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New Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Process to Control Emissions at Low Cost

Researchers from KAIST have demonstrated three novel methods for changing local carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in gas-diffusion electrode (GDE)-based flow electrolyzers.

4 Jun 2020

Finding Ways to Control Microbiome of Cattle to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have learned to control the microbiome of cattle for the first time which could inhibit their methane production, and therefore reduce a major source of greenhouse gasses.

2 Jun 2020

Advanced Method to Estimate Fossil-Fuel CO2 Emissions Using Carbon-14

Researchers from NOAA and the University of Colorado have devised a breakthrough method for estimating national emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels using ambient air samples and a well-known isotope of carbon that scientists have relied on for decades to date archaeological sites.

2 Jun 2020

Exploring the Consequences of Rising Nitrogen Levels

A key atomic building block for all living organisms and one of the most abundant elements in the galaxy, nitrogen is an essential part of our ecosystem.

1 Jun 2020

Highly Porous Sponge Soaks Up Oil and Leaves Water, Marine Life Unaffected

A research team under the guidance of Northwestern University has designed a highly porous smart sponge that selectively soaks up oil from water.

29 May 2020

New Study Shows Decline in Precipitation Following Volcanic Eruption in Tropics

Climate change is occurring all over the globe as 1°C increase in Earth's temperature has led to the rise in the sea level, melting of the Arctic ice, and unseasonable heat waves and heavy snow.

28 May 2020

Study Finds New Link Between Nitrogen Oxides and Climate, Air Quality

The effect of nitric acid on aerosol particles in the atmosphere may offer an explanation for the smog seen engulfing cities on frosty days.

28 May 2020

Smaller Fires Enhance Peatlands' Long-Term Storage of Carbon

High-intensity fires can destroy peat bogs and cause them to emit huge amounts of their stored carbon into the atmosphere as greenhouse gases, but a new Duke University study finds low-severity fires spark the opposite outcome.

22 May 2020

New Discovery on Regulation of Plant Emissions can Help Fight Climate Change

You cannot see them with the naked eye, but most plants emit volatile gases - isoprenoids - into the atmosphere when they breathe and grow.

21 May 2020

Fire Aerosols Impact Global Terrestrial Ecosystem Productivity

Fire is the primary form of terrestrial ecosystem disturbance on a global scale, and a major source of aerosols from the terrestrial biosphere to the atmosphere.

21 May 2020