TURNING TRASH INTO TREASURE
To complete its green transition, Europe should mine its own trash including lithium in old batteries, cobalt in discarded electronics,[…]
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Month: June 2026
DREADFUL DIETARY GUIDELINES
The most recent US dietary guidelines, with a sudden U-turn, suggests there should be doubling of animal protein intake. The[…]
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MARVELOUS METHANE CONVERSION
A new catalyst design could significantly improve conversion of CO2 into methanol, an important fuel and chemical feedstock. Key reaction[…]
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TROUBLE WITH TREES
Trees may not be able to store as much carbon as hoped. At sites in the eastern US about 36%[…]
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DESALINATION AND DRINKING WATER
A new desalination method produces drinking water from seawater without chemical additives. The solar-powered system uses specially engineered black metal[…]
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HORRIBLE HURRICANE NEWS
Wild year-to-year swings from punishing hyperactive Atlantic hurricane seasons to those with little activity could become the norm for future[…]
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RESOURCEFUL RICE DEVELOPMENT
By lifting a gene from wild rice and breeding it into domestic crops a perennial crop has been created that[…]
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ALARMING OCEAN ELEVATION
Ocean temperatures reached another record high in 2025. The world’s oceans are rising at an accelerating pace. Warming seawater is[…]
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IMPROVED HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
A breakthrough hydrogen-production method could make clean fuel far cheaper and easier to generate. A perovskite-based catalyst splits water into[…]
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UNSTABLE ICE SHELVES
Deep beneath the Southern Ocean warm water is creeping closer to Antarctica. A massive pool of heat—circumpolar deep water has[…]
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