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Ambitious roadmap for circular carbon plastics economy
Researchers from the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Plastics, University of Oxford, have outlined…
Green steel from toxic red mud
The production of aluminium generates around 180 million tonnes of toxic red mud every year. Scientists at the…
The underground network: Decoding the dynamics of plant-fungal symbiosis
The intricate dance of nature often unfolds in mysterious ways, hidden from the naked eye. At the heart of this…
A large percentage of European plastic sent to Vietnam ends up in nature
Despite strict EU regulations on plastic recycling, there is little oversight on plastic waste shipped from the…
The Independent Farmstead: Start Your Homesteading Dream NOW
I’ve been reading The Independent Farmstead by Shawn and Beth Dougherty. It’s a good read (I am about 2/3 of…
World’s first successful embryo transfer in rhinos paves the way for saving…
BioRescue, an international consortium of scientists and conservationists, succeeded in achieving the world's…
Groundbreaking discovery enables cost-effective and eco-friendly green hydrogen…
A breakthrough technology has been developed that enables the production of green hydrogen in a more…
Polyethylene waste could be a thing of the past
An international team of experts undertaking fundamental research has developed a way of using polyethylene…
Our future climate depends partly on soil microbes — but how are they…
The largest terrestrial carbon sink on Earth is the planet's soil. One of the big fears is that a warming planet…
Revolutionizing stable and efficient catalysts with Turing structures for hydrogen…
Hydrogen energy has emerged as a promising alternative to fossil fuels, offering a clean and sustainable energy…
Scientists outline a bold solution to climate change, biodiversity loss, social…
An international team of scientists led by Oregon State University researchers has used a novel 500-year dataset…
Artificial ‘power plants’ harness energy from wind and rain
Fake plants are moving into the 21st century! Researchers developed literal "power plants" -- tiny, leaf-shaped…
Scaling up urban agriculture: Research team outlines roadmap
Urban agriculture has the potential to decentralize food supplies, provide environmental benefits like wildlife…
Climate change threatens global forest carbon sequestration, study finds
Climate change is reshaping forests differently across the United States, according to a new analysis of U.S.…
Only 18% of the global land area that is needed for human well-being and…
An international group of researchers finds that conserving about half of global land area could maintain nearly…
How tidal range electricity generation can protect coastal areas from flooding
Tidal range schemes can protect estuaries and coastal areas from the effects of sea level rise according to…
Low-income countries could lose 30% of nutrients like protein and omega-3 from…
The nutrients available from seafood could drop by 30 per cent for low-income countries by the end of the…
Using idle trucks to power the grid with clean energy
University of Waterloo researchers are tapping into idled electric vehicles to act as mobile generators and help…
