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Common Type of Blue-Green Algae Adapt to Earth's Rising CO2 Levels

A common type of blue-green algae seems to be easily adapting itself to the Earth's rising CO2 levels. Some of the many toxin-producing varieties of blue-green algae are found to be managing climatic change much better than suspected.

5 Aug 2016

Researchers Develop Materials that Produce Fuels by Consuming Carbon Dioxide

Although the concept of converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into stored energy sounds like science fiction, researchers have continually tried to find simple techniques to transform CO2 into fuels or other functional chemicals.

4 Aug 2016

Riparian Buffer Zones Help Remove Excess Nitrogen from Agricultural Runoff

The surplus nitrogen that flows out from agricultural runoff enters the surface waters, and as a result leads to destructive outcomes. Some of the devastating effects include fish kills and algal blooms.

4 Aug 2016

Researchers Develop New Method to Transform Carbon Dioxide Back into Fuel

Scientists and policymakers across the world are working out ways to deal with the growing rate of climate change, and have pinpointed the key cause to be carbon dioxide (CO2).

1 Aug 2016

Deep Underground-Trapped Accumulations of CO2 Safer than Previously Thought

Study of natural-occurring 100,000 year-old CO2 reservoirs shows no significant corroding of 'cap rock', suggesting the greenhouse gas hasn't leaked back out - one of the main concerns with greenhouse gas reduction proposal of carbon capture and storage.

29 Jul 2016

Ocean Acidification Could Impact Reproductive Behaviour of Fish Living in Affected Waters

Ocean acidification could have a major impact on the reproductive behaviour of fish living in affected waters, a new study shows.

27 Jul 2016

Natural Water Temperature Fluctuations of the Pacific Directly Linked to Tropical Tropopause Temperature

Water plays a major role for our planet not only in its liquid form at the surface. In the atmosphere too, it considerably affects our lives as well as weather and climate. Clouds and rainfall are one example.

27 Jul 2016

New Approach to Get Global Picture of Fate of Marine Carbon

Plankton, which are small marine plants, absorb almost the same amount of atmospheric carbon that is used to create plants on land.

27 Jul 2016

New Online Green Driving Tool to Help Citizens Estimate Fuel Costs, CO2 Emissions in Europe

In line with the Commission's ambition to move towards low and zero-emission vehicles as outlined in the European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility adopted on 20 July, the JRC has developed an online tool to help citizens estimate fuel costs and CO2 emissions of their daily commute or holiday trips by car, for instance.

26 Jul 2016

Summer Heatwaves Causing Potential Pathogenic Bacteria to Spread

When the water temperatures increase in the North and Baltic Seas, the chances of potentially pathogenic bacteria emerging increases. Researchers at AWI have discovered proof of living, potentially pathogenic vibrions surviving on microplastic particles for the first time. Going forward, they plan to explore in depth the role of these particles on the buildup and likely distribution of these bacteria.

25 Jul 2016