Green plastic production made easy
A one-step method enables scalable and more environmentally friendly production of plant-derived plastic monomers, paving the way towards the mass production of a sustainable...
New study shows people used natural dyes to color their clothing thousands of years...
Even thousands of years ago people wore clothing with colorful patterns made from plant and animal-based dyes. Chemists have created new analytical methods to...
Solar panel demand causing spike in worldwide silver prices
Rising demand for solar panels is having a major effect on the worldwide price of silver, which could lead to solar panel production costs...
Small fossils with big applications: BP Gulf of Mexico time scale
Geologic time scales are critical to understanding the timing, duration, and connection of geologic events. They are not static, and can be improved with...
Lessons learnt from the drift analysis of MH370 plane crash debris
The Boeing 777 of Malaysia Airlines (MH370) has been missing for over five years. The extensive, costly, but unsuccessful search operations have stopped. Scientists...
New PFASs discovered in Cape Fear River, North Carolina, though levels are declining
In 2015, a fluorosurfactant known by the trade name 'GenX' made headlines when researchers discovered it and related compounds in the Cape Fear River...
NASA study verifies global warming trends
A new study has verified the accuracy of recent global warming figures. The team used measurements of the 'skin' temperature of the Earth taken...
How inland waters ‘breathe’ carbon — and what it means for global systems
A new study reveals important insights into the factors that influence the release of greenhouse gases from rivers and streams, including a key relationship...
Potential effects of large-scale projects designed to offset Earth’s changing climate
Climate engineering research is too focused on specific aspects of individual projects, argues an expert. She believes broader studies about the impacts of these...
What Earth’s gravity reveals about climate change
On March 17, 2002, the satellite duo GRACE was launched to map the Earth's gravity field more precisely than ever before. The measurements make...