Extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts, and floods affect the economic strength of European regions not only in ...

Humans adapt to floods through private measures, early warning systems, emergency preparedness and other solutions. A new ...

A new study maps the planetary boundary of “functional biosphere integrity” in spatial detail and over centuries. It finds ...

An international team led by UCL researchers has developed durable new solar cells capable of efficiently harvesting energy ...

Our planet has a fever. In southern Europe, there is no end in sight to the heatwave. Forest fires are raging in northeastern ...

The rapid rise in global rocket launches could slow the recovery of the vital ozone layer, says Sandro Vattioni. The problem ...

Researchers use artificial intelligence to help autonomous vehicles avoid idling at red lights. No one likes sitting at a red ...

New research shows automatically controlling vehicle speeds to mitigate traffic at intersections can cut carbon emissions ...

August 6 and 9, 1945, are among the darkest days in human history. US soldiers dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese ...

Worldwide, 733 million people suffer from chronic hunger – that is one in eleven people. This number has risen by 152 million ...

Researchers at TU Wien are developing thermochemical storage systems that can be used to store energy over very long periods with minimal loss. Energy can ...

One of the most spectacular natural phenomena in the world will most likely no longer be seen in our lifetime: Between 1940 and 2011 the glacier ...