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Green Energy Transition: Upcycling EV Batteries into Graphene Oxide

A recent breakthrough in how to recycle EV batteries by tech companies Graphmatech and Graphenea and battery supplier Northvolt offers a way towards the green energy transition.

7 Jul 2022

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Volcano Eruption Unlocks Keys to Better Predict Weather and Climate

As it captivated people around the world, the January eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano gave scientists a once-in-a-lifetime chance to study how the atmosphere works, unlocking keys to better predict the weather and changing climate.

7 Jul 2022

The Arctic is Heating Up Four Times Faster than Global Warming Rate, Analysis Shows

A new analysis of observed temperatures shows the Arctic is heating up more than four times faster than the rate of global warming. The trend has stepped upward steeply twice in the last 50 years, a finding missed by all but four of 39 climate models.

7 Jul 2022

Mayo Clinic Participates in the Better Climate Challenge to Realize Goal of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mayo Clinic recently joined the Better Climate Challenge, an initiative launched by the Department of Energy that encourages organizations to set ambitious goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

7 Jul 2022

Human Activity Found to be the Cause for Drying Out the Climate in Southwestern Europe

A team of researchers has discovered human activity is the cause for drying out the climate in southwestern Europe.

7 Jul 2022

Towards Autonomous Prediction and Synthesis of Novel Magnetic Materials

In materials science, candidates for novel functional materials are usually explored in a trial-and-error fashion through calculations, synthetic methods, and material analysis.

7 Jul 2022

Climate Change Plays a Major Role in the Distribution of Holoparasitic Plants and Their Obligate Host

Across the globe, climate change is forecasted to impact ecosystems and species, compelling species to either shift or adapt their range.

6 Jul 2022

Study Discloses the Existence of a Huge Year-Round Ozone Hole Over Tropics

According to a Canadian scientist, an ozone hole, seven times bigger compared to the Antarctic ozone hole, is presently sitting over tropical regions and has been since the 1980s.

6 Jul 2022

The Arctic is Heating Over Four Times Faster Than the Rate of Global Warming

A new study of observed temperatures reveals that the Arctic seems to be warming up over four times faster compared to the rate of global warming.

6 Jul 2022

Evaporative Water Loss from Global Lakes Larger than Previously Estimated

A white mineral ring as tall as the Statue of Liberty creeps up the steep shoreline of Lake Mead, a Colorado River reservoir just east of Las Vegas on the Nevada-Arizona border. It is the country's largest reservoir, and it's draining rapidly.

6 Jul 2022