Can large language models figure out the real world?
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Back in the 17th century, German astronomer Johannes Kepler figured out the laws of motion that made it possible to accurately predict where our solar system’s planets would appear in the sky as they orbit the sun. But it wasn’t until decades later, when Isaac Newton formulated the universal laws of gravitation, that the underlying […]
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New technologies tackle brain health assessment for the military
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Cognitive readiness denotes a person’s ability to respond and adapt to the changes around them. This includes functions like keeping balance after tripping, or making the right decision in a challenging situation based on knowledge and past experiences. For military service members, cognitive readiness is crucial for their health and safety, as well as mission […]
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5 Scikit-learn Pipeline Tricks to Supercharge Your Workflow
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Perhaps one of the most underrated yet powerful features that scikit-learn has to offer, pipelines are a great ally for building effective and modular machine learning workflows.
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Logistic vs SVM vs Random Forest: Which One Wins for Small Datasets?
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When you have a small dataset, choosing the right machine learning model can make a big difference.
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7 Pandas Tricks to Improve Your Machine Learning Model Development
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If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you are already aware that the performance of a machine learning model is not just a function of the chosen algorithm.
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Seeing Images Through the Eyes of Decision Trees
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In this article, you’ll learn to: • Turn unstructured, raw image data into structured, informative features.
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DeBriefed 22 August 2025: Pakistan floods; China emissions drop; Climate-adaptive architecture
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week Floods and fires PAKISTAN FLOODS: Torrential rain in northern Pakistan killed almost 400 people over five days, Agence-France Press reported. The rains have caused flooding and landslides that have “swept away entire villages, leaving many residents trapped […]
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Scientists are ‘most trusted’ source of climate information in global-south survey
Scientists are the most trusted source of information for climate change in some of the largest global-south countries, ranking above newspapers, friends and social media. This is according to a survey of 8,400 people across Chile, Colombia, India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Vietnam, the results of which have been published in Nature Climate Change. […]
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Scottish Green Energy Supply Chain Awards winners lauded at Aberdeen event
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The Scottish Green Energy Supply Chain Awards took place last night (21 August) in Aberdeen, celebrating nine winners who have made outstanding contributions to Scotland’s thriving renewable energy industry. Organised by trade body Scottish Renewables, the awards highlight the innovation, commitment and leadership within Scotland’s supply chain. From a shortlist of 31 finalists, “this year’s […]
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The Bias-Variance Trade-Off: A Visual Explainer
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You’ve built a machine learning model that performs perfectly on training data but fails on new examples.
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State Anti-ESG Movement Evolves to Target Investor Access
With anti-ESG forces ascendant in national government, and federal agencies neglecting or outright reversing even modest regulatory efforts to address climate risks, fossil-fuel industry supporters have expanded their agenda at the state level. Through 100+ statehouse bills introduced this year, the anti-ESG agenda has moved beyond an initial targeting of investors and financial institutions aligned […]
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Statehood in the Climate Crisis: The ICJ’s Climate Advisory Opinion and the Presumption of State Continuity
More than two years after the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted Resolution 77/276, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its highly anticipated Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change on 23 July 2025. The ICJ was unanimous in its findings that states have obligations under international law to […]
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China Briefing 21 August 2025: China’s CO2 decline; ‘Two mountains’; China’s cement challenge
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 Emissions fell in first half POWERING THE TRANSITION: China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell 1% year-on-year in the first half of 2025, new analysis for Carbon […]
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Analysis: Record solar growth keeps China’s CO2 falling in first half of 2025
Clean-energy growth helped China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fall by 1% year-on-year in the first half of 2025, extending a declining trend that started in March 2024. The CO2 output of the nation’s power sector – its dominant source of emissions – fell by 3% in the first half of the year, as growth in solar power […]
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Is Montevideo Sinking? “Disappearing” States and De-territorialized Statehood Following the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change
The International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) recent advisory opinion on climate change is a landmark in the development of international law. In this post, we focus on a short section of the opinion that may signal a fundamental shift in how international law conceives of statehood. We aim to decipher the ICJ’s “Delphic pronouncement” (Judge […]
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Textile waste in Europe: a billion-dollar business is brewing, says Finnish group
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Knitted fabrics made using yarn from mechanically-opened cotton fibres from post-consumer denim (image credit: Susanna Raiskio, VTT) Textile recycling is a massive opportunity for the whole of Europe, says the group behind an ongoing research project in Finland. Recycling technology is advancing rapidly, but a lack of regulation and challenges relating to the composition of […]
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Industry must prepare for tighter restrictions on water use, says industrial process water specialist
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This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Evides UK. The UK’s new National Framework for Water Resources 2025 lays the groundwork for a sustainable water future. The implications for industry are much closer scrutiny of water use and the need to upgrade and improve water systems or face the consequences of restricted […]
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UK plans for geological disposal of nuclear waste declared “unachievable” by Treasury
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The UK government’s GDF programme is intended to take all of the UK’s higher-activity radioactive waste including spent fuel from commercial sites such as Sizewell B in Suffolk (pictured). Plans to dispose of the UK’s high-level nuclear waste in an underground repository – a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) – have been described as “unachievable” by […]