Project Gives Indonesian Farmers Digital Tools to Predict the Weather – and the Confidence to Use Them
Traditional methods of predicting rain are being affected by climate change, but encouraging farmers to adopt modern tools is not aways straightforward.
UrbanSky: Can Cheap Balloon-Based Images Help Disaster Relief and Civil Society?
A US startup hopes its 'mircoballoon' platform can provide aerial photography to a new host of users, including charities, farmers and rescuers.
Predictive Software Tracks Endangered Bears By Understanding How and When They Move
Tracking Italy's mysterious Marsican bear with radio transmitters poses many challenges. But new software can predict where they with the minimum of data.
IVF For Coral Reefs: ‘Coral Babies’ Grow to Maturity in Breakthrough Restoration Research
With coral IVF proven to work, researchers turn to robots and citizen science to deliver the new aquatic 'bundles of joy'.
Seawing: Can Kite Power Help Clean Up the World of Maritime Commerce?
Carbon emissions from global maritime trade are increasing. Does ship-based kite power provide the key to reducing them?
Fairtronics: Using Data to Break Down the Social Risks of Consumer Electronics
How ethical are your consumer products? New data-driven approaches are hoping to provide new insight into where and how our electric gadgets are produced.
Rainforest Alert: Combining Technology With Indigenous Rights to Help Protect the Amazon
Satellites have long been used to monitor deforestation, but how can that data be used to actively create results on the ground?
Cash for Trash: The App Entering You Into a Lottery Every Time You Bin Litter
A UK app has created a special cash lottery for anyone picking up and binning litter.
Can Video Game Hardware Help Climate Research? Nvidia to Create a ‘Digital Twin’ of Earth
The manufacturer of graphics cards wants to use its know-how to recreate the Earth in a digital simulation on a unprecedented one metre scale.