Sunlight to solve the world’s clean water crisis
Researchers have developed technology that could eliminate water stress for millions of people, including those living in many of the planet's most vulnerable and...
A rich marine algal ecosystem 600 million years earlier than previously thought
The first photosynthetic oxygen-producing organisms on Earth were cyanobacteria. Their evolution dramatically changed the Earth allowing oxygen to accumulate into the atmosphere for the...
Alpine plants are losing their white ‘protective coat’ too early in spring
Snow cover in the Alps has been melting almost three days earlier per decade since the 1960s. This trend is temperature-related and cannot be...
Long-term consequences of CO2 emissions
According to a new study, the oxygen content in the oceans will continue to decrease for centuries even if all CO2 emissions would be...
How the humble woodchip is cleaning up water worldwide
Australian pineapple, Danish trout, and Midwestern U.S. corn farmers are not often lumped together under the same agricultural umbrella. But they and many others...
From smoky skies to a green horizon: Scientists convert fire-risk wood waste into biofuel
Reliance on petroleum fuels and raging wildfires: Two separate, large-scale challenges that could be addressed by one scientific breakthrough. Researchers have developed a streamlined...
AI pinpoints local pollution hotspots using satellite images
Researchers have developed a method that uses machine learning, satellite imagery and weather data to autonomously find hotspots of heavy air pollution, city block...
Modelling ancient Antarctic ice sheets helps us see future of global warming
In order to get a sense of what our future may hold, scientists have been looking to the deep past. Now, new research from...
Process simultaneously removes toxic metals and salt to produce clean water
Removing salt is only one step in creating clean water from ocean or brackish water. Toxic compounds, from metals to human-made carcinogens, must be...
Deciduous trees offset carbon loss from Alaskan boreal fires
More severe and frequent fires in the Alaskan boreal forest are emitting vast stores of carbon, but new research from shows those losses are...
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