November 2024 – Our Fragile Earth

PROMISING MATERIAL FOR CARBON CAPTURE

A new type of porous material called a covalent organic framework quickly sucks up carbon dioxide from ambient air. It[…]

Chickpeas are a drought-resistant legume plant with a high protein content that can complement grain cultivation systems even in urban[…]

Planktonic foraminifera, tiny marine organisms essential to the ocean’s carbon cycle, are shrinking at an alarming rate. Elevated CO2 levels[…]

Global carbon emissions have reached a record high in 2024. With projected emissions from land-use change (i.e. deforestation) of 4.2[…]

Risks for pets: Extreme heat: Even a short walk on hot pavement can burn paw pads. Cars quickly become lethal[…]

A new type of porous material called a covalent organic framework quickly sucks up carbon dioxide from ambient air. It[…]

Higher temperatures caused by climate change made an ordinary drought into an exceptional drought, parching the American West from 2020-2022.[…]

A new method visualizes interfaces where the sunlight’s energy is converted to electrical charges and provides a set of design[…]

Wildfire smoke causes more than 33,000 deaths a year across 43 countries. Breathing it could damage cognitive functions and factor[…]

Thanks to climate change much of the global south may suffer major losses in the number of outdoor days, while[…]