A team of scientists have developed ‘fungi tiles’ that could one day help to bring the heat down in buildings without consuming energy. These wall tiles are made from a new biomaterial combining fungi's root network – called mycelium – and organic waste. Earlier research has shown that mycelium-bound composites are more energy efficient than conventional building insulation materials such as expanded vermiculite and lightweight expanded clay aggregate.

Building on this proven insulating property, the scientists add a bumpy, wrinkly texture to the tile, mimicking an elephant’s ability to regulate heat from its skin.

One of the ocean currents in the Arctic Ocean is at risk of disappearing this century because of climate change, according to a new joint study from the University of Gothenburg and the German Alfred Wegener Institute. As a result, the North Atlantic could be flooded with freshwater which would weaken the global ocean circulation.  

In a paper published in Science Bulletin, an international team of scientists examined the extent changes in China’s wetlands from 1980 to 2020 and highlighted the hidden loss and restoration effects based on China_Wetlands product. This consistent dataset (i.e., China_Wetlands) has been created by applying the HOHC method to over 53,000 Landsat images acquired in six time periods from 1980 to 2020.