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…
2 start-ups expand plans to make fuel from carbon dioxide
 If the sustainable-chemistry world has a holy grail, it’s turning carbon dioxide from threat into feedstock. And…
Can recycled lab gloves capture carbon dioxide?
 The world is facing a climate crisis and a plastic waste crisis. Aarhus University chemist Troels Skrydstrup…
Scientists stunned after making grim Antarctic discovery: ‘We were very surprised’
Researchers have found that the iron released by melting ice in West Antarctica isn’t in a form that…
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…
Making peatlands a green economy in Ireland’s Midlands
Published on 05/01/2026 – 15:00 GMT+1 •Updated 16:55 The Irish Midlands is a region defined by contradictions. Geographically,…
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…
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…