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Scientists Crack Upcycling Plastics to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Advancing a Recent Science Study

Scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Dow have developed a breakthrough process to transform the most widely produced plastic — polyethylene (PE) — into the second-most widely produced plastic, polypropylene (PP), which could reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).

Machine Learning May Enable Bioengineering of the Most Abundant Enzyme

Rubisco (Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase) is responsible for providing carbon for almost all life on Earth.

Make Cooking Safe for All – Including Those in Developing Countries, Say Indoor Air Pollution Experts

Developing countries should focus on keeping unnecessary occupants, such as children, out of kitchens during cooking to help reduce their exposure to dangerous levels of air pollution, recommends a study by the University of Surrey.

Key Breakthrough Links Changes in Length-of-Day With Climate Prediction

A team of scientists, led by Professor Adam Scaife from the University of Exeter, has used state-of-the-art mathematical modelling to show how fluctuations in the length of the day can be predicted more than a year in advance – significantly longer than currently possible.

Study Links Cold Water Shock to Catastrophic Coral Collapse in the Eastern Pacific

Marine heatwaves brought about by climate change are known to be responsible for mass mortality on some of the planet’s most iconic coral reef systems.