On July 14 this past summer, I pulled up to the Kerrville Kroc Corps Community Center, dodging puddles and sinkholes from a recent thunderstorm in a town where the last thing needed was more rain.
3-D Printing Researchers Develop Fast-Curing, Environmentally Friendly Concrete Substitute
Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a quick-setting, environmentally friendly alternative to concrete they hope can one day be used to rapidly 3-D print homes and infrastructure.
New Data Reveals How Australia’s Threatened Reptiles and Frogs are Disappearing – and What We Have to do
Australia is home to extraordinary reptiles and frogs, from giant lace monitors to tiny alpine froglets.
How Warming Winters Could Reshape B.C.’s Christmas Tree Choices
As British Columbians prepare for the holiday season, climate change is reshaping the Christmas tree industry in unexpected ways.
Unlocking Ammonia as a Fuel Source for Heavy Industry
At a high level, ammonia seems like a dream fuel: It’s carbon-free, energy-dense, and easier to move and store than hydrogen.
Ancient Rocks Reveal Themselves as ‘Carbon Sponges’
Sixty-million-year-old rock samples from deep under the ocean have revealed how huge amounts of carbon dioxide are stored for millennia in piles of lava rubble that accumulate on the seafloor.
Mining Waste Used in Concrete
Flinders University researchers are turning mining waste into a powerful tool for sustainable construction – proving that superior construction materials can be developed from unlikely sources.
Over Half of Global Coastal Settlements are Retreating Inland Due to Intensifying Climate Risks
For centuries, coastlines have attracted dense human settlement and economic activity.
Old Air Samples Hint at Effects of Climate Change
Through the DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, researchers at Lund University in Sweden can show that spore dispersal of northern mosses has shifted over the past 35 years.
Southern Ocean’s Heat Storage – a Possible Cause of Future ‘Heat Burps’
A modelling study shows how heat stored in the ocean could be released after centuries of global cooling.