Geochemistry News
December 30, 2024
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Dec. 19, 2024 — Taking inspiration from how nature --including lightning -- produces ammonia, a team has developed a reactor that produces the chemical commodity from nitrogen in the air and water, without any ...
Dec. 23, 2024 — Three years after the Dec. 30, 2021, Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Boulder County, two new studies offer insight into what happens to air quality and health in the aftermath of ...
Dec. 23, 2024 — A new study finds gases harmful to human health lingered for weeks following the ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Another advance has been made by experts in nano-scale chemistry to propel further development of sustainable and efficient generation of hydrogen from water using solar power. Experts have now identified a novel solar cell process to potentially ...
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Dec. 20, 2024 — Investigations into precipitation patterns in eastern Central Europe since the end of the last ice age have shown that dynamic processes in atmospheric circulation, such as the North Atlantic jet ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Artificial intelligence can provide critical insights into how complex mixtures of chemicals in rivers affect aquatic life -- paving the way for better environmental ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — We know a lot about how much fossil-derived carbon is emitted to the atmosphere but less about how much is stored in human-made products. Ecological ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Scientists are changing our understanding of climate and weather on Mars and providing critical insights into Earth's atmospheric processes as ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Communities up and down the West Coast of the United States can expect atmospheric rivers to evolve as the climate warms. But residents in Southern California will see much different changes than ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Fossilized skeletons and shells clearly show how evolution and extinction unfolded over the past half a billion years, but a new analysis extends the chart of life to nearly 2 billion years ago. The ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — The phytoplankton that populate oceans are known to play a key role in marine ecosystems and climate regulation. Like terrestrial plants, they store ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Engineers have reported a significant advancement in engineering biology and clean energy. A team of researchers has developed an innovative light-driven hybrid nanoreactor that merges natural ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Scientists are exploring a new model for carbon capture in low-oxygen aquatic environments, such as fisheries, that will help address rising global temperatures and could potentially be ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Researchers analyzed radioisotopes in layers of fossilized volcanic ash. Decay of uranium to lead within tiny crystals enabled scientists to precisely pinpoint dates for certain events. They ...
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Dec. 16, 2024 — New research has uncovered a potential unintended consequence of the electric vehicle transition in India and China, finding that sulfur dioxide emissions could actually increase over current levels ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — Scientists have developed a 3D concrete printing method that captures carbon, demonstrating a new pathway to reduce the environmental impact of the construction ...
Dec. 13, 2024 — A new prototype device demonstrates an innovative approach to producing ammonia -- a key component of fertilizer -- that could transform an industry responsible for about one-third of global ...
Dec. 13, 2024 — We might all be able to breathe a bit easier thanks to copper nanoclusters that can help us reduce carbon emissions through an electrochemical ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Researchers have synthesized new molecules able to quickly capture significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the air, an important tactic in climate change ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Researchers are linking human activity to increased gene transfer from soil bacteria to ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Scientists unearth a clue to the molecular mechanisms involved in N2O reduction by deep-sea hydrothermal vent ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Thanks for a powerful antioxidant, Deinococcus radiodurans can withstand radiation doses 28,000 times greater than what would kill a human. In a new study, scientists discovered how the antioxidant ...
Dec. 11, 2024 — Researchers have designed a new compound to remove nitrogen oxides, which constitutes a step towards the development of a system to purify the air under real ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — As the demand for lithium-ion batteries escalates with the proliferation of mobile phone, electric vehicles and even pacemakers, key components in these powerhouses, like cobalt, face significant ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — A new biotechnological process shows how to break down and remove the matrix from carbon fiber reinforced polymers so that recovered carbon fiber plies exhibit mechanical properties comparable to ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — New insights into the behavior of aerosols from cooking emissions and sea spray reveal that particles may take up more water than previously thought, potentially changing how long the particles ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — Some of the world's smallest animals and their tiny poops could aid in the fight against climate change. A study reports that clay dust sprayed on the surface of seawater converts free-floating ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — Scientists found molecular evidence supporting the idea that chloroplasts originated as energy-generating organelles and only later evolved to support carbon assimilation in plant ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — Geoscientists have created a new climate record for early Antarctic ice ages. It reveals that the early Antarctic ice sheet melted more rapidly than previously ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — Consumers' real-world stop-and-go driving of electric vehicles benefits batteries more than the steady use simulated in almost all laboratory tests of new battery designs, a new study ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — The chemicals known as PFAS are considered a severe threat to human health. Among other things, they can cause liver damage, cancer, and hormonal disorders. Researchers have now developed a new, ...
Dec. 6, 2024 — A research group has developed an innovative pesticide delivery system called nanopesticides. These tiny technologies could change how we use ...
Dec. 6, 2024 — To mitigate climate change, human-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions must be reduced as quickly and drastically as possible. Additionally, some of the CO2 already emitted needs to be safely removed ...
Dec. 6, 2024 — A new way to produce fuels made from leftover fat can create biofuel as effective as diesel and 1000-times more efficiently than current methods a new study has ...
Monday, December 16, 2024
- Electric Vehicle Transition Could Create Unwanted Air Pollution Hotspots in China and India
- Scientists Develop 3D Concrete Printing Method That Captures Carbon Dioxide
Friday, December 13, 2024
- New Device Produces Critical Fertilizer Ingredient from Thin Air, Cutting Carbon Emissions
- Ligand-Engineered Copper Nanoclusters Could Help Combat CO2 Emissions
Thursday, December 12, 2024
- New Chemical Structures Show Vastly Improved Carbon Capture Ability
- How the Dirt Under Our Feet Could Affect Human Health
- Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Bacteria Hold Key to Understanding Nitrous Oxide Reduction
- How 'Conan the Bacterium' Withstands Extreme Radiation
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- A Greener, Cleaner Way to Extract Cobalt from 'junk' Materials
- Research Shows Feasting Fungi Could Revolutionize Carbon-Fiber Recycling
- Aerosol Pollutants from Cooking May Last Longer in the Atmosphere
- Tiny Poops in the Ocean May Help Solve the Carbon Problem
- Study Offers Insight Into Chloroplast Evolution
- Antarctica's Irregular Heartbeat Shows Signs of Rapid Melting
Monday, December 9, 2024
- Existing EV Batteries May Last Up to 40% Longer Than Expected
- Hazardous PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water
Friday, December 6, 2024
- Neem Seed Extract Improves Effectiveness of Pesticide
- How Do Marine Food Webs Respond to Increasing Alkalinity?
- From Chip Shop to Pit Stop -- Scientists Make Old Cooking Oil Biofuel as Efficient as Diesel
Thursday, December 5, 2024
- Durian Helps Rice Plants Thrive in Salty Soil
- Researchers Use Data from Citizen Scientists to Uncover the Mysteries of a Blue Low-Latitude Aurora
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- The Amazon Rainforest as a Cloud Machine: How Thunderstorms and Plant Transpiration Produce Condensation Nuclei
- How Non-Toxic and Efficient Solar Cells Can Be Produced
- Massive Asteroid Impacts Did Not Change Earth's Climate in the Long Term
- A Catalyst Can Turn Methane Into Something Useful
- Rainforest Emissions Linked With New Particle Formation at High Altitudes
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- Ocean Density Identified as a Key Driver of Carbon Capture by Marine Plankton
- Record Efficiency: Tandem Solar Cells Made from Perovskite and Organic Material
- Tiny Dancers: Scientists Synchronize Bacterial Motion
- Streams Near Farms Emit High Levels of Greenhouse Gas
- Chemical Structure's Carbon Capture Ability Doubled
Monday, December 2, 2024
- Climate Change Could Bring More Severe Bacterial Infections, Including in Corals
- Unlocking the Potential of Nickel: New Study Reveals How to Use Single Atoms to Turn CO2 Into Valuable Chemical Resources
- Artificial Photosynthesis Learned from Nature: Successfully Developed New Solar Hydrogen Production Technology
- Warming Temperatures May Shrink Wetland Carbon Sinks
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
- Oceans Emit Sulfur and Cool the Climate More Than Previously Thought
- Shells, Teeth and Bones of 'weird and Wonderful Organisms' Provide Historical Environmental Clues
- Moving 'hotspot' Created World's Longest Straight Underwater Mountain Belt
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- Enhancing Seaglider Technology to Measure Carbon Dioxide
- Improved Catalyst Turns Harmful Greenhouse Gases Into Cleaner Fuels, Chemical Feedstocks
- Oil Spill Still Contaminating Sensitive Mauritius Mangroves Three Years On, Study Finds
Monday, November 25, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Researchers Identify Previously Unknown Compound in Drinking Water
- Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells Doubled With Protective Coating
- Environmental Impacts of Plastics: Moving Beyond the Perspective on Waste
- Engineering Nature's Blueprint: Dendron-Based Assemblies for Chlorophyll's Materials
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- Turning Carbon Emissions Into Methane Fuel
- Research Aims to Roll Back Contamination Caused by Toxic Tires
- Garden Produce Grown Near Fayetteville Works Fluorochemical Plant Contains GenX, Other PFAS
- Diverse Diets of Civets in Borneo Rainforest Allow Them to Live in Same Geographical Area
- Climate Change and Air Pollution Could Risk 30 Million Lives Annually by 2100
- Superior Photosynthesis Abilities of Some Plants Could Hold Key to Climate-Resilient Crops
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- New Method of Generating Eco-Friendly Energy
- Researchers Develop Crystals to Harvest Water from Air, Inspired by Desert Life
- Bioengineered Yeast Mass Produces Herbal Medicine
- High Exposure to Everyday Chemicals During Pregnancy Linked to Asthma Risk in Children
Monday, November 18, 2024
- Modeling and Analysis Reveals Technological, Environmental Challenges to Increasing Water Recovery from Desalination
- American Soil Losing More Nutrients for Crops Due to Heavier Rainstorms
- Ytterbium Thin-Disk Lasers Pave the Way for Sensitive Detection of Atmospheric Pollutants
- New Study Investigates Insecticide Contamination in Minnesota's Water
- New Research Explores Volcanic Caves, Advancing the Search for Life on Mars
- Redefining Net Zero Will Not Stop Global Warming
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Diverse and Diverging Demands on Forests in Germany
- Novel Electro-Biodiesel a More Efficient, Cleaner Alternative to Existing Alternatives
- Breakthrough in Capturing 'hot' CO2 from Industrial Exhaust
- Scientists Compile Library for Evaluating Exoplanet Water
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- 'Game Changer' In Lithium Extraction: Researchers Develop Novel Electrochemical Reactor
- Climate Change Threatens Key Ocean Plankton Groups
- Engineers Make Converting CO2 Into Useful Products More Practical
- Extreme Weather Accelerates Nitrate Pollution in Groundwater
- Can We Live on Our Planet Without Destroying It?
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Increase Again in 2024
- Young Coral Use Metabolic Tricks to Resist Bleaching
- Possible to Limit Climate Change to 1.5°C, If EU and 17 Other Countries Go Beyond Their Own Targets
- Machine Learning Predicts Highest-Risk Groundwater Sites to Improve Water Quality Monitoring
- Novel Machine Learning Techniques Measure Ocean Oxygen Loss More Accurately
Monday, November 11, 2024
- Fighting Microplastics for a Cleaner Future
- Carbon Recycling Instead of Plastic Trash
- Discovery Taps 'hot Carriers' For on-Demand, Emissions-Free Hydrogen and Catalyst Regeneration
- Secret Behind the Corpse Flower's Famous Stench
Friday, November 8, 2024
- Heartier Heinz? How Scientists Are Learning to Help Tomatoes Beat the Heat
- Greener and Cleaner: Yeast-Green Algae Mix Improves Water Treatment
- Nanoparticle Bursts Over the Amazon Rainforest
- Deep Ocean Clues to a Million-Year-Old Ice Age Puzzle Revealed in New Study
- Deep-Sea Corals Are Home to Previously Unknown Bacteria With Extremely Small Genomes
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Insect-Killing Fungi Find Unexpected Harmony in War
- How to Improve and Accelerate Testing of Chemicals
- Hurricane Helene's Gravity Waves Revealed by NASA's AWE
- PFAS Removal Process Aims to Stamp out Pollution Ahead of Semiconductor Industry Growth
- Microplastics Impact Cloud Formation, Likely Affecting Weather and Climate
- Plastics Pollution Worsen the Impacts of All Planetary Boundaries
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- How Gophers Brought Mount St. Helens Back to Life in One Day
- Earthquake Prediction Techniques Lend Quick Insight Into Strength, Reliability of Materials
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
- Groundbreaking Study Provides New Evidence of When Earth Was Slushy
- Researchers Develop Artificial Plants That Purify Indoor Air, Generate Electricity
- AI-Powered System Detects Toxic Gases With Speed and Precision