AI to help researchers see the bigger picture in cell biology
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Studying gene expression in a cancer patient’s cells can help clinical biologists understand the cancer’s origin and predict the success of different treatments. But cells are complex and contain many layers, so how the biologist conducts measurements affects which data they can obtain. For instance, measuring proteins in a cell could yield different information about the […]
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Enhancing maritime cybersecurity with technology and policy
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Originally from the small Balkan country of Montenegro, Strahinja (Strajo) Janjusevic says his life has unfolded in unexpected ways, for which he is deeply grateful. After graduating from high school, he was selected to represent his country in the United States, studying cyber operations and computer science at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. […]
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fossil Fuel Companies’ Appeal in Boulder Climate Case but Asks for Briefing on Threshold Jurisdiction Questions
“Supreme Court” by Mark Fischer, CC BY-SA 2.0 Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court granted three fossil fuel companies’ petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of the Colorado Supreme Court’s opinion allowing the County Commissioners of Boulder County and the City of Boulder (together, Boulder) to proceed with their state-law claims that the companies […]
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Canadian Senate Report Recommends Canada Lead on Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Strategy
The Trump Administration’s increasing commitment to scientific nonsense regarding climate change creates an opportunity for other countries to lead. The Canadian Senate is recommending that Canada do just that with respect to marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). Canada is in a unique position to lead on mCDR development. Dalhousie University has been at the forefront […]
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Dangerous heat for Tour de France riders only a ‘question of time’
Rising temperatures across France since the mid-1970s is putting Tour de France competitors at “high risk”, according to new research. The study, published in Scientific Reports, uses 50 years of climate data to calculate the potential heat stress that athletes have been exposed to across a dozen different locations during the world-famous cycling race. The […]
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The Machine Learning Practitioner’s Guide to Speculative Decoding
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Large language models generate text one token at a time.
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From Waste Reduction to Brand Building Through Kraft Packaging
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The packaging system of Kraft has developed from its original purpose of waste reduction into a marketing instrument which shows environmental commitment while providing high-end product experiences to customers. Businesses operating in the present day have learned that using natural brown kraft materials helps them achieve two important goals which include waste reduction in packaging […]
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Responding to EPA’s Claim that U.S. Motor Vehicle Emissions Have a “De Minimis” Impact on Climate-Related Harms
On February 12, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule rescinding the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and eliminating all federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for U.S. motor vehicles and engines. To justify this action, EPA has adopted an interpretation of the Clean Air Act that has no judicial […]
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DeBriefed 20 February 2026: EU’s ‘3C’ warning | Endangerment repeal’s impact on US emissions | ‘Tree invasion’ fuelled South America’s fires
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week Preparing for 3C NEW ALERT: The EU’s climate advisory board urged countries to prepare for 3C of global warming, reported the Guardian. The outlet quoted Maarten van Aalst, a member of the advisory board, saying that adapting […]
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Q&A: How Trump is threatening climate science in Earth’s polar regions
Since Donald Trump returned to the White House last year, his administration in the US has laid off thousands of scientists and frozen research grants worth billions of dollars. The cutbacks have had far-reaching consequences for all areas of scientific research, extending all the way to Earth’s fragile polar regions, researchers say. Speaking to Carbon […]
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Limiting warming to 2C is ‘crucial’ to protect pristine Antarctic Peninsula
Keeping global warming to less than 2C above pre-industrial temperatures is “crucial” for limiting damage to the Antarctic Peninsula’s unique ecosystems, according to a new study. The paper, published in Frontiers in Environmental Science, reviews the latest literature on the impacts of warming on Antarctica’s most biodiverse region. The Antarctic Peninsula is home to many […]
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Climate Resilience Strategies for Industrial Facilities
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Image by marcinjozwiak from Pixabay Industrial facilities now operate in a climate that refuses to behave predictably. Heatwaves linger longer, storms arrive harder, and cold snaps strike with little warning. For warehouses and factories, these disruptions are recurring stress tests that expose weak infrastructure, fragile workflows, and outdated assumptions about normal conditions. Downtime, equipment damage, […]
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Study: AI chatbots provide less-accurate information to vulnerable users
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Large language models (LLMs) have been championed as tools that could democratize access to information worldwide, offering knowledge in a user-friendly interface regardless of a person’s background or location. However, new research from MIT’s Center for Constructive Communication (CCC) suggests these artificial intelligence systems may actually perform worse for the very users who could most […]
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Exposing biases, moods, personalities, and abstract concepts hidden in large language models
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By now, ChatGPT, Claude, and other large language models have accumulated so much human knowledge that they’re far from simple answer-generators; they can also express abstract concepts, such as certain tones, personalities, biases, and moods. However, it’s not obvious exactly how these models represent abstract concepts to begin with from the knowledge they contain. Now […]
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China Briefing 19 February 2026: CO2 emissions ‘flat or falling’ | First tariff lifted | Ma Jun on carbon data
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. Key developments Carbon emissions on the decline ‘FLAT OR FALLING’: China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have been either “flat or falling” for almost two years, reported Agence France-Presse […]
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Ma Jun: ‘No business interest’ in Chinese coal power due to cheaper renewables
Open and transparent data can accelerate the decarbonisation of China’s industries and boost public interest in climate change, says Ma Jun. Ma – one of China’s most recognisable environmental activists – says that early experiments with publishing real-time air quality data have paved the way for greater openness from the Chinese government towards publishing greenhouse […]
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Data Center Litigation – An Emerging Frontier for Climate Litigation?
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and digital services has brought renewed attention to the physical infrastructure underpinning the digital economy: data centers. While critical to the operations of major tech companies, data centers are now among the most energy-intensive forms of industrial infrastructure. Although it is possible to run data centers […]
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Parking-aware navigation system could prevent frustration and emissions
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It happens every day — a motorist heading across town checks a navigation app to see how long the trip will take, but they find no parking spots available when they reach their destination. By the time they finally park and walk to their destination, they’re significantly later than they expected to be. Most popular […]