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Our mission is to fund, support, and acknowledge environmental research projects on a global level.

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Our website provides the latest international news on the alternative energy sector, features exciting new technologies, and provides insights and blogs of leading scientists from our august Science Advisory Board. Check back often for announcements, updates and application information regarding the 2014 ERA Science Prize.

Each year ERA Science will identify the “Global Top 50” projects in renewable energy technology, as chosen by our Science Advisory Board.

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  • Like Humans, Mediterranean Sperm Whales Have Their Own Dialects
    Much like human languages, the vocalizations of sperm whales evolve over time, as disparate groups of whales develop distinct dialects. A new study shows how an isolated group of sperm whales in the eastern Mediterranean developed its own dialect based on vocalizations used by other whales.Read more on E360 →
  • Europe Hit by Another Record Heat Wave
    Europe is sweltering through an intense heat wave that is setting temperature records in the U.K. and France. It comes on the heels of another record heat wave in May.Read more on E360 →
  • Amid Iran War, Africa Sees Growing Demand for Electric Motorbikes
    As the Iran War has driven up fuel costs in Africa, demand for electric motorbikes has grown.Read more on E360 →
  • A Missing Piece in Climate Models: Nature’s Own Emissions
    Rising temperatures are set to drive up emissions from wildfires, fermenting wetlands, and melting permafrost, but these feedback loops are poorly captured in climate models. Scientists are racing to make sense of these emissions to gauge how much warming may lie ahead.Read more on E360 →
  • An EPA Researcher Details the Agency's Assault on Science
    In January 2025, the Trump administration began shutting down projects within the EPA’s independent science division that touched on climate change and environmental justice. Air quality researcher Thomas Luben, who had worked at the agency for 18 years, was fired for objecting.Read more on E360 →