Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 15, 2020 - Oxidized organic aerosol is a major component of ambient particulate matter, substantially impacting climate, human health, and ecosystems. Oxidized aerosol from biomass burning is especially toxic,
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 15, 2020 - It's been five years since Safer, a Red Sea oil tanker with a regrettable name, was decommissioned and abandoned, but calls to empty the tanker have failed to spur action.
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 15, 2020 - While much of the world fears Covid-19, Iraqis have mostly stopped wearing facemasks as they worry more about the pandemic's economic impact than the virus itself.
Raleigh NC (SPX) Dec 15, 2020 - Many people think of composting organic matter as a way of keeping solid waste out of landfills, but a new study from North Carolina State University finds there can be significant environmental ben
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 15, 2020 - Cost-effective rechargeable batteries are at the heart of virtually all portable electronic devices, which have become ubiquitous in modern daily life. Moreover, rechargeable batteries are essential
University Park PA (SPX) Dec 15, 2020 - Leaking natural gas wells are considered a potential source of methane emissions, and a new nanomaterial cement mixture could provide an effective, affordable solution for sealing these wells, accor
Oslo (AFP) Dec 15, 2020 - Norway gave approval Tuesday to a giant project to capture and store CO2 below the North Sea, a technology that could help efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
Princeton NJ (SPX) Dec 15, 2020 - A hyper-sensitive instrument, deep underground in Italy, has finally succeeded at the nearly impossible task of detecting CNO neutrinos (tiny particles pointing to the presence of carbon, nitrogen a
Trondheim, Norway (SPX) Dec 14, 2020 - Norway;s Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Tina Bru, has announced an investment of 120 million NOK (11.3 million EUR) in a new wind power research centre in Norway. The NorthWind research centre wi
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2020 - More than two-thirds of the energy used worldwide is ultimately ejected as waste heat. Within that reservoir of discarded energy lies a great and largely untapped opportunity, claim scientists in
London, UK (SPX) Dec 14, 2020 - Researchers have used AI to control beams for the next generation of smaller, cheaper accelerators for research, medical and industrial applications. Experiments led by Imperial College London
New York (AFP) Dec 14, 2020 - ExxonMobil announced Monday it will reduce its emissions over the next five years bowing to growing public pressure from activists, including the Church of England, to make changes.
Paris (AFP) Dec 11, 2020 - Carbon emissions fell a record seven percent in 2020 as countries imposed lockdowns and restrictions on movement during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Global Carbon Project said Friday in its annual assessment.
Brussels (AFP) Dec 11, 2020 - EU leaders resolved a bitter dispute with Poland and Hungary to salvage the bloc's landmark coronavirus recovery plan, but argued overnight and into Friday on fighting climate change.
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Dec 11, 2020 - One of the largest obstacles in using renewable energy efficiently is the possibility to store energy on a large scale. SaltX Technology AB has partnered with Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) to solve this in
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 10, 2020 - Two U.S. B-52H Stratofortresses flew a show-of-force mission in the Persian Gulf intended to deter attacks from Iran Thursday, the Pentagon said.
