As the plastic in our oceans breaks up into smaller and smaller bits without breaking down chemically, the resulting microplastics are becoming a serious ecological problem.
Plastic is Blowing in the Wind
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Faster, Greener Way of Producing Carbon Spheres Could Improve Carbon Capture Technology
A fast, green and one-step method for producing porous carbon spheres, which are a vital component for carbon capture technology and for new ways of storing renewable energy, has been developed by Swansea University researchers.
Wildfire Smoke Can Carry Dangerous Microbes Thousands of Miles, Scientists Warn
Scientists are warning that wildfire smoke can carry microbes that cause infectious diseases, adding another public health concern to the worsening severity of wildfires across the globe.
A New TanSat XCO2 Global Product for Climate Studies
Since CO2 has been recognized as the most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas owing to its significant impact on global warming and climate change, there have been a substantial number of studies that have focused on investigating the status of CO2 in the atmosphere in the past and present, and how it will change in the future.
To the Brain, Reading Computer Code Is Not the Same as Reading Language
In some ways, learning to program a computer is similar to learning a new language.
Biodiesel Expansion Could Worsen Deforestation in Indonesia
The Indonesian government has announced a major expansion of a program to make biodiesel out of palm oil, a move that officials say would necessitate planting 37 million acres of new palm oil plantations — an area one-fifth the size of Borneo.
