All Earth articles – Page 54
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BusinessAn unsustainable hypocrisy
Social responsibility should extend through the whole supply chain, not just be a tool to put pressure on feedstock suppliers
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FeatureChasing stardust
Molecules in deep space are very small and very far away, as Matthew Gunther discovers
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ResearchConfirmation of buckyballs in the Milky Way
Gas-phase spectra clears up decades old mystery of unidentified absorption bands in our galaxy
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FeatureChemical life support
Keeping astronauts alive requires some clever chemistry, as Katharine Sanderson discovers
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OpinionFluorine in space
Henrik Jönsson explains why fluorine holds a unique place in the understanding the history of the universe
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FeatureGetting the measure of Mars
Sophisticated analytical chemistry is studying our neighbouring planet, as Andy Extance discovers
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ResearchNew Horizons detects methane on Pluto
Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft makes its first detection of methane on Pluto
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ResearchIron found in ancient rock is recycled from bacteria
Isotopic analysis suggests iron in banded rock formations can be traced back to ancient bacteria
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NewsBP emerges from Deepwater with $18.7bn settlement
BP has agreed to pay an $18.7 billion settlement to five states damaged by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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ResearchSpace-like conditions give rise to metabolic precursors
Study suggests that vitamin B3 and quinolinic acid could have originated in interstellar ices
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BusinessSafer substitutes show growth potential
The global market for alternative products based on ‘green’ chemistry is growing fast, fuelled by regulation and consumer demand
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ResearchPill endocrine disruptor cleaned up by catalyst
Cheap iron catalysts could cut cost of tackling synthetic oestrogen in wastewater in half
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PodcastChemistry World podcast – June 2015
What makes food sweet? How do we protect against food alteration? New e-paper, and possible treatment for ebola
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NewsUS targets neonicotinoid use in pollinator plan
Obama’s new strategy to promote pollinator health includes re-evaluating neonicotinoid pesticides
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FeatureCapturing carbon
Andy Extance finds uncertainty over efforts to capture and store CO2 from power generation
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News
Response to tainted US drinking water criticised
Scientific advice in the US is poor when it comes to responding to drinking water contamination
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OpinionThe nuclear danger of iodine
It may not be an element you think of as problematic. But, as Mark Foreman explains, iodine causes very complicated problems in nuclear accidents
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Business
Judge refuses Freedom Industries’ bankruptcy plan
Court says $6.7m proposal from the company responsible for huge West Virginia chemical spill is inadequate
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NewsUN sets its sights on marine microplastics
Scale of the problem means no simple solutions exist to tackle plastic particles already in the world’s oceans