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Ocean Acidification Reduces Skeletal Density of Corals in Iconic Reefs

Scientists have long suspected that ocean acidification is affecting corals' ability to build their skeletons, but it has been challenging to isolate its effect from that of simultaneous warming ocean temperatures, which also influence coral growth.

28 Aug 2020

Study Eliminates Black Carbon as Primary Suspect for Ice Formation from Smoke

When fossil fuel or biomass burns, soot - also known as black carbon - fills the air.

27 Aug 2020

Plastic Packaging Warrants Efforts on Reductions, Material Recovery and Recycling

Discussions of the growing plastic waste problem often focus on reducing the volume of single-use plastic packaging items such as bags, bottles, tubs and films.

26 Aug 2020

Researchers Develop Emission-Free Internal Combustion Engine

Scientists from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) have now developed a novel internal combustion engine that does not produce carbon dioxide (CO2) or gases that are dangerous to human health.

26 Aug 2020

Negative Emissions Technologies to Solve Climate Crisis Could Bring Side Effects

A team led by researchers at the University of Virginia cautions that when it comes to climate change, the world is making a bet it might not be able to cover.

25 Aug 2020

Scientists Record Increased Ozone Levels Across Northern Hemisphere

Scientists from the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) have discovered, for the first time, that the levels of the pollutant ozone have increased in many parts of the Earth’s atmosphere over the Northern Hemisphere in the past two decades.

24 Aug 2020

Two New Projects Win $900,000 to Advance Technologies that Avoid CO2 Emissions

The Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Center, one of the MIT Energy Initiative's Low-Carbon Energy Centers, has awarded $900,000 in funding to two new research projects to advance technologies that avoid carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere and help address climate change.

21 Aug 2020