Carbon Capture: Solution or Scam?
Carbon capture is touted as a climate change solution, but the reality is hazy. It seems so simple: if there’s
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Environment
Why Radioactive Rhino Horns Are Being Used to Stop Poaching
Researchers are injecting live rhino horns with radioactive material. Professor James Larkin from Wits University and Suzanne Boswell believe they
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Catching Sunlight in a Bottle, a Big Step for Renewables
German scientists can now store the Sun’s energy in a jar and release it when needed as clean-burning hydrogen gas.
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Solar Energy Has an Aluminum Problem
Solar is growing rapidly, but producers are running out of aluminum, a not so carbon-friendly material.
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Saving the Environment with Metal Eating Bacteria
A Chilean scientist believes manipulating extremophile bacteria to eat metal can save the environment from mining waste.
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The Lead-Crime Hypothesis: Your Children, Lead Exposure, and Crime Rates
The lead-crime hypothesis suggests that rates of childhood lead exposure mimic crime rates roughly 20 years later.
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You’re Being Lied to: Environmental Regulation Actually Boosts the Economy
Data confirms that stricter environmental regulation doesn’t hurt the economy. In fact, it leads to increased capital accumulation, worker productivity,
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Dirty Solution to a Cleaner Future: Soil Carbon Sequestration
As atmospheric CO2 levels continue to climb, scientists are becoming interested in soil carbon sequestration, in which excess carbon is put back in the ground where it came from.
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Microplastics in the Food Chain
Microplastics have been found at the top of mountains, at the bottom of the ocean, in the atmosphere, in tap
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The Allure of Blue Energy
River mouths hold an immense amount of unused energy from the chemical process that occurs when freshwater meets seawater.
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Wave Power Might Be Feasible After All
It’s a simple idea: take the incessant, rhythmic movement of the ocean’s surface and turn it into a usable form of energy. And why shouldn’t we?
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Microplastics are Everywhere, in the Human Body
Large amounts of tiny bits of plastic are being found in the air, on top of mountains, at the bottom of the ocean, and in virtually every type of organism, including humans.
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The Great Green Wall of Africa is Changing Lives
Once complete, the Great Green Wall of Africa will stretch 8000 km from Senegal to Djibouti, east-west across the entire continent of Africa, making it the largest living structure on the planet and saving the lives of tens of millions of people.
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The 6th Mass Extinction Is Already Underway
5 times in Earth’s history, global biodiversity has plummeted at an alarming rate. Now, due largely to human activity, scientists
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Artificial Photosynthesis: Creating Energy Like Plants
Researchers from the University of Illinois can now replicate photosynthesis using gold nano-particles.
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