Seasonal pumped hydropower storage (SPHS), an already established yet infrequently used technology, could be an affordable and sustainable solution to store energy and water on an annual scale, according to new IIASA research published in the journal Nature Communications. Compared with other mature storage solutions, such as natural gas, the study shows that there is considerable...Read More

Climate change poses a major risk to global food supplies. A team of researchers travelled the world to find wild relatives of 28 important crops, in an effort to increase diversity. This diversity will give farmers and breeders the biggest possible choice in adapting and mitigating against the effects of climate change. Tiger attacks and...Read More