The greenhouse gas carbon dioxide can be converted into useful hydrocarbons by electrolysis.
Oxford University Joins Largest Ever Ocean Survey in a Global Effort to Save Marine Life
Scientists believe little more than 10% of the species that live in our seas have been found and that around two million remain undiscovered.
Shrinking Reservoirs in Catalonia
The Catalonia region of Spain is experiencing a long-term drought, which has shrunk reservoirs and led to water restrictions.
An Awesome Aurora
In late-April 2023, a severe geomagnetic storm in Earth’s magnetosphere led to an especially vivid display of the aurora.
Machine Learning Helps Scientists Identify the Environmental Preferences of Microbes
Researchers have figured out a way to predict bacteria’s environmental pH preferences from a quick look at their genomes, using machine learning.
The Reasons Why Insect Numbers Are Decreasing
Throughout the world we are witnessing not just a decline in the numbers of individual insects, but also a collapse of insect diversity. Major causes of this worrying trend are land-use intensification in the form of greater utilization for agriculture and building development as well as climate change and the...
How Solid Air Can Spur Sustainable Development
The green hydrogen economy is a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. However, one of the challenges of constructing a global hydrogen economy is hydrogen transportation by sea. A new paper proposes solid air as a medium for recycling cold energy across the hydrogen liquefaction supply chain.
Hippos Are in Trouble. Will an Endangered Listing Save Them?
Thanks to years of campaigning by wildlife conservation groups, it’s widely known that Africa’s elephants and rhinos are threatened by the trade in their valuable tusks and horns.
Naturally Fire-Prone Ecosystems Tend to Have More Species of Birds and Mammals, a New Study Reveals
Wildfires. Many see them as purely destructive forces, disasters that blaze through a landscape, charring everything in their paths.
Elephant Ecosystems in Decline
More than 3 million square kilometers of the Asian elephant’s historic habitat range has been lost in just three centuries, a new report from an international scientific team led by a University of California San Diego researcher reveals.