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29-Sep-2025

Cambridge scientist uncovers cunning way to double the sales of the famous Greggs Vegan Sausage Roll – and in an open letter, shares the technique with key people at Greggs

Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Cambridge scientist uncovers cunning way to double the sales of the famous Greggs Vegan Sausage Roll – and in an open letter, shares the technique with key people at Greggs. Cambridge research finds unique nudge approach that significantly outperforms carbon labelling for increasing sustainable food consumption.

26-Sep-2025

New biochar strategy tackles toxic cadmium in rice paddies while locking away carbon

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Rice paddies feed billions of people worldwide but face two major challenges: heavy metal contamination and greenhouse gas emissions. Now, researchers have developed a new type of biochar that can address both problems at once—immobilizing toxic cadmium in soil while helping trap carbon, a critical step in slowing climate change.

Journal: Biochar

26-Sep-2025

Study reveals roadmap for carbon-free California by 2045

Stanford University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study shows California can go carbon-free mostly using current and emerging solutions – but to get there, it must overcome regulatory challenges and scale technologies at an unprecedented pace.

Journal: Energy Policy
Funder: California Business Roundtable, California Cattlemen's Association, California Chamber of Commerce, California Manufacturers & Technology Association, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Western States Petroleum Association, Stanford Center for Carbon Storage

26-Sep-2025

Innovative hydrogel for soilless farming, tackling drought and pollution

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - IIT
Peer-Reviewed Publication

It is a fully biodegradable and eco-friendly system for hydroponic agriculture, made of hydrogel and capable of supporting plant growth with minimal water; in the future, it will be able to monitor plant health in real time. This innovation is the result of joint research between the Faculty of Engineering at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (UniBz) and the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Insititute of Technology) in Genoa. The invention offers a zero-waste, low-environmental-impact solution for agriculture, a sector increasingly threatened by climate change, drought, pollution, biodiversity loss, and soil degradation.

Journal: ACS Agricultural Science & Technology

26-Sep-2025

Climate change is supercharging Europe’s biggest hail

Newcastle University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Warming may lead to less frequent but bigger and more devastating hail storms, new research has shown.

Journal: Nature Communications

26-Sep-2025

Is experiencing extreme weather events linked to climate action?

SWPS University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Could experiencing devastating floods, widespread wildfires, or record-breaking heatwaves be linked to the way people perceive climate action? Do people in different countries attribute these events to climate change? An international team of researchers investigated how such experiences translated into support for climate regulations across the world, and published a paper on this topic in the prestigious journal Nature Climate Change.

Journal: Nature Climate Change

26-Sep-2025

Parents want to act on climate change but struggle to model low-carbon lifestyles

University of Bath
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Parents worry for their children’s future but many struggle to live low-carbon lives. A new study finds barriers stopping parents from going green.

Journal: Population and Environment

26-Sep-2025

Ultrasmall palladium nanoparticles supported on zirconium phosphate for electrochemical CO2 reduction to ethanol

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This discovery paves the way for more cost-effective and efficient catalysts that could significantly lower the barriers to industrial-scale CO₂ conversion processes. The technology holds promise for contributing to the development of renewable energy sources, reducing reliance on fossil fuels, and mitigating the impacts of climate change. It may also inspire further research into other catalyst-support combinations, potentially leading to breakthroughs in various electrochemical applications.

Journal: Frontiers in Energy

25-Sep-2025

Cyclones increase risk of death for children under five

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Tropical cyclones pose an important risk of death for children under five in low- and middle-income countries, reports a new study led by Renjie Chen of Fudan University, China, published September 25^th in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine.

Journal: PLOS Medicine

25-Sep-2025

Carbon cycle flaw can plunge Earth into an ice age

University of California - Riverside
Peer-Reviewed Publication

UC Riverside researchers have discovered a piece that was missing in previous descriptions of the way Earth recycles its carbon. As a result, they believe that global warming can overcorrect into an ice age.

Journal: Science