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Climate Migration Doesn’t Always Arrive on a Boat
“Climate migration is already happening. And it is not just about movement; it is about who gets to thrive in a changing world, and who gets left behind,” writes Emelie Y. Jimenez, Outreach Specialist on federal housing initiatives in Washington,...

Research and Honors, October 2025
Research and Honors is a monthly column of the Illinois State Report newsletter, celebrating recent Honors, Publications, and Presentations of faculty and staff. Honors Valerie Wright, MCN, received the AgriSafe Nurse Scholar Farm Credit Illinois...

Researchers just unleashed microbes trapped in Arctic ice for 40,000 years: ‘These are not dead samples’
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Development progress proves key to unlocking value for mineral sands companies
Progressing projects is the key to unlocking value for mineral sands companies. Pic: Getty Images Mineral sands companies create shareholder value through development progress despite weak titanium prices Market rewards operational milestones and...

Research teams create easy tests for "forever chemicals" in drinking water
We know how important clean water is, but tricky chemicals that get into our water can be hard to detect, posing dangers to our water systems and our health – until now. Researchers with the University of Chicago have teamed up with Argonne...

Climate trouble, Aussie Pumps is ready
North East Farmer Climate trouble, Aussie Pumps is ready Oct 03 2025 Updated 38 minutes ago When it comes to climate, there is no normal. The team at Aussie Pumps can see the possibility of a fire season from hell ahead, with either flood or...

Climate change made damage from Super Typhoon Ragasa significantly worse: study
A warming Earth also made Ragasa – the strongest storm recorded this year – more powerful when it made landfall in Guangdong province, according to researchers from Imperial College London. They added that as the planet continued to warm, tropical...

Researchers Reveal Autoimmune Response in Patients with ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the neurons in the brain and spinal cord. In the United States alone there are fewer than 20,000 cases a year. However, the...
Researchers hoping to learn more about secret life of wood thrushes
Wood thrush are notorious songsters, with a melodious, flutelike call that is characteristic of eastern hardwood forests. But like many birds, their populations are in decline. Almost 3 billion birds have been lost since 1970. Urbanism, habitat...

Clean Technology Innovation & Collaboration: Climate Week NYC Recap, Part 2.2
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Clean technology was on full display last week. In addition to global and state leaders, Climate Week attendees include many potential clean technology customers and...

Pope Leo Speaks About Climate Change. Is Anyone Listening?
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. On October 1, 2025, Pope Leo made an impassioned address to an audience at Castel Gandolfo, the Vatican’s summer residence, urging them to not allow climate change to...

Low-Cost Technology for Detecting, Measuring Lead Concentrations in Water
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Artist’s impression of the chip surface, showing the on-chip light interferometer used to sense the presence of lead. The lead binding process to the crown ether is shown in the inset. (Image:...

UNSW Researchers Claim Solar Cell Breakthrough
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. In a blog post entitled “Changing the rules: UNSW breakthrough opens door to silicon cells beyond 30% efficiency with singlet fission,” the Australian Center for Advanced...
Statement | Chair of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) – Environment and Sustainable Development | Passing of the Honourable Vaughn Miller, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources for The Commonwealth of The…
It is with profound sadness and a deep sense of loss that I, on behalf of the entire Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) for Environment and Sustainable Development of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), extend our heartfelt...

Researchers link industrial chemical to Parkinson's disease
Long-term exposure to trichloroethylene, a chemical used in metal degreasing and dry cleaning, might increase the risk of Parkinson's disease, researchers said. File Photo by Tamas Soki/EPA Long-term exposure to a chemical used in metal degreasing...

Mayo Clinic Secures Up to $40 Million from ARPA-H to Advance Groundbreaking Air Safety Research
In a pioneering endeavor set to revolutionize indoor environmental health within healthcare facilities, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, has been entrusted with leading a transformative research initiative by the Advanced Research Project...

Columbia Climate School’s Global Impact Scholars Confront Urgent, Real-World Problems
Photo by Srisivaram Krishnasamy Last week around 100,000 people gathered in New York City for Climate Week NYC. Several hundred of them made it to the Columbia Climate School for a showcase, which convened global and local leaders alike, including...

Study Abroad: Applications open for BSc Environmental Science course at University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, is accepting applications for the BSc Environmental Science course which begins from September 2026. Study Abroad: Apply for BSc Environmental Science course at University of Sheffield. Know about...

Eau Claire's former Sacred Heart Hospital sold for medical research, tech park plans
EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Foundation has announced the sale of the former Sacred Heart Hospital to Commonweal Development Corp. Curt Krizan, president of the foundation, shared that this decision follows months of...

OKOBI: A blueprint for the renewed hope ward development programme
The Federal Government of Nigeria recently launched the “Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme”, an idea which has been endorsed by the World Bank through its Nigeria Country Director, Mr. Matthew Verghis. The programme intends to translate...