Perfecting the EV battery recycling process
Recycling of electric car batteries can be easier, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly, according to a new scientific article, which outlines an optimized recycling...
Balkanatolia: The forgotten continent that sheds light on the evolution of mammals
A team of geologists and palaeontologists has discovered that, some 50 million years ago, there was a low-lying continent separating Europe from Asia that...
Warming climate to result in reduced corn production; irrigation blunts effect
No matter which of the widely accepted global circulation models ultimately comes closest to predicting the amount of warming caused by climate change, corn...
The jet stream that brought in Storm Eunice is moving northwards
The Northern Hemisphere Jet Stream, which this week brought storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin to the UK has been getting faster and moving northwards...
Accelerating melt rate makes Greenland Ice Sheet world’s largest ‘dam’
The world's second-largest ice sheet is melting from the bottom up -- and generating huge amounts of heat from hydropower.
Government guidelines insufficient to protect freshwater ecosystem from salt pollution
Current water quality guidelines aren't protecting freshwater ecosystems from increasing salt pollution due to road de-icing salts, agriculture fertilizers, and mining operations, according to...
Bacteria upcycle carbon waste into valuable chemicals
Researchers engineered a strain of bacteria to break down carbon dioxide (CO2), converting it into commonly used, expensive industrial chemicals. The carbon-negative approach removes...
Electrifying motorcycle taxis in Kampala, Uganda, shows air pollution benefits
In a new study, researchers set out to understand the air pollutant emissions impacts of electrifying motorcycle taxis in Kampala, Uganda.
The formation of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet was very different than previously believed
Roughly 35 million years ago, Earth cooled rapidly. At roughly the same time, the Drake Passage formed between South America and the Antarctic, paving...
Seeing ‘green’ can ease confusion, anger in navigating hospitals
Research has shown that introducing nature into large hospitals can humanize the institutional environment and reduce the stress of patients, visitors and healthcare providers.
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