Process converts polyethylene bags, plastics to polymer building blocks
Polyethylene plastics -- single-use bags and general-purpose bottles -- are indestructable forever plastics. That also makes them hard to recycle. Chemists have found a...
Exquisitely thin membranes can slash energy spent refining crude oil into fuel and plastic
Scientists have created a new type of nanomembrane that presents a less energy intensive way to fractionate hydrocarbons from crude oil. The global production...
Observations confirm model predictions of sea-level change from Greenland melt
Rising sea levels from melting glaciers and ice sheets pose an increasing threat to coastal communities worldwide. A new analysis of high-resolution satellite observations...
Mapping Honduras’ water supply
In Tegucigalpa and surrounding areas, Hondurans often wait weeks for tap water to flow.
Clean hydrogen: A long-awaited solution for hard-to-abate sectors?
One of the world's biggest climate challenges is decarbonizing fossil energy uses that cannot be directly electrified using renewable power. Among so-called 'hard-to-abate' (HTA)...
Scientists find link between fast-melting Arctic ice and ocean acidification
An international team of researchers has found acidity levels increasing three to four times faster than ocean waters elsewhere and a strong correlation between...
Study links cold water shock to catastrophic coral collapse in the Eastern Pacific
Scientists have discovered that an extreme weather event that resulted in rapid sea temperature drops of up to 10 degrees was the primary cause...
Can gold mining be more sustainable?
A study details the severe degradation and deforestation caused by gold mining in tropical forests, as well as the biophysical challenges associated with effectively...
New nationwide strategy brings scientists, communities together to help reduce landslide risks
Landslides are inevitable, but landslide disasters are not. With this in mind, the U.S. Geological Survey has released a new report that details the...
System to create bioplastics
A team of scientists has developed a system that uses carbon dioxide, CO2, to produce biodegradable plastics, or bioplastics, that could replace the nondegradable...
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