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Ancient Log Discovery in Canada Shows How Wood Burial Could Be Key to Affordable Carbon Storage
A 3,775-year-old log, found by climate scientist Ning Zeng's team in Canada, has shown the potential of buried wood for long-term carbon storage. When covered by clay, the log retained most of its carbon, hinting at a cost-effective, natural solution for lowering atmospheric CO2 levels. Researchers suggest this low-cost strategy could lock away car...
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Antarctic Ozone Hole Might Fully Recover by 2066, Claims New Study
In 2024, scientists observed a notable reduction in the size of the Antarctic ozone hole, marking it as the seventh-smallest on record. With ongoing efforts to eliminate chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), experts are optimistic that the ozone layer could fully recover by 2066. Factors contributing to this positive trend include a decrease in harmful chemi...
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Comb Jellies Exhibit Rare Ability to Revert from Adult to Juvenile Form
Recent research from the University of Bergen has uncovered a fascinating survival mechanism in comb jellies (Mnemiopsis leidyi), demonstrating their ability to revert from adult to juvenile form in response to environmental stressors. This groundbreaking discovery challenges previous understandings of their life cycle and regeneration capabilities...
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Satellite Data Confirms Climate Crisis as Sea Level and Global Temperature Rises
Satellites are providing critical evidence for the climate crisis. With the highest global temperatures recorded in 2024 and sea levels rising consistently for 30 years, satellite data points to a clear climate crisis. This data helps scientists track environmental changes, making it crucial for informing policymakers and guiding global responses t...
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Globster-Like 'Mermaid' Washes Ashore In Papua New Guinea, Puzzling Experts
A mysterious, decaying marine creature washed up on a beach in Papua New Guinea. Experts believe it's a marine mammal, but can't identify it.
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From Footprints To Open Air, Human DNA Can Be Pulled From Anywhere, Say Scientists
Scientists expressed concern that an "ethical quagmire" might soon arise when individuals or perhaps entire ethnic groups could be tracked using the genetic remains of humans.
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In Breakthrough, 2 Indian Scientists Offer Answers To These Global Issues
In a first, researchers at Cambridge University have developed a system that can potentially resolve two of the biggest environmental challenges faced by the Earth - greenhouse gases and plastic waste - at the same time.
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New Method to Create 3D Printed Sensors Could Help Scientists Predict Weather, Study Climate Change
Researchers at the MIT have developed the ability to create low-cost plasma sensors for orbiting spacecraft. These 3D-printed sensors can be produced for tens of dollars in a matter of days. The 3D-printed plasma sensorsare ideal for CubeSats, which are used for environmental monitoring or and could help scientists weather prediction.
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Nearly 1,000 Species of Microbes Discovered in Frozen Tibetan Plateau, Surviving in Extreme Conditions
Researchers have identified nearly 1,000 new species of microbes in the frozen Tibetan Plateau. The scientists set out to identify and discover microorganisms in 21 Tibetan glaciers between 2016 and 2020, The Tibetan Plateau is considered one of the harshest environments on the planet. They identified and catalogued 968 species of microorganisms fo...
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Scientists Convert Industrial Carbide Sludge and Urea From Mammalian Urine Into Environment-Friendly Cement
A team of researchers from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (NTU Singapore) have discovered a way to make biocement from trash. Biocement is a type of renewable cement that binds soil into a solid block by using bacteria to induce a hardening reaction. It has been made using industrial carbide sludge and urea (from mammalian urine)...
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Satellite Used To Detect Major Offshore Methane Gas Leak For First Time
Scientists have for the first time used satellite data to detect a major offshore leak of the potent greenhouse gas methane, according to peer-reviewed research.
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Research Team From Ireland Develops New Material to Capture Toxic Air Pollutants Like Benzene
A group of scientists from the University of Limerick, Ireland, have come up with an idea that can control air pollution by soaking the pollutants. They team has developed a new material that can engulf in atmospheric pollutants and toxic components. The material, with its unique features, can revolutionise the way humankind is struggling for bet...
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Finland Scientists Create Lab-Grown Coffee With No "Environmental Pitfalls"
Latte drinkers may in the future be sipping on java sourced from a petri dish rather than a plantation, say scientists behind a new technique to grow what they hope to be sustainable coffee in a lab.
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Can Little Fluffy Clouds Save Australia's Great Barrier Reef? Scientists Think So
To slow the speed at which high temperatures and warm waters bleach the corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Australian scientists are spraying droplets of ocean water into the sky to form clouds to protect the environmental treasure.
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Arctic Witnessed One Of Its Hottest Years In 2020, Says Study
Every year for the past 15, environmental scientists working under the aegis of a US government agency issue a report on the state of the Arctic, and Tuesday's edition confirms an alarming trend: the North Pole is heating up twice as fast as the rest of the planet.
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Ancient Log Discovery in Canada Shows How Wood Burial Could Be Key to Affordable Carbon Storage
A 3,775-year-old log, found by climate scientist Ning Zeng's team in Canada, has shown the potential of buried wood for long-term carbon storage. When covered by clay, the log retained most of its carbon, hinting at a cost-effective, natural solution for lowering atmospheric CO2 levels. Researchers suggest this low-cost strategy could lock away car...
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Antarctic Ozone Hole Might Fully Recover by 2066, Claims New Study
In 2024, scientists observed a notable reduction in the size of the Antarctic ozone hole, marking it as the seventh-smallest on record. With ongoing efforts to eliminate chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), experts are optimistic that the ozone layer could fully recover by 2066. Factors contributing to this positive trend include a decrease in harmful chemi...
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Comb Jellies Exhibit Rare Ability to Revert from Adult to Juvenile Form
Recent research from the University of Bergen has uncovered a fascinating survival mechanism in comb jellies (Mnemiopsis leidyi), demonstrating their ability to revert from adult to juvenile form in response to environmental stressors. This groundbreaking discovery challenges previous understandings of their life cycle and regeneration capabilities...
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Satellite Data Confirms Climate Crisis as Sea Level and Global Temperature Rises
Satellites are providing critical evidence for the climate crisis. With the highest global temperatures recorded in 2024 and sea levels rising consistently for 30 years, satellite data points to a clear climate crisis. This data helps scientists track environmental changes, making it crucial for informing policymakers and guiding global responses t...
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Globster-Like 'Mermaid' Washes Ashore In Papua New Guinea, Puzzling Experts
A mysterious, decaying marine creature washed up on a beach in Papua New Guinea. Experts believe it's a marine mammal, but can't identify it.
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From Footprints To Open Air, Human DNA Can Be Pulled From Anywhere, Say Scientists
Scientists expressed concern that an "ethical quagmire" might soon arise when individuals or perhaps entire ethnic groups could be tracked using the genetic remains of humans.
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In Breakthrough, 2 Indian Scientists Offer Answers To These Global Issues
In a first, researchers at Cambridge University have developed a system that can potentially resolve two of the biggest environmental challenges faced by the Earth - greenhouse gases and plastic waste - at the same time.
-
New Method to Create 3D Printed Sensors Could Help Scientists Predict Weather, Study Climate Change
Researchers at the MIT have developed the ability to create low-cost plasma sensors for orbiting spacecraft. These 3D-printed sensors can be produced for tens of dollars in a matter of days. The 3D-printed plasma sensorsare ideal for CubeSats, which are used for environmental monitoring or and could help scientists weather prediction.
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Nearly 1,000 Species of Microbes Discovered in Frozen Tibetan Plateau, Surviving in Extreme Conditions
Researchers have identified nearly 1,000 new species of microbes in the frozen Tibetan Plateau. The scientists set out to identify and discover microorganisms in 21 Tibetan glaciers between 2016 and 2020, The Tibetan Plateau is considered one of the harshest environments on the planet. They identified and catalogued 968 species of microorganisms fo...
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Scientists Convert Industrial Carbide Sludge and Urea From Mammalian Urine Into Environment-Friendly Cement
A team of researchers from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (NTU Singapore) have discovered a way to make biocement from trash. Biocement is a type of renewable cement that binds soil into a solid block by using bacteria to induce a hardening reaction. It has been made using industrial carbide sludge and urea (from mammalian urine)...
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Satellite Used To Detect Major Offshore Methane Gas Leak For First Time
Scientists have for the first time used satellite data to detect a major offshore leak of the potent greenhouse gas methane, according to peer-reviewed research.
-
Research Team From Ireland Develops New Material to Capture Toxic Air Pollutants Like Benzene
A group of scientists from the University of Limerick, Ireland, have come up with an idea that can control air pollution by soaking the pollutants. They team has developed a new material that can engulf in atmospheric pollutants and toxic components. The material, with its unique features, can revolutionise the way humankind is struggling for bet...
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Finland Scientists Create Lab-Grown Coffee With No "Environmental Pitfalls"
Latte drinkers may in the future be sipping on java sourced from a petri dish rather than a plantation, say scientists behind a new technique to grow what they hope to be sustainable coffee in a lab.
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Can Little Fluffy Clouds Save Australia's Great Barrier Reef? Scientists Think So
To slow the speed at which high temperatures and warm waters bleach the corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Australian scientists are spraying droplets of ocean water into the sky to form clouds to protect the environmental treasure.
-
Arctic Witnessed One Of Its Hottest Years In 2020, Says Study
Every year for the past 15, environmental scientists working under the aegis of a US government agency issue a report on the state of the Arctic, and Tuesday's edition confirms an alarming trend: the North Pole is heating up twice as fast as the rest of the planet.
