Hidden Rift beneath Zambia May Be Tearing Africa Apart
Unusual gases rising from geothermal springs within the Kafue Rift of Zambia suggest a deep fracture in Earth’s…
New Study Shows Risks of Amazon Deforestation. And Rewards of Protection.
If deforestation and global warming continue unchecked, the Amazon rainforest could begin a gradual transition to a degraded,…
NASA discovers massive interstellar glaciers hiding in space
Imagine glaciers the size of entire star systems just floating in space. Actual frozen reservoirs stretching across hundreds…
Think planting trees will save the planet from global warming? Science says it’s not that simple |
Planting trees is often described as a simple way to deal with climate change. The idea is easy…
Can recycled lab gloves capture carbon dioxide?
The world is facing a climate crisis and a plastic waste crisis. Aarhus University chemist Troels Skrydstrup…
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…
Chinese scientists turn carbon dioxide to starch with 10-fold productivity boost
Chinese scientists have increased the yield of a carbon dioxide-to-starch conversion method by more than 10 times, potentially…
Tectonic Plate Movements, Not Volcanoes, Drove Major Climate Shifts Over 540 Million Years
New research challenges conventional wisdom by demonstrating that mid-ocean ridges and continental rifts, not volcanic eruptions, played the…
CO2 + H2O = cleaner recycling of dead lithium batteries?
Chinese scientists have found a way to recycle lithium batteries using only carbon dioxide and water – eliminating…
3I/ATLAS Shows Signs of Full Cometary Awakening after Perihelion
According to new observations by NASA’s SPHEREx mission, the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has dramatically changed its behavior, developing…
Geoengineering The Ocean — What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. It is fashionable today to lambaste scientists as…
Are Colorado’s carbon emissions among the highest in the world?
Yes. While Colorado ranks near the middle of U.S. states for carbon emissions per capita, it still produces…