New study reveals that corals in the Gulf of Aqaba have withstood four consecutive and intensifying marine heatwaves, including the world’s most extreme 2024 event, without suffering mass bleaching — a resilience unmatched elsewhere. This is important because coral reefs globally are collapsing under rising ocean temperatures, threatening ecosystems and human livelihoods. The Gulf of Aqaba may represent one of the planet’s last natural refuges for reef survival, offering a crucial model for understanding resilience and underscoring the urgency of protecting this unique ecosystem before even it reaches its limits. New study reveals resilience of Red Sea corals in the face of intensifying climate threats.

Layered sodium manganese oxides (Na_2/3MnO₂) are promising cathode materials for developing high-capacity sodium-ion batteries. However, they suffer from severe capacity fading during cycling. In a new study, researchers systematically investigated how scandium doping can improve the cycling stability of P’2 polytype of Na_2/3MnO₂, revealing a new design strategy for developing long-life and high-capacity sodium-ion batteries for commercial applications.

England’s shift from fixed temperature to impact-based weather alerts is working well, but some minor confusion remains around its colour-coded warnings, according to new research from the University of Surrey.  

POSTECH and University of Seoul have developed a roadmap for low-cost, high-efficiency perovskite solar cells using AI.

A new study published in Biochar presents a detailed bibliometric analysis showcasing the rapid growth and diverse applications of biochar as a sustainable environmental remediation tool. The research, which examined over 7,000 scientific publications from 2007 to 2023, underscores biochar’s potential in soil improvement, water purification, air quality control, and carbon sequestration.

With CO2 emissions continuing unabated, an increasing number of policymakers, scientists and environmentalists are considering geoengineering to avert a climate catastrophe. Such interventions could influence everything from rainfall to global food supplies, making the stakes enormous. In brief, manipulating other aspects of Earth’s climate system might reduce some effects of climate change. But the wondrous complexity of our planet complicates every one of these proposals.

Study shows that most of the country’s underground reservoirs will lose their capacity for renewal, increasing the risk of water shortages in several regions, especially the Southeast and South. One strategy to address the problem is “managed recharge,” which includes techniques that promote the infiltration of rainwater or even treated sewage.