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Greener anesthesia cuts emissions by 50% without affecting patient safety
Image: Doctors doing plastic surgery in operating room with patient monitor (s. greener anesthesia)
Greener anesthesia cuts emissions by 50% without affecting patient safetyScience

Greener anesthesia cuts emissions by 50% without affecting patient safety

Summary The study found it reduced dangerous emissions by 50% in one year without compromising on patient safety or outcomes Summary: Inhaled anesthetics are potent…
SourceSourceFebruary 21, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: February 06, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: February 06, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 06, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Scientists reimagine…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 7, 2025 Full article
Colorado State secures $326M to cut methane emissions from oil and gas
Energy Institute -CSU, US
Colorado State secures $326M to cut methane emissions from oil and gasNews

Colorado State secures $326M to cut methane emissions from oil and gas

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency have awarded $326 million to three Colorado State University research projects that aim to improve U.S. oil…
SourceSourceJanuary 22, 2025 Full article
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 3, 2025
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 3, 2025Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 3, 2025

Discover the latest articles from leading science journals in the Muser Press weekly roundup, showcasing impactful research published this week. Researcher studies the power of…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 19, 2025 Full article
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 2, 2025
A tree in the globe hovering in desert - abstract image (research, science, climate)
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 2, 2025Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 2, 2025

Discover the latest articles from leading science journals in the Muser Press weekly roundup, showcasing impactful research published this week. Electric fungiA Sustainable Development Goal…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 12, 2025 Full article
Zooplankton and clay dust offer a surprising solution to carbon storage
Clay sprayed on the ocean’s surface converts carbon into food for microscopic zooplankton
Zooplankton and clay dust offer a surprising solution to carbon storageScience

Zooplankton and clay dust offer a surprising solution to carbon storage

Harnessing the natural appetites of zooplankton, researchers at Dartmouth College have developed an innovative way to accelerate the ocean’s capacity to store carbon, potentially advancing…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 10, 2024 Full article
Scientists advocate for integrating human rights into environmental decision-making
Scientists advocate for integrating human rights into environmental decision-makingScience

Scientists advocate for integrating human rights into environmental decision-making

In a recent commentary published in npj Ocean Sustainability, a team of interdisciplinary researchers has called for a transformative update in global environmental decision-making processes,…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 24, 2024 Full article
Rising mercury levels in soil could be linked to climate change, study suggests
Rising mercury levels in soil could be linked to climate change, study suggestsClimate

Rising mercury levels in soil could be linked to climate change, study suggests

A new study highlights a concerning connection between climate change and rising mercury levels in soil, suggesting that current global efforts to control mercury emissions…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 14, 2024 Full article
Study quantifies air pollution for NYC subway commuters
Study quantifies air pollution for NYC subway commutersScience

Study quantifies air pollution for NYC subway commuters

Economically disadvantaged and racial minority groups have the highest exposure to fine particular matter during their home to work commutes. PLOS - New York City…
SourceSourceAugust 8, 2024 Full article
Warehousing industry increases health-harming pollutants
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Warehousing industry increases health-harming pollutantsScience

Warehousing industry increases health-harming pollutants

First of a kind study shows an average 20% spike of nitrogen dioxide polluting the air for communities located near huge warehouses; people of color…
SourceSourceJuly 24, 2024 Full article
Capturing carbon with energy-efficient sodium carbonate−nanocarbon hybrid material
Scientists have created a new hybrid material containing sodium carbonate and nanocarbon to capture carbon dioxide from industrial emissions
Capturing carbon with energy-efficient sodium carbonate−nanocarbon hybrid materialClimate

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

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
Novel spectroscopy technique sheds light on NOx reduction
Novel spectroscopy technique sheds light on NOx reductionScience

Novel spectroscopy technique sheds light on NOx reduction

By Lehigh University When power plants burn fossil fuels at high temperatures, nitrogen and oxygen molecules break apart and then recombine to form a class…
SourceSourceJuly 1, 2024 Full article