Environmental science – Page 32
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ReviewOrigins: How the Earth Made Us
Lewis Dartnell promises to show how the terrain around us shapes not only the physical space we live in but also the political, economical and evolutionary climates of who we are
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NewsAsthmatics encouraged to switch to lower carbon footprint inhalers
The majority of inhalers prescribed in UK contain a potent greenhouse gas
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ResearchRenewables a better bet to cut carbon emissions than carbon capture and storage
Slow uptake and higher energy pay-off make CCS less effective route to reducing emissions
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NewsLettuce could be used to grow drugs on Mars
Infecting plants with a bacterium that can genetically modify plants could be an answer to producing drugs on other planets
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PodcastTalc: Magnesium silicate
Coating your naked body with powdered magnesium silicate may sound strange, but it's an important part of many bathtime rituals
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ResearchAir on board diesel trains is five times worse than beside a busy street
Ultrafine particles and soot linked to lung cancer are massively elevated in carriages pulled by diesel engines
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ResearchCutting ammonia pollution may lead to more acid rain in China
Any effort to target ammonia should aim to reduce sulfur dioxide pollution at the same time
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NewsEurope to introduce ban on single-use plastics in 2021
Parliament overwhelming passes legislation to tackle a range of plastics
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ReviewExhibition: The Sun: Living With Our Star
A collection of objects and interactive experiences at the Science Museum explores our relationship with the sun
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ResearchHarnessing plants and microbes to tackle environmental pollution
Eucharia Nwaichi is using biochemistry to clean up one of the most polluted places on Earth
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ResearchUntreated water works just fine as polymerisation solvent
Discovery that impurities don’t impede reaction could cut costs
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Business47 dead in China chemicals plant explosion
Enormous blast at China chemicals producer flattens large parts of industrial park and injures more than 600 people
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ResearchWarnings that dirty stirrer bars can act as phantom catalysts
Metal contaminants that can’t be removed by cleaning can be a serious problem for sensitive reactions
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ResearchStrontium isotope map re-examination casts doubt on bronze age migration theories
New findings could change the way we think about prehistoric peoples
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ResearchLiquid metal turns back time on fossil fuel burning
Electrochemical reduction with liquid metal electrode converts carbon dioxide back into carbon
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NewsEU creates €10 billion fund for climate friendly technology
Investment programme aims to boost low-carbon technologies in Europe
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OpinionCollaborative atmospheres
A project in three European countries is alerting rural communities to ozone pollution
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ResearchMineral surfaces promoted variation in prebiotic RNA
Thermodynamic model probes the entropic cost of enriching RNA strands adsorbed on a surface
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CareersThe scientists Making Our Planet Great Again
Four researchers explain why they answered President Macron’s call to come to France