David Bishop

Cement is responsible for 88 percent of the concrete industry’s total greenhouse gas emissions, which account for a staggering 8 percent of overall emissions worldwide, but researchers from Manipal University Jaipur and Louisiana Tech University have discovered that introducing between 5 to 10 percent of a porous, poop-based biochar creates tiny reservoirs that provided the necessary water to form stable calcium silicates, not only lowers cement’s emissions but also improves […]

Charging times have for a long time been seen as a short-coming of electric vehicles, with many people not considering them due to the length of time it takes to charge the battery - all that is changing though, and more and more EV manufacturers are rolling out fast-charging batteries. https://iono.fm/e/1722042 You can find out more here: https://techxplore.com/news/2026-09-chinese-auto-companies-ev-technology.html

Michael Greenstone, University of Chicago and Tamma Carleton, University of California, Berkeley Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Climate Impact Lab combined temperature forecasts with research on how heat affects death rates in more than 24,000 regions worldwide, and found that the super El Niño could cause an estimated 451,000 additional heat deaths worldwide between now and February 2027. Michael Greenstone and Tamma Carleton were part of the research team […]

Data from a 48-hour nationwide traffic survey, analyzed by Scottish cycling charity, Cycling Scotland, revealed that, during a May morning rush hour, bicycles outnumbered cars for the first time in history. https://iono.fm/e/1721537 Read more here: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bikes-outnumbered-cars-on-scottish-rush-hour-route-for-the-first-time-ever/

Studies spearheaded by The World Institute of Kimchi have shown promising results using a bacterium derived from the fermented dish in removing nanoplastics from the body by binding to them in the intestine. https://iono.fm/e/1721297 Read more here: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260917101058.htm

Most of us don't spend too much time thinking about the environmental impact of the clothes we wear, but the process of creating clothing, especially the dyeing stage can be very harmful. That is why, even though it is still currently more expensive, the news that a French startup has developed a more environmentally friendly way of dyeing fabric is such good news. https://iono.fm/e/1720933 You can find out more here: […]

Katongo Seyuba, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and Gracsious Maviza, CGIAR Climate change is making life tougher. Across Africa, failed harvests, shrinking water supplies and more extreme weather are leaving millions of people hungry and forcing many from their homes. When communities compete for land and water, the risk of conflict can grow. African governments are now developing a Common African Position on Climate, Peace and Security to tackle these […]