A common farm weed could make a “greener” jet fuel with fewer production-related environmental impacts than other biofuels, a new study indicates.
Stinkweed Could Make a Cleaner Bio-Jet Fuel, Study Finds
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UN Climate Panel Contends With Models Showing Implausibly Fast Warming
Next week, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will unveil its latest scientific assessment, widely considered the most authoritative review of climate research.
Icy Waters of ‘Snowball Earth’ May Have Spurred Early Organisms to Grow Bigger
A new study from CU Boulder finds that hundreds of millions of years ago, small single-celled organisms may have evolved into larger multicellular life forms to better propel themselves through icy waters.
The Climatic Environment to Sustain Permafrost in Daisetsu Mountains, Hokkaido in Japan, Is Projected to Decrease Significantly in the Future
Permafrost is known to occur in high mountainous areas such as the Daisetsu Mountains in Japan, which are located at the southernmost limit of the permafrost distribution in the world.
ECOSTRESS Data Incorporated Into New Wildfire Response Tool
The instrument on the International Space Station is uniquely positioned to provide wildfire responders with a high-resolution look at fire progression.
World’s First “Green” Synthesis of Plastics From CO2
Using a CeO2 catalyst, researchers develop an effective catalytic process for the direct synthesis of polycarbonate diols without the need for dehydrating agents.
