Abu Dhabi/Geneva – Global renewable energy jobs grew only modestly in 2024 despite installations hitting new highs, according to a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The…
Landslides triggered by human activity on the rise
[caption id="attachment_15853" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Photograph panorama looking over the devastation of the Kedarnath landslide, June 2013, Uttarakhand state, India. Credit: Vaibhav Kaul, University of Sheffield[/caption] More than 50,000 people were killed by landslides around the…
ESA’s Earth Explorer Aeolus satellite launched
ESA’s Earth Explorer Aeolus satellite has been launched into polar orbit on a Vega rocket. Using revolutionary laser technology, Aeolus will measure winds around the globe and play a key role in our quest to…
Wireless communication breaks through water-air barrier
In a novel system developed by MIT researchers, underwater sonar signals cause vibrations that can be decoded by an airborne receiver. MIT researchers have taken a step toward solving a longstanding challenge with wireless communication:…
Investigating Earth’s earliest life
In the second grade, Kelsey Moore became acquainted with geologic time. Her teachers instructed the class to unroll a giant strip of felt down a long hallway in the school. Most of the felt was…