A research team in Taiwan’s Academia Sinica led by Dr. James C. Liao has recently designed an artificial carbon fixation cycle using synthetic biology. The team engineered this cycle into Arabidopsis, creating a type of “C2 plant”. In so doing, the research team have achieved a 50% increase in carbon fixation efficiency, along with accelerated plant growth and significantly higher lipid production. The finding offers a new strategy to address climate change, promote sustainable energy, and enhance food security. The research was published in the journal Science in September 2025.

New research shows that climate change is exacerbating salmon declines in the Arctic, but warming waters could give another fish species a temporary boost. 

Antarctic ice is melting at a startling pace, and the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is one of the greatest sources of uncertainty in climate projections. Researchers thought westerly winds were accelerating ice loss, but a new study flips the narrative by 90 degrees, pointing instead to winds from the north.

The Time2Graze project will develop and equip farmers in Latin America with tools that assess pasture availability to identify the optimal time to graze livestock 

Supported by the Global Methane Hub, the Time2Graze project is co-led by the World Resources Institute (WRI), the Alliance Bioversity International and Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), the National Agriculture Research Institute of Uruguay (INIA) and WWF. 

While the initial focus for the Alliance is on Colombia and Brazil, the project aims to progressively expand its reach across tropical Latin America and the Caribbean.