Circular economy: Researchers show how synthetic rubber raw material can be degraded
Enzymes are capable of degrading synthetic polyisoprene. The specific conditions for that have now been created and exploited. Polyisoprene is the principal component of...
Rapid rise of decarbonization potentials of rooftop PV plus EVs in residential houses
Cities are responsible for 60-70% of energy-related CO2 emissions. As the world is increasingly urbanized, it is crucial to identify cost-effective pathways to decarbonize....
Large future changes in climate variability
Large future changes in climate variability. New computer model simulations identify widespread changes in climate variability under sustained anthropogenic forcing.
Exposure to toxic metals may increase risk of clogged arteries
Toxic metals in the environment may increase the risk of atherosclerosis, a buildup of plaque in the arteries that can prevent blood and oxygen...
Hysteresis of the intertropical convergence zone to CO<sub>2</sub> forcing
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 December 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01211-6In idealized model experiments where CO2 increases four-fold before returning to its original level, temperature and...
Delayed recovery of the tropical rain belt
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 December 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01237-wThe climate system may respond in different ways to reductions in atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Work now...
Ocean tides are gatekeepers of groundwater discharge to Hawai‘i coastal zone
A new study showed that while precipitation and sea level drive coastal groundwater levels, it is sea level, especially tides, that play gatekeeper on...
Long-term exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of pesticides has deleterious effects on shellfish
Exposure to chronic, environmentally relevant concentrations of pesticides registered for use in forest management had adverse effects on the soft-shell clam, Mya arenaria.
Ammonite muscles revealed in 3D from Jurassic fossil
Researchers have revealed the soft tissues of a 165-million-year-old ammonite fossil using 3D imaging.
Reduced ocean circulation during the ice age caused anoxic conditions and increased carbon storage...
The movement of water masses in the ocean, its circulation, is an essential component of the global climate system. Researchers have now been able...
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