Collaborate Disseminate
About 66 million years ago, the reign of the reptiles came to a dramatic end as a huge asteroid slammed into Earth. Scientists have now predicted that mammals will meet their maker in a similar cataclysm in about 250 million years’ time, as the contine… Continue reading Future supercontinent predicted to trigger a mammal Armageddon
Traditional concrete manufacturing processes result in a ton of CO2 for every ton of cement produced – and since we’re talking about somewhere around 4.1 billion tons globally just in 2022 – more than half of that in China alone – cement is a massive c… Continue reading Revolutionary “true zero carbon” cement uses electrolysis, not furnaces
Coming as no surprise to the millions who sweltered through a Northern Hemisphere summer, the season that has just passed was Earth’s hottest since records began in 1880, according NASA scientists.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: United Nations, … Continue reading We’re cooked: The hottest summer on record, confirms NASA
Bill Gates-backed startup Antora Energy is preparing to roll out a containerized, modular heat battery, designed to store renewable energy at the lowest possible cost – then release it efficiently as electricity or industrial process heat.Continue Read… Continue reading Ultra-hot carbon batteries promise super-cheap heat and energy storage
Methane has a greenhouse effect 80 times worse than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, and emissions are skyrocketing even as we start reducing CO2. That makes UCF’s new hydrocarbon-capturing, sunlight-powered catalyst a very compelling idea.Continu… Continue reading Solar catalyst captures methane to create pure hydrogen and carbon
NASA and NOAA have confirmed what many people have felt firsthand – July 2023 was the hottest month in recorded history, which goes back about a century and a half. The finding follows a worrying trend that has a decent chance of setting 2023 as the ho… Continue reading July 2023 ranked hottest month on record in past 170 years
While water lilies are perhaps most famous for starring in French impressionist artist Claude Monet’s work, they may also have a molecular secret weapon that could help in our ongoing fight against fungal infections.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, S… Continue reading This plant may be a surprise hero in our fight against fungal pathogens
With current wildfires in Greece, Italy and North America, and Australia on an El Niño alert that could signal dryer conditions perfect for another grim summer of blazes, the race is on to develop better early response technologies and even ways to acc… Continue reading The world’s newest firefighter is artificial intelligence
The world is on track to outdo its previous hottest decade on record. Average temperatures hit a new high in early July, setting new benchmarks for hottest day and week, and the month looks like it may edge out June to claim another unenviable prize.Co… Continue reading A sweaty robot is helping us learn to deal with rising heat
Renewable energy is taking off at exponential rates, putting global clean power “in line with ambitious net-zero scenarios.” A new report suggests fossil fuel demand in the energy sector has already peaked, and “will be in freefall” by 2030.Continue Re… Continue reading Renewables surprisingly “on track” to meet net zero by 2050