Environmental science – Page 28
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NewsDearth of vital microplastics research on North American fisheries
Most microplastic studies on commercially-important fishery species come from Europe, Asia and South America
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BusinessReclaiming fuel from air
The companies trying to capture atmospheric carbon and transform it to hydrocarbons using green energy
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ResearchTiny water droplets reveal minimum number of molecules to make ice
Ice as we know it ceases to exist in droplets that fall below this threshold
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ResearchChronic exposure to battery nanomaterial leads to resistant bacteria
Shewanella onedensis MR-1 adapts to media spiked with complex metal oxide nanoparticles
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ResearchNeanderthals were master fire-starters, cave chemistry suggests
A new study distinguishes chemical traces left by ancient hearth fires from those left by natural wildfires
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ResearchSynthetic hormone stops water loss in crops
Virtual screening and scaffold merging behind compound that closes plant stomata
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NewsQueen’s speech reveals new research agency planned for UK
Government plans transformative research body based on US’s Arpa to deliver new technologies
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ResearchSewage sampling reveals how rich and poor live
Richer citizens taste for alcohol and poorer ones higher rates of prescription drug use revealed
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ResearchCryogenic properties could promote silkworm fibres into space exploration
Combination of intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms allows silks to retain both toughness and ductility at extremely low temperatures
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ResearchSynthetic flame retardant compounds turn up as marine natural products
Finding an alga that biosynthesises halogenated anilines increases likelihood of finding an organism that can degrade the toxic compounds too
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OpinionDon’t be sniffy about sewage – or concrete
Do you flush and forget? Time to make a stink about concrete’s emissions
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ResearchElectrochemistry can cut cement’s carbon footprint to virtually zero
Cement’s carbon emissions are a big problem for the industry but renewable energy could see the process go green
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BusinessLeaking filter caused deadly explosion at US plant
Blast that killed one and injured 30 others at a KMCO facility in Texas was caused by hole in pipe component
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FeatureSewage sells: the hidden value of wastewater
An eye-opening visit to a waste water treatment works uncovers the surprising value in sewage. Hayley Bennett reports
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PodcastSodium fluoroacetate
The controversial killer compound – also known as 1080 – being used to protect New Zealand’s native wildlife
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ResearchAluminium makes water-harvesting MOF 10 times thirstier
New MOF harvests up to 0.7 litres of water per day in the Mojave Desert – the driest place in North America
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ResearchWater surprise: microdroplets have potential to produce H2O2
US researchers discover that microscopic droplets of water spontaneously generate hydrogen peroxide
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BusinessAquaffirm’s enzymatic arsenic sensors
Cheap, disposable electrochemistry test strips help communities steer clear of contaminated wells
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ResearchMineral never before seen in nature found inside Australian meteorite
Black-and-red rock that fell to Earth 68 years ago contains iron carbide compound