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• [New] The Met Office is confronting the environmental impact of AI as it balances the technology's potential to advance climate science with its rising energy demands and carbon footprint. UKAuthority
• [New] Brazil's newly launched Plano Clima 2024-2035 shows how countries can turn climate commitments into concrete action through science-based planning, transparency, and broad stakeholder participation. UNEP - UN Environment Programme
• [New] IFT's 2026 report finds food science salaries are rising, with US median pay at US$120,000 and entry-level median salaries at US$ 76,000.Scientific misinformation is the top concern for food professionals, while AI is seen more as a skills-development priority than an immediate job threat. CNS Media
• [New] The incorporation of AI into materials science is revolutionizing conventional methods and opening new opportunities for creativity and competitiveness in the global marketplace. Precedence Research
• [New] AI systems that would have recently been called science fiction are already in place and will continue to change the world. Business Insider
• Netflix reports its efforts to reduce emissions in line with climate science by 2030. Risk Intelligence Service
• Figuring out what is happening on Titan and Pluto could become the new fundamental question for planetary science. Wired
• After fundamentally changing science more than a century ago, modern physics may be about to revolutionize the world of computers - with implications for everything from the speed of doing complex research to nations' vulnerability to cyberattack. The Christian Science Monitor
• The CHIPS and Science Act's $52.7 billion investment in domestic semiconductor manufacturing is expected to create more demand for high-purity electronic-grade polymer encapsulants, underfills, and substrate materials as new U.S. fabs reach full production during the forecast period. Custom Market Insights
• The mid-2020s have become a golden age for asteroid science. New Space Economy
• The Merlin bird ID app will allow users to feed real-time bird identifications into one of the world's biggest citizen-science biodiversity projects in an update it is hoped will aid conservation of at-risk birds. The Guardian

Last updated: 20 July 2026