The Clay Mathematics Institute issued a statement noting growing momentum toward solving the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize Problem, which concerns whether smooth, well-defined solutions always exist for the equations governing 3D fluid motion. CMI pointed to recent breakthroughs in related research, some already honored with its Clay Research Award, as evidence that a resolution could be near.
claymath.org
· 2026-09-12
Copernicus reported that August 2023 statistically tied July 2023 as the hottest month ever measured, with global average temperatures reaching 16.96 degrees Celsius. Scientists attribute the extreme heat to a combination of long-term human-caused climate change and a strong El Nino weather pattern, noting the reading was 1.65 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-10
At VivaTech's 10th anniversary event in Paris, industry observers reviewed a decade of beauty technology evolution, from early virtual try-on tools to today's emerging AI agents. The retrospective highlighted how innovation cycles in beauty tech have accelerated and diversified over the past ten years.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-08
A new UN Environment Programme report concedes that global warming will surpass the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold set by the Paris climate accord within the next few years, driven by continued burning of coal, oil and gas. Current temperatures already sit around 1.4°C above pre-industrial levels based on 20-year averages, and scientists say there is no longer a realistic path to staying under the limit.
pbs.org
· 2026-09-05
A new United Nations report concludes that global temperatures will almost certainly exceed the 1.5°C threshold set under the Paris Agreement within just a few years. Climate scientists broadly agree the milestone is now unavoidable, though some worry the report fails to offer clear guidance on next steps.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-03
A new United Nations report finds that global warming is on track to exceed the 1.5°C threshold established by the Paris Agreement much sooner than previously expected, potentially within just a few years. The finding undercuts the most optimistic projections for limiting climate change that policymakers have relied on for years.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-02
A new United Nations Environment Programme report concludes that Earth will soon surpass the 1.5 Celsius warming threshold set by the 2015 Paris agreement, largely due to continued fossil fuel emissions. Rather than treating this as unavoidable defeat, UN officials and scientists propose a strategy to temporarily exceed the limit before working to bring temperatures back down through ending fossil fuel use and deploying carbon removal technology.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-02
A new United Nations Environment Programme report finds that current global emissions trends put the planet on track for roughly 1.8°C of warming above pre-industrial levels this century, effectively ending hopes of holding warming to the 1.5°C target set under the Paris Agreement. UNEP's executive director Inger Andersen acknowledged that countries have delayed climate action, failing to cut emissions at the pace scientists said was necessary.
nature.com
· 2026-09-02
OpenStreetMap has announced that its annual State of the Map conference will be held in 2026 in Paris, with both in-person and online attendance options. The three-day event will feature talks, workshops and discussion sessions for mappers and users of the open mapping platform.
2026.stateofthemap.org
· 2026-08-28
Amid deadly cholera outbreaks in the mid-1800s, Paris officials began treating public urination as a health hazard rather than a mere annoyance. After earlier attempts at hostile architecture failed to stop street urination, the city banned it outright in 1850 and installed pissoirs—elaborately decorated iron kiosks adorned with flowers, shells, and lion heads—to give people somewhere sanctioned to go.
daily.jstor.org
· 2026-08-24