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- Nov 6, 2021
Save the planet (and your health) by steering clear of sweets and pastries


- Oct 18, 2021
Increasing CO2 levels in the atmosphere teaches old oaks new tricks


- Sep 6, 2021
Here's a 10-step plan to save our oceans by 2050


- Aug 29, 2021
Tiny 'nanojars' capture dissolved carbon dioxide, toxic ions from oceans and lakes

- Aug 18, 2021
Robotic floats provide new look at ocean health and global carbon cycle

- Aug 4, 2021
A long day for microbes, and the rise of oxygen on Earth


- Jul 28, 2021
How crushed rocks can help stem global climate change


- Jul 25, 2021
Canadian high school grad hopes to use seawater to slow climate crisis


- Jul 9, 2021
More EVs in Hawaii could reduce CO2 emissions by 93% in less than 30 years


- Jun 25, 2021
Introducing The First Lego Bricks Built from Recycled PET Plastic Bottles


- Jun 15, 2021
Electricity-eating bacteria could help oceans absorb more carbon


- Jun 9, 2021
New robot kills farming weeds by zapping them with electricity


- Jun 4, 2021
Underground storage of carbon captured directly from air found to be green and economical

- Jun 1, 2021
Junk food game helps people eat less and lose weight


- May 14, 2021
Sequestration: When it comes to sucking up carbon, not all trees are equal


- Apr 23, 2021
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Extracts First Oxygen from Red Planet


- Apr 19, 2021
Winners of $20M contest make concrete to trap carbon dioxide


- Apr 13, 2021
US power sector is halfway to zero carbon emissions


- Mar 5, 2021
Firms are experimenting with sucking CO2 from the air and turning it into rock below ground