Solar-powered system converts plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels
Researchers have developed a system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other valuable products -- using just the...
Turning plastic waste into a valuable soil additive
Chemical and environmental engineers detailed a method to convert plastic waste into a highly porous form of charcoal that has a whopping surface area...
Nanoplastics unexpectedly produce reactive oxidizing species when exposed to light
Energy, environmental and chemical engineers found that nanoplastics facilitate formation of manganese oxide on polystyrene nanoparticles.
Indigenous territories and protected areas are key to forest conservation in the Brazilian Amazon,...
A U.S.-Brazilian study using time series satellite images from 2000 to 2021 reveals the vital role of Indigenous territories and protected areas for forest...
Marine plankton tell the long story of ocean health, and maybe human too
Researchers suggest that rising levels of humanmade chemicals, accumulating in marine plankton, might be used to monitor the impact of human activity on ecosystem...
Riddle solved: Why was Roman concrete so durable?
An unexpected ancient manufacturing strategy may hold the key to designing concrete that lasts for millennia.
Study details impact of prairie dog plague die-off on other species
This study, conducted from 2015-19 in the Thunder Basin National Grassland, may be the first to specifically examine the multispecies impacts of a wide-scale...
Fathoming the hidden heatwaves that threaten coral reefs
The severity of marine heatwaves (MHWs) that are increasingly impacting ocean ecosystems, including vulnerable coral reefs, has primarily been assessed using remotely sensed sea-surface...
Two out of three glaciers could be lost by 2100
Scientists have made new projections of glacier mass loss through the century under different emissions scenarios.
Invasive rats transform reef fish behavior
Scientists have discovered for the first time that invasive rats on tropical islands are affecting the territorial behavior of fish on surrounding coral reefs....
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