Conversion process turns pollution into cash
Engineers have developed a promising electrochemical system to convert emissions from chemical and power plants into useful products while addressing climate change.
Artificial intelligence paves the way to discovering new rare-earth compounds
Artificial intelligence advances how scientists explore materials. Researchers trained a machine-learning (ML) model to assess the stability of rare-earth compounds. The framework they developed...
Could we make cars out of petroleum residue?
Researchers have developed a way to make lightweight fibers, for possible use in the bodies of cars, out of an ultracheap feedstock: the waste...
New, possibly arboreal rice rat species discovered in Ecuador
Three expeditions led an international research to the Cordillera de Kutukú, an isolated mountain range in Ecuador, to find just one specimen of the...
Wildfires devastate the land they burn, and they are also warming the planet
The 2021 wildfire season broke records globally, leaving land charred from California to Siberia. The risk of fire is growing, and a recent report...
Regrown tropical forests may have short lifespans, says new study
Preventing the re-clearing of second-growth forests is a major challenge for restoration efforts in tropical regions, according to a new study. The study found...
Industrial discharge is the dominant mercury source in Korea’s west coast
Researchers have used mercury (Hg) stable isotopes to verify the Hg sources in the sediment and fish along the west coast of Korea.
Visible ocean plastics just the tip of the iceberg
Simulating a half century of movement and degradation of plastic waste in the ocean, a new study estimates that nearly two-thirds of ocean plastics...
Corals may look healthy, but coastal urbanization is destroying their delicate biorhythm
Coral reefs in the Gulf of Eilat (also known as the Gulf of Aqaba) have been proven particularly resistant to global warming, rising water...
Higher exposure to bisphenol A in the womb associated with increased risk for asthma...
An analysis of data from more than 3,000 mother-child pairs from six European countries indicates that prenatal exposure to bisphenol A may have negative...
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