Researchers at the University of Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science have made major advances towards realising green hydrogen – the production of hydrogen by splitting water, powered by renewable energy.
Warmer, Greener Arctic Becoming a Source of Heat-Trapping Gas
As the northern latitudes warm, ice is melting and vegetation is growing more abundant.
‘Buzz me in:’ Bees Wearing Itty Bitty QR Codes Reveal Hive Secrets
Several hundred bees in rural Pennsylvania and rural New York are sporting tiny QR codes on their backs.
Robots Should Be Repurposed Rather Than Recycled to Combat Rising Scale of E-waste, Scientists Warn
The robotics industry should be creating robots that could be reprogrammed and repurposed for other tasks once its life span is completed, University of Bristol and University of West England researchers have advised.
Extreme Climate Pushed Thousands of Lakes in West Greenland ‘Across a Tipping Point,’ Study Finds
West Greenland is home to tens of thousands of blue lakes that provide residents drinking water and sequester carbon from the atmosphere.
Meltwater Ponds on the Amery Ice Shelf
Toward the end of 2024, less than halfway through the melt season in Antarctica, the icy continent had already seen bouts of widespread melting along its coastal areas.
UO’s Earthquake Scientists Help Prep for the Next ‘Big One’
It's been 325 years since the last huge Cascadia shock, and researchers are getting ready for another with an array of new tools.
Smaller Fish Offer Better Nutrition, Lower Environmental Cost
Smaller fish species are more nutritious, lower in mercury and less susceptible to overfishing, a Cornell-led research team has found.
New Water Purification Technology Helps Turn Seawater into Drinking Water Without Tons of Chemicals
Water desalination plants could replace expensive chemicals with new carbon cloth electrodes that remove boron from seawater, an important step of turning seawater into safe drinking water.
As Oceans Warm, Predators Are Falling Out of Sync with Their Prey
For decades on the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast, recreational anglers have braved the cold temperatures of late October and November to chase one of the region’s most iconic fish species, the striped bass.