Reactor turns greenhouse gas into pure liquid fuel
An electrocatalysis reactor built at Rice University recycles carbon dioxide to produce pure liquid fuel solutions using electricity. The scientists behind the invention hope...
New feedback phenomenon found to drive increasing drought and aridity
A new study indicates that the world will experience more frequent and more extreme drought and aridity than currently experienced in the coming century,...
Vintage film shows Thwaites Glacier ice shelf melting faster than previously observed
Newly available archival film has revealed the eastern ice shelf of Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting faster than previous estimates, suggesting the shelf...
Impact of climate change on global banana yields revealed
Climate change could negatively impact banana cultivation in some of the world's most important producing and exporting countries, a study has revealed.
Climate change impacts on banana yields around the world
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 02 September 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0559-9Bananas are a staple food crop and important agricultural export for many countries. Here, it is...
Stabilization of dense Antarctic water supply to the Atlantic Ocean overturning circulation
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 02 September 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0561-2The supply of dense Antarctic Bottom Water to the Atlantic overturning circulation has declined in recent...
Climate experts’ views on geoengineering depend on their beliefs about climate change impacts
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 02 September 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0564-zSolar geoengineering could limit temperature increase, but its use is controversial. This study shows that climate...
Biochar: A better start to rain forest restoration
An indigenous farming technique that's been around for thousands of years provides the basis for restoring rain forests stripped clear of trees by gold...
The ‘universal break-up criterion’ of hot, flowing lava?
The new 'universal break-up criterion' won't help with meltdowns of the heart, but it will help volcanologists study changing lava conditions in common volcanic...
Oxygen depletion in ancient oceans caused major mass extinction
For years, scientists struggled to connect a mechanism to this mass extinction, one of the 10 most dramatic ever recorded in Earth's history. Now,...
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