monitors carbon absorption in real-time by......

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Coping with Eco-Anxiety

Desk ReporterNovember 23, 2025November 28, 2025

November 23, 2025November 28, 202583

New Mental Health Therapy in the Climate Crisis: New ‘Sustainability Therapy’ for Young People. in the Climate Crisis Climate anxiety and depression, known as ‘Eco-Anxiety,’ is a growing mental health problem among young people. This therapy is introducing a new approach called ‘Sustainability Therapy’ that links mental health with the......

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DNA rescue of extinct animals: Conservation efforts in DNA technology

Desk ReporterNovember 21, 2025November 22, 2025

November 21, 2025November 22, 202563

DNA rescue of extinct animals: Conservation efforts in DNA technology Scientists are utilizing advanced DNA technology to help save thousands of animal species threatened by climate change and habitat loss. Genome sequencing and ex situ conservation programs are preserving the DNA of extinct animals in a gene bank for future......

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COP30 and Amazon Coast Drilling Debate

Desk ReporterNovember 16, 2025

November 16, 202565

A Policy Contradiction The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) is being held in Belém, in the heart of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. Just before the conference, the Brazilian government’s approval for new oil exploration along the Amazon coast has generated significant policy debate and international backlash. The decision has......

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Arctic black carbon

Desk ReporterNovember 15, 2025November 16, 2025

November 15, 2025November 16, 202572

A rising international concern, intensifying ice melt The buildup of black carbon from industrial pollution and illegal shipping in the Arctic has heightened concerns about environmental crime. Black carbon is made of fine particles from incomplete combustion. When it settles on ice and snow, it absorbs sunlight and speeds up......

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‘Thermal Battery’ for Grid Stability

Desk ReporterNovember 12, 2025November 13, 2025

November 12, 2025November 13, 202571

‘Thermal Battery’ for Grid Stability: A New Revolution in Renewable Energy Storage Energy storage is the key challenge for supplying electricity from renewable sources like solar and wind. Scientists are now focusing on developing ‘Thermal Energy Storage Systems’ (Thermal Batteries) as an alternative to lithium-ion batteries to solve this problem.......

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Revolutionary invention of plastic that dissolves in the sea

Desk ReporterNovember 11, 2025November 13, 2025

November 11, 2025November 13, 202568

Revolutionary invention of plastic that dissolves in the sea: Groundbreaking invention by Japanese scientists Japanese scientists have discovered a new method to combat plastic pollution, a significant threat to marine life. Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and the University of Tokyo have developed a new type......

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