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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 8-Sep-2025 13:11 ET (8-Sep-2025 17:11 GMT/UTC)

8-Sep-2025

Corporate reports miss the mark on ocean health

Stanford University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new paper reveals major gaps in how companies disclose their impacts on the ocean

Journal: Nature Sustainability

8-Sep-2025

Scientists uncover key to decoupling economic growth from pollution in developing countries

Tokyo University of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Balancing economic growth with environmental protection is especially challenging for developing countries, even more so for those relying heavily on foreign aid. Recently, researchers from Japan developed a theoretical framework to show that zero-emissions policies can be compatible with sustainable growth in such nations. Their findings highlight the critical role of foreign aid, clean technologies, and effective tax policies in helping countries reach the minimum income threshold per person needed to effectively implement zero-emissions strategies.

Journal: The Singapore Economic Review
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

8-Sep-2025

Children from homes with fewer resources have an increased risk of asthma

University of Copenhagen

Children from less-advantaged socio-economic circumstances have a significantly increased risk of developing asthma. Smoking during pregnancy and breastfeeding are two of the major contributing factors to these inequalities This is stated by a new European study led by the University of Copenhagen. The researchers call for the authorities to support families better.

Journal: The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice

8-Sep-2025

AI and climate change: How to reliably record greenhouse gas emissions

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An LMU team has developed a method for pulling data from corporate sustainability reports more accurately.

Journal: Scientific Data

8-Sep-2025

Political agreement paves the way for a new Danish epicenter for innovation with international ambitions

University of Copenhagen
Business Announcement

Today, the Danish Government, the City of Copenhagen, the University of Copenhagen, and a broad consortium of partners present a comprehensive vision plan for Innovation District Copenhagen, which is set to become Denmark’s new beacon for Life Science, Biotechnology, and Quantum technologies.

5-Sep-2025

Innovation Crossroads companies join forces, awarded U.S. Air Force contract

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

The U.S. Air Force awarded startup SkyNano, led by Innovation Crossroads alumna Anna Douglas, a $1.25 million contract to advance its CO2-to-carbon nanotube technology as part of a project to develop low-cost, battery-grade graphite. SkyNano’s partners include American Energy Technologies Company and Eonix, led by Innovation Crossroads alumnus Don DeRosa.

5-Sep-2025

When getting a job makes you go hungry

University of Utah Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new research study reveals when food insecurity spikes for new refugees.

Journal: PLOS One
Funder: University of Utah Health