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Novel catalyst to convert carbon dioxide invented
A new catalyst that can efficiently convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to carbon monoxide (CO) has been invented by scientists. This soon-to-be patented invention enables...
Prehistoric alpine farming in the Bernese Oberland
The people in Switzerland were on the move in the High Alps and running alpine pastures 7,000 years ago and therefore much earlier than...
Putting a price tag on biodiversity
A team of economists and ecologists has developed one of the first models to assign a dollar value to the loss or gain of...
The Arctic Ocean is becoming more like the Atlantic
The eastern Arctic Ocean is becoming more like the Atlantic Ocean, a new study combining remote sensing and local data finds.
Giant viruses may simply be a ‘Frankenstein’ of smaller viruses
Viruses are thought to outnumber the microbes on Earth; both outnumber the stars in the Milky Way. A handful of giant viruses have been discovered in the...
Ancient Earth’s fingerprints in young volcanic rocks, study shows
Earth's mantle is made of solid rock that nonetheless circulates slowly over millions of years. Some geologists assume that this slow circulation would have...
VIDEO: How a Costa Rican cooperative slashed the carbon footprint of coffee.
April 5, 2017 — Raise your hand if your day starts with a cup of coffee (or two). You’re not alone. Around the world,...
Successful Colombian rainforest project exposes problems with carbon emissions trading.
The Chocó-Darién Conservation Corridor, as the community’s REDD+ project is called, is the first REDD+ project to be certified in Colombia. In 2012 it...
Duke University eyes biogas, not fossil fuels, for new power plant.
In the latest twist on the controversial power plant Duke University proposed last spring, an influential group of students, faculty and staff says it...
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