Researchers invent the world’s first zero emissions cement
have filed a patent and been awarded new research funding for their invention of the world’s first ever zero-emissions cement.
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Joseph Shavit
- May 12, 2022
City-sized lake discovered under Antarctic ice sheet
Researchers have discovered a city-size lake whose sediments might contain a history of the ice sheet since its earliest beginnings.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 28, 2022
Breakthrough in photosynthesis helps adapt plants to rapid climate change
Scientists know that they can increase crop yields by accelerating photosynthesis, where plants convert CO2, water and light into oxygen.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 26, 2022
What will the Earth be like in 500 years?
Scientists can make some pretty accurate forecasts about the future, but predicting what the Earth will be like in 500 years is difficult.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 17, 2022
Changes in vegetation shaped global temperatures over last 10,000 years
Records from past plant life tell the real story of global temperatures, according to research from a climate scientist.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 14, 2022
Cutting down on one 'super fat' could help plants survive climate change
Even drops of a few degrees can be tough on growing plants. If temperature swings become too large, that means less food for the planet.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 19, 2022
New process converts air pollution into useful products
UC chemical engineers are developing new processes to convert carbon dioxide into useful products using tandem electrodes.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 15, 2022
Huge forest fires release less carbon than previously thought, study shows
Following two large wildfires, research showed the vast majority of carbon stored in trees before the blazes was still there after the fires
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 15, 2022
Nuclear power may be the key to least-cost, zero-emission electricity systems
Nuclear power generation can play a crucial role in helping the world reach a key goal of zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 13, 2022
Apocalyptic global warming scenarios are no longer plausible, suggests new study
The goal to limit global warming this century to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit is still within reach while apocalyptic scenarios aren't plausible.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 9, 2022
Scientists are toilet-training cows to save the planet
On a farm where cows freely relieve themselves as they graze, the accumulation and spread of waste often contaminates soil and waterways.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 2, 2022
Global elimination of meat production could save the planet
Eliminating all animal agriculture within the next 15 years would drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also pull CO2 from the air
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 31, 2022
Microbes offer a glimpse into the future of climate change
Microbes play an important role in climate because they release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when they eat.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 29, 2022
Rihanna's foundation donates $15 million to climate justice
Rihanna is backing her belief that climate change is a social justice issue by pledging $15 million to the movement through her foundation.
Joshua Shavit
- Dec 20, 2021
Brain study on how to slow down climate change
When it comes to climate-friendly behaviour, there is often a gap between what we want and what we actually do.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 16, 2021
Winter is coming: Researchers uncover the surprising cause of the little ice age
New research provides a novel answer to one of the persistent questions in historical climatology: what caused the Little Ice Age?
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 26, 2021
South Korea plans to build world’s first floating city by 2025
A floating city has been proposed for the seas off Busan in South Korea to pioneer a new mode of living amid climate-related sea-level rises
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 10, 2021
For the first time ever, doctor diagnoses woman with 'climate change'
A Canadian doctor has diagnosed a woman with "climate change" after she came to hospital with breathing problems.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 5, 2021
New climate pledges, if fulfilled, significantly more likely to prevent worst of global warming
Over 100 nations have issued new commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the United Nations Conference of the Parties.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 4, 2021
On ancient Earth, it never rained but it poured
Earth may have experienced cycles of dryness followed by massive rain storms hundreds of miles wide that could dump feet of rain per hour.
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