December 2024 – Our Fragile Earth

PROMISING NEW MATERIAL

A new material for high density data storage can be erased and recycled in a more efficient and sustainable way,[…]

Over the past century, sea level on the Hudson River has risen about a foot. An extension of the Atlantic[…]

Flies are increasingly at risk due to rising global temperatures. Bees can tolerate much higher temperatures and have a wider[…]

Much of global agriculture is concentrated on coastal plains and low-lying islands. In the Nile and Mekong Deltas–some of the[…]

Currently solar panels are vulnerable to high-wind events, with possible structural collapse and failures. Tracking mounts that rotate the panels[…]

New molecules have been synthesized to quickly capture significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the air. Focus was on titanium[…]

Artificial intelligence shows rapid decarbonization won’t prevent warming beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius. The hottest years of this century are likely[…]

Spraying clay dust on the ocean’s surface could convert carbon into food for trillions of zooplankton (microscopic sea creatures) to[…]