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Learning beyond the classroom – bringing science teaching into the real world
Learning beyond the classroom – bringing science teaching into the real worldScience

Learning beyond the classroom – bringing science teaching into the real world

EU-funded researchers are exploring new ways to learn that make science more relevant to everyday life – and more fun. By Andrew Dunne | Horizon,…
SourceSourceJuly 22, 2024 Full article
New humidity-driven membrane to remove carbon dioxide from the air
New humidity-driven membrane to remove carbon dioxide from the airClimateScience

New humidity-driven membrane to remove carbon dioxide from the air

A new ambient-energy-driven membrane that pumps carbon dioxide out of the air has been developed by Newcastle University researchers. By Newcastle University Direct air capture…
SourceSourceJuly 19, 2024 Full article
Although tiny, peatland microorganisms have a big impact on climate
Although tiny, peatland microorganisms have a big impact on climateClimateScience

Although tiny, peatland microorganisms have a big impact on climate

By DOE/US Department of Energy The Science Polyphenols are a diverse group of organic compounds produced by plants. These compounds are often toxic to microorganisms.…
SourceSourceJuly 18, 2024 Full article
Microbes found to destroy certain ‘forever chemicals’
Microbes found to destroy certain ‘forever chemicals’Science

Microbes found to destroy certain ‘forever chemicals’

By David Danelski | University of California - Riverside A UC Riverside environmental engineering team has discovered specific bacterial species that can destroy certain kinds…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2024 Full article
Understanding willingness to pay for nationwide wastewater surveillance in Japan
Understanding willingness to pay for nationwide wastewater surveillance in JapanScience

Understanding willingness to pay for nationwide wastewater surveillance in Japan

By Waseda University Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased likelihood of other such outbreaks in the future warrant the strengthening of epidemic surveillance systems.…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2024 Full article
Nature-based solutions to disaster risk from climate change are cost effective, study confirms
Nature-based solutions to disaster risk from climate change are cost effective, study confirmsClimateScience

Nature-based solutions to disaster risk from climate change are cost effective, study confirms

By University of Massachusetts Amherst A new global assessment of scientific literature led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds that nature-based solutions…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2024 Full article
UTA biologist wins national fellowship to study historic pollution
UTA biologist wins national fellowship to study historic pollutionScience

UTA biologist wins national fellowship to study historic pollution

By Greg Pederson | University of Texas at Arlington A biology researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington has received a prestigious grant to…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2024 Full article
Turning agricultural trash to treasure
Turning agricultural trash to treasureScience

Turning agricultural trash to treasure

By Lauren Biron | Lawrence Berkeley National | DOE In California’s Northern San Joaquin Valley, agricultural leftovers such as almond shells, fruit peels, and orchard…
SourceSourceJuly 16, 2024 Full article
Weather experts discover new effect of storm – in a teacup
Weather experts discover new effect of storm – in a teacupScience

Weather experts discover new effect of storm – in a teacup

By University of Reading Britain, prepare for deep depression: storms ruin tea. A new study reveals that Storm Ciaran cut an invisible path of mayhem…
SourceSourceJuly 16, 2024 Full article
Capturing carbon with energy-efficient sodium carbonate−nanocarbon hybrid material
Capturing carbon with energy-efficient sodium carbonate−nanocarbon hybrid materialClimateScience

Capturing carbon with energy-efficient sodium carbonate−nanocarbon hybrid material

By Chiba University Industrial emissions are one of the main sources of climate change-inducing carbon dioxide (CO2). While adopting renewable and clean energy alternatives is…
SourceSourceJuly 16, 2024 Full article
UC Irvine Earth system scientists discover missing piece in climate models
UC Irvine Earth system scientists discover missing piece in climate modelsClimateScience

UC Irvine Earth system scientists discover missing piece in climate models

By University of California - Irvine As the planet continues to warm due to human-driven climate change, accurate computer climate models will be key in…
SourceSourceJuly 16, 2024 Full article
Loss of oxygen in lakes and oceans a major threat to ecosystems, society, and planet
Loss of oxygen in lakes and oceans a major threat to ecosystems, society, and planetClimateScience

Loss of oxygen in lakes and oceans a major threat to ecosystems, society, and planet

By Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Oxygen is a fundamental requirement of life, and the loss of oxygen in water, referred to as aquatic deoxygenation, is a…
SourceSourceJuly 15, 2024 Full article
How climate change is altering the Earth’s rotation
How climate change is altering the Earth’s rotationClimateScience

How climate change is altering the Earth’s rotation

By ETH Zurich Climate change is causing the ice masses in Greenland and Antarctica to melt. Water from the polar regions is flowing into the…
SourceSourceJuly 15, 2024 Full article
We’re not eating Peppa! Preschoolers befriend farm animals
We’re not eating Peppa! Preschoolers befriend farm animalsScience

We’re not eating Peppa! Preschoolers befriend farm animals

By SWPS University Giving a chicken, turkey or pig a name and pointing out its individual qualities may change children's attitudes towards animals. It makes…
SourceSourceJuly 15, 2024 Full article
Atomically controlled MXenes enable cost-effective green hydrogen production
Atomically controlled MXenes enable cost-effective green hydrogen productionScience

Atomically controlled MXenes enable cost-effective green hydrogen production

KIST researchers develop atomically controlled MXenes as water electrolysis catalyst support. Molybdenum-based MXene electrocatalyst support reduces the cost of green hydrogen production. By National Research…
SourceSourceJuly 15, 2024 Full article
Complex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamics
Complex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamicsScience

Complex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamics

Huge smoke-charged vortex doubles aerosol burden in the middle stratosphere and buffers ozone depletion. By Max Planck Institute for Chemistry In a revelation highlighting the…
SourceSourceJuly 13, 2024 Full article
Study examines urban forests across the United States
Study examines urban forests across the United StatesScience

Study examines urban forests across the United States

Researchers find trees in parks are more drought-tolerant than species near homes. By Dartmouth College In recent years, tree-planting campaigns have been underway in the…
SourceSourceJuly 13, 2024 Full article
Unprecedented warming threatens earth’s lakes and their ecosystems
Unprecedented warming threatens earth’s lakes and their ecosystemsClimateScience

Unprecedented warming threatens earth’s lakes and their ecosystems

By Institute for Basic Science Lakes, with their rich biodiversity and important ecological services, face a concerning trend: rapidly increasing temperatures. A recent study published…
SourceSourceJuly 12, 2024 Full article
Targeted Home Systems to Remove PFAS More Cost-Effective Than System-Wide Solutions
Targeted Home Systems to Remove PFAS More Cost-Effective Than System-Wide SolutionsScience

Targeted Home Systems to Remove PFAS More Cost-Effective Than System-Wide Solutions

By University of New Hampshire PFAS, the potentially cancer-causing chemicals known as ‘forever chemicals’, have become an increasing concern in home drinking water. Solutions to…
SourceSourceJuly 12, 2024 Full article
Popular climate assessment method can be enhanced to improve tipping point accuracy
Popular climate assessment method can be enhanced to improve tipping point accuracyClimateScience

Popular climate assessment method can be enhanced to improve tipping point accuracy

By Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences The optimal fingerprinting method (OFM) has been used extensively to detect and attribute the effects of…
SourceSourceJuly 12, 2024 Full article
Scientists release new research on planted mangroves’ ability to store carbon
Scientists release new research on planted mangroves’ ability to store carbonScience

Scientists release new research on planted mangroves’ ability to store carbon

By USDA Forest Service - Pacific Southwest Research Station Mangrove nurseries in Maputo, Mozambique, managed by the local community with technical support from the U.S. Forest…
SourceSourceJuly 11, 2024 Full article
Fires and climate are changing. Science needs to change too.
Fires and climate are changing. Science needs to change too.ClimateScience

Fires and climate are changing. Science needs to change too.

By North Carolina State University A new white paper on the many ways wildfires affect people and the planet makes clear that as fires become…
SourceSourceJuly 11, 2024 Full article