How Duke University Is Working to Make AI More Sustainable

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 1, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Artificial intelligence is transforming research, accelerating discovery and helping scientists tackle increasingly complex challenges. But as the data centers that house the AI models become larger and more powerful, they can consume vast amounts of electricity and...

Natural Restoration Is Key to Reviving Threatened Tropical Rainforests

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 26, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

As nations race to restore ecosystems and curb climate change, research has shown that letting nature do the work is a cost-effective and viable solution. A study from The University of Queensland and the University of Newcastle found natural forest regeneration...

The clean energy transition needs land. Can it help restore it too?

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 20, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

What if the infrastructure needed to fight climate change could also help repair the land beneath it? At a UN desertification conference this week in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, experts at a side-event examined how renewable energy expansion can co-exist with land...

Commission adopts guidance on fiscal flexibility for energy security measures

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 18, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Commission has adopted a notice providing Member States with further guidance on the possibility to extend the coverage of the National Escape Clause (NEC) for defence to also include energy security measures. The notice sets out the procedure for...

Deadly attack on Red Sea ship adds to global supply chain uncertainty

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 13, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A strike on a merchant ship off the southern coast of Yemen that reportedly killed several seafarers on Tuesday threatens to reignite deep concerns about global trade, amid the ongoing Iran-US war that has choked shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. “It is with sadness...

Melting Sea Ice Combines With Arctic Ocean to Make Clouds

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 13, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown natural process that dramatically increases the number of cloud-forming particles in the Arctic atmosphere – potentially altering cloud cover, sunlight reflection, and future climate change. Scientists have...