July 2026

Pollution Is Changing Nature’s Smellscapes: Why Air Quality Monitoring Must Consider Ecosystem Communication Pollution Is Changing Nature’s Smellscapes: Why Air Quality Monitoring Must Consider Ecosystem Communication Environmental pollution does not only change what ecosystems look like. It can also change what they smell like. Plants, insects and other animals continuously release chemical signals into the…

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Renewable Energy Location Matters: Why Climate-Resilient Grid Planning Needs Environmental Evidence Renewable Energy Location Matters: Why Climate-Resilient Grid Planning Needs Environmental Evidence Building more renewable-energy capacity is essential to the global energy transition. But the number of solar panels, wind turbines and battery systems installed does not, by itself, determine whether an electricity grid will…

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Climate-Friendly Refrigerants and Forever Chemicals: Why Replacement Technologies Need Environmental Testing Climate-Friendly Refrigerants and Forever Chemicals: Why Replacement Technologies Need Environmental Testing A refrigerant introduced to reduce the climate impact of vehicle air-conditioning systems may be creating a different environmental challenge. HFO-1234yf has increasingly replaced HFC-134a in vehicle air conditioners because the older refrigerant is…

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Microplastics Mapped in Living Tissue: Why Environmental Testing Matters Microplastics Mapped in Living Tissue: Why Environmental Testing Matters Scientists have developed a non-invasive method for mapping certain microplastic particles inside the living tissue of mice. The research, conducted by scientists from University College London, Kingston University and the University of Birmingham, used photoacoustic imaging to…

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Climate Change Is Shrinking Marine Animals: Why Ocean Monitoring Matters Climate Change Is Shrinking Marine Animals: Why Ocean Monitoring Matters Marine animals have responded to major environmental crises by becoming smaller for hundreds of millions of years. New research involving Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, the University of Warsaw and the University of Lille examined almost 9,000 changes…

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Using Microbes to Fight Pollution: Why Bioremediation Needs Environmental Testing Using Microbes to Fight Pollution: Why Bioremediation Needs Environmental Testing Polluted soil and water can remain contaminated for years, threatening ecosystems, agricultural productivity, groundwater resources and human health. Traditional cleanup methods may require contaminated material to be excavated, transported, treated or contained. These approaches can…

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Smarter Data Centre Cooling: Why Energy Efficiency Must Be Measured, Verified and Monitored Smarter Data Centre Cooling: Why Energy Efficiency Must Be Measured, Verified and Monitored Artificial intelligence may be contributing to the rapid expansion of data centres, but researchers are also exploring how AI can reduce the environmental burden of operating them. Researchers at…

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AI Data Centres in Trinidad and Tobago: Why Environmental Assessment Must Lead the National Conversation AI Data Centres in Trinidad and Tobago: Why Environmental Assessment Must Lead the National Conversation Trinidad and Tobago is considering a potentially transformative expansion into artificial intelligence infrastructure and large-scale data centres. The discussion follows the signing of Memoranda of…

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