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New Open-Access Database to Help Identify Plastic Pollution Sources

A new open-access Raman spectral library developed by research led by the Monterey Bay Aquarium and MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) can be used to identify molecular “fingerprints” of particles and more accurately identify the sources of ocean plastic pollution.

6 Jan 2023

Greenery in New York City Helps in Absorbing City’s Carbon Emissions

According to a study of the vegetation in New York City and some of its nearby densely populated areas, photosynthesis by trees and grasses absorbs nearly all of the carbon emissions produced by cars, trucks, and buses on many summer days.

6 Jan 2023

Climate Change Could Spell Disaster for World’s Oceans

According to Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine, climate-driven seawater heating is slowing down deep circulation patterns in the Atlantic and Southern oceans.

6 Jan 2023

New Understanding of How Climate Change can Impact the Indian Ocean Dipole

With a new analysis of long-term climate data, researchers say they now have a much better understanding of how climate change can impact and cause sea water temperatures on one side of the Indian Ocean to be so much warmer or cooler than the temperatures on the other - a phenomenon that can lead to sometimes deadly weather-related events like megadroughts in East Africa and severe flooding in Indonesia.

6 Jan 2023

Product Attachment can Unintentionally Encourage Less Sustainable Behavior

Custom sneakers, vintage dishware, a limited-edition car – each is an example of a product owners may regard as special and irreplaceable, fostering strong feelings of attachment.

6 Jan 2023

Late Canopy Development in Northern Ecosystems Deters Seasonal Peak Photosynthesis

A study led by PKU staff and students reveals that late canopy development in Northern ecosystems hinders seasonal peak photosynthesis.

6 Jan 2023

EOSDA Launched the First EOS SAT Agri-focused Satellite on SpaceX’s Transporter-6 Mission

EOS SAT-1, the initial satellite of EOS SAT, the first agri-focused satellite constellation launched by a remote sensing company, was successfully delivered into a low Earth orbit by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

5 Jan 2023

Pusan National University Researchers Develop Efficient Sodium-Ion Battery Anode for Energy Storage

Lithium is expensive and limited, necessitating the development of efficient energy storage systems beyond lithium-ion batteries. Sodium is a promising candidate.

5 Jan 2023

Best of Both Worlds: New Elastic and Durable Crosslinked Anion Exchange Membranes

Hydrogen fuel cells are an efficient alternative to fossil fuels since they only release water while producing energy. Their key component is the polymeric membrane serving as an electrolyte as well as a separator.

5 Jan 2023

Lettuce Takes Up Toxic Additives from Tyre Wear

Wind, sewage sludge, and waste water carry tyre wear particles from roads onto farmland. A new lab study shows: The pollutants contained in the particles could get into the vegetables grown there.

5 Jan 2023

More Efficient Device Developed for Solar Water Splitting

At the University of Michigan, a new type of solar panel that has been developed has achieved around 9% efficiency. This panel helps convert water into hydrogen and oxygen—copying a vital step in natural photosynthesis.

5 Jan 2023

New Technique to Help Understand the Climate Crisis

A new technique has been utilized by scientists from the UK, the USA, and Bremen to evaluate the rate at which the sequestration of organic carbon was done in marine sediments at the time of the Earth’s Neogene period.

5 Jan 2023

Researchers Investigate How Supply Chains can be Made More Environmentally Sustainable

When we consider the supply chain, we typically think of factories, ships, trucks, and warehouses. Yet, the customer side is equally important, especially in efforts to make our distribution networks more sustainable.

5 Jan 2023

Global Warming Could Lead to a Shutdown of the Ocean Deep Circulation

Climate-driven heating of seawater is causing a slowdown of deep circulation patterns in the Atlantic and Southern oceans, according to University of California, Irvine Earth system scientists, and if this process continues, the ocean's ability to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere will be severely limited, further exacerbating global warming.

5 Jan 2023

Warming Climate Likely to Increase the Number and Intensity of Tropical Cyclones in the North Atlantic

A warming climate will increase the number of tropical cyclones and their intensity in the North Atlantic, potentially creating more and stronger hurricanes, according to simulations using a high-resolution, global climate model.

5 Jan 2023