Environmental science – Page 33
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FeatureSearching for biodegradable polymers
Plastics that break down in the environment could be the answer to our pollution worries, Aisling Irwin finds – but only if they are useful in the first place
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PodcastNitrogenase
The mysterious enzyme that can beat the world’s biggest chemical process when it comes to breaking the dinitrogen triple bond
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ResearchTaking the pressure off catalytic carbon dioxide conversion
Chemists obtain formate from carbon dioxide at atmospheric pressure without using hydrogen gas
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NewsRover that will search for life on Mars named after Rosalind Franklin
Franklin rover will drill into red planet’s surface to look for evidence of life
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NewsEU-wide ban on microplastics added to goods proposed
Regulation could prevent 36,000 tonnes of microplastics entering the environment in Europe every year
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NewsBiomass carbon capture pilot points to a new sector whose time has come
Drax project is first of a raft of schemes poised to come online in the UK
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PodcastCacodyl
It made Robert Bunsen seriously ill, Michael Faraday thought it 'barbaric' to use in battle and even Fritz Haber – the 'father of chemical warfare' – abandoned it after a fatal accident in his lab. This week, Mike Freemantle tells the story of tetramethyldiarsine, otherwise known as cacodyl.
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ReviewThe Invisible Killer: The Rising Global Threat of Air Pollution – and How We Can Fight Back
Gary Fuller details myriad forms of air pollution from the pea soup fogs of mid-20th century London to eye-burning ozone smogs in modern day Los Angeles
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OpinionThinking differently about waste
Plastic and carbon emissions are valuable resources we can’t afford to discard
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BusinessAntifouling coatings cling to copper
Copper coatings keep ships clear from unwanted sea life but environmental concerns mean some are keen to move away from the metal. Can it be replaced?
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ResearchChloroform poses new threat to ozone recovery
Models of observational data trace anthropogenic emissions back to China
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ArticleThe elements of business
2019 marks 150 years since the periodic table was devised, and what better way to mark the occasion than by celebrating the vital contributions that elements make to major industries today?
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ResearchDNA sugar could form on icy asteroids and comets
Water–methanol ices bombarded with UV simulate conditions found on comets and asteroids
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NewsUS chemical safety office finally gets a new director
Senate approves new head for Environmental Protection Agency’s office of chemical safety and pollution prevention after year long wait
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ReviewFilm: The Devil We Know
The story of an industrial waste dumping scandal, the effects of which have persisted for decades
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ReviewThe Weather Detective: Rediscovering Nature’s Secret Signs
Peter Wohlleben’s book shows urbanites how to re-connect with nature through the weather
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FeatureScience in microgravity
How does gravity affect chemistry and biology? More than you might think – and you don’t have to visit space to find out, as Rachel Brazil discovers
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ResearchChinese cave holds carbon dating ‘Holy Grail’
Carbon-14 measurements from stalagmites takes carbon dating back as far as it can go
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ResearchDwarf planet Ceres turns out to be extra-carbony
Asteroid belt’s largest object, thought to be a piece of rock, contains up to 20% carbon