China’s ‘artificial photosynthesis’ method converts CO2 into petrol
A team of Chinese scientists has unveiled a breakthrough method that turns carbon dioxide and water into valuable…
Chemists convert plastic waste into a powerful new tool to capture carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide levels keep climbing, even after years of promises to cut emissions. At the same time, plastic…
Atlantic hydrogen sector receives EU commitment
HALIFAX — The budding hydrogen sector in Atlantic Canada is welcoming a 200-million euro commitment from the European…
Study shows draining prairie wetlands is increasing Canada’s carbon footprint
Sandy Lowndes, a grain farmer near Kelvington, Sask., says her land has been illegally drained onto for decades.…
This Giant Inflatable Dome Is Actually a CO2 Battery Designed To Store Renewable Energy For a Full Day. Here’s How It Works
Credit: Energy Dome. On the Italian island of Sardinia, a strange, gleaming bubble rises from a patch of…
Scientists Find Ancient Air Bubbles in 1.4 Billion-Year-Old Salt Crystals
Researchers have found ancient gases and fluids trapped in 1.4-billion-year-old halite crystals from northern Ontario, Canada. Their analyses…
Bright nights, hotter planet? Light pollution may be driving ecosystems to release more carbon
Light pollution is on the rise, increasing by around 2 per cent every year. And artificial light can…
We don’t know how much thawing permafrost will accelerate climate change. Researchers are aiming to find out
Climate scientists know that carbon trapped in permafrost is a huge potential contributor to global warming once the…
COP30: EU backs global carbon market alliance to crack down on CO2 emissions
Published on 10/11/2025 – 12:41 GMT+1 •Updated 12:44 The European Union and Brazil launched an appeal calling on…
10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here’s Where We Are
Almost exactly 10 years ago, a remarkable thing happened in a conference hall on the outskirts of Paris:…
Rising CO2 levels threaten to disrupt global space communication
Far above your head, in the atmosphere between Earth and outer space, an invisible process is occurring. The…
“It Looked Very Strange”: Something Has Been ‘Burrowing’ to Create Odd Features on Mars—Now Scientists Finally Know Their Source
For decades, scientists have scoured Mars for traces of life—from ancient riverbeds to lake basins and channels that…