Energy & Environment

2026.04.16

JAMSTEC reveals that ocean heat transport to the Pacific side of the Arctic Ocean increased 1.5 times over 20 years

2026.04.09

Kyoto University quantitatively analyzes how the international burden of climate action should be shared

2026.04.08

Record January heavy snowfall may be linked to global warming — Hokkaido University releases preliminary analysis

2026.04.02

A Look Around Innovation, Part 28: Absorbing only green light to achieve both agriculture and power generation: Environmentally friendly wavelength-selective organic solar cells

2026.03.23

Two working groups hold inaugural meetings: Public-private investment across 17 strategic fields — Government launches full-scale review with roadmap expected this spring

2026.03.19

Table coral found living in Yokosuka: Setting a new northernmost habitat record by 30 kilometers — Survey conducted by Rikkyo University and others

2026.03.17

Kochi University, Kyushu University find Geomagnetic reversal lasted "up to 70,000 years"

2026.03.06

Coral reefs: Worth Protecting for more than just beauty — Predicting their "natural breakwater" effect

2026.02.26

Large-scale analysis of real-world production data from mandarin orange orchards: Soil can be improved through reduction of pesticides and fertilizers

2026.02.25

A Look Around Innovation, Part 26: Reducing frictional resistance with an advanced air lubrication system — Using the IoT to make ship operations more energy efficient

2026.02.18

Massive slip trigger of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake clarified by JAMSTEC and University of Tsukuba

2026.02.16

Why go so far as to simulate the shapes of ice particles inside cumulonimbus clouds? Taking on the challenge of improving prediction accuracy and controlling guerrilla heavy rain and line-shaped rainbands

2026.02.13

Research reveals formation conditions of the interesting clouds that form around Mount Fuji — University of Tsukuba and collaborators

2026.02.12

Japan collects rare earth mud from deep waters off island in Pacific

2026.02.10

Hokkaido University study finds northern Japanese eel distribution range determined by summer water temperatures

2026.02.05

Topographic and satellite observations reveal complex Antarctic ice sheet changes

2026.01.29

Nations must unite and move forward to avert the climate crisis: COP30 highlights the difficulty of international cooperation

2026.01.28

Shizuoka University demonstrates rapid biomass growth using untreated seafood processing wastewater

2026.01.21

Mie and Nagoya Universities identify grazing strategies for reducing grassland degradation in arid Mongolia

2026.01.16

Mie University develops fecal analysis method for improving feed efficiency in Japanese Black cattle

2026.01.15

Learning the wisdom of living in harmony with nature from prehistoric Amazonia and exploring from the perspectives of archaeology, paleoclimatology, and paleoenvironmental science

2026.01.09

Porous tungsten oxide photocatalyst gel enables efficient water purification in high-salinity conditions

2025.12.24

Greenhouse gas emissions reach record high of 57.7 billion tons annually: "Temperatures could rise up to 2.8 degrees this century without stronger measures," says UNEP