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Great Diversity of Marine Organisms Attach Themselves to Plastics and are Dragged Along by Marine Currents

Recent research headed by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) and the University of Barcelona (UB) reveals how great diversity of marine organisms attach themselves to plastics and are dragged along by marine currents.

3 Mar 2022

Engineers Demonstrate a New Method for Reducing Sulfur Pollution

Someone’s wastewater is just another person’s gold. A new Stanford University study lays the possibility for sewage to be mined for valuable elements used in fertilizers and batteries that could support smartphones and planes in the future.

3 Mar 2022

Findings Provide Unique Insights to Better Understand Climate Change in the Arctic

The tiny particles suspended in the air known as aerosols play an important role in heating and cooling our planet, but their effects still aren't fully understood. The particles can occur naturally, such as from volcanoes, forests and oceans, or be produced by human activity, such as fossil-fuel combustion and industrial manufacturing.

2 Mar 2022

Researchers Develop Efficient Concept to Convert CO2 into Clean Fuels Without any Undesirable By-Products

Scientists have formulated an efficient concept to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into clean, sustainable fuels, without any waste or undesirable by-products.

1 Mar 2022

Larger and More Frequent Wildfires may Stall Ozone Recovery

The Australian wildfires in 2019 and 2020 were historic for how far and fast they spread, and for how long and powerfully they burned. All told, the devastating "Black Summer" fires blazed across more than 43 million acres of land, and extinguished or displaced nearly 3 billion animals.

1 Mar 2022

LLNL Scientists Provide Input on Microsoft’s Pathway to Become Carbon-Negative by 2030

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have provided input on Microsoft's pathway to become carbon negative by 2030.

1 Mar 2022

Researchers Reveal Environmental Stress Caused by Microplastics in Yangtze River

Microplastics are spreading throughout the world and have emerged as a new contaminant in the water environment. Rivers may play a significant role in the transfer of microplastics from land to sea. However, field studies on the environmental fate of microplastics at the watershed scale are still missing, which is critical for determining the exact roles of river systems in transferring microplastics into the ocean.

25 Feb 2022

New and Simple Method for Upcycling Plastic Waste at Room Temperature

A team of researchers at the University of Bath’s Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies (CSCT) has developed a new and simple method for upcycling plastic waste at room temperature.

24 Feb 2022

Insights for Managing C&D Waste and Reducing Carbon Emissions in Building Refurbishment

As the world's largest developing economy, China has been rapidly increasing urban construction over the past four decades. As a result, a significant amount of construction and demolition (C&D) waste is being generated, not only from new construction but also from building refurbishment activities.

24 Feb 2022

New Collaborative Project Aims to Methane Emissions in New York

While carbon dioxide emissions have received most of the attention in the fight against global warming, there are other lesser-known air pollutants that are dangerous to our planet as well – including methane.

23 Feb 2022