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Greenhouse Gas

Majestic Iceberg Rising Above Ocean Waters in a Mysterious Arctic Seascape Scene
Environment

The next ice age might start in about 10,000 years

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists match Earth’s ice age cycles with orbital shifts.

Environment

How do microbes help detoxify our atmosphere?

Pranjal Malewar

A fantastic example of microbial ‘ingenuity’.

young activists taking action
Environment

Understanding the anti-climate movement: A new study

PLOS

Counter-climate groups form in response to stricter environmental policies and institutions.

Copper-cluster catalysts
Invention

A copper catalyst can efficiently convert carbon dioxide into acetaldehyde

Pranjal Malewar

Breakthrough in green chemistry.

With an improved catalyst, ORNL chemists converted two greenhouse gases, methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2), to syngas, a valuable mix of hydrogen (H2) and carbon monoxide (CO).
Science

New catalyst turns harmful greenhouse gases into cleaner fuels

Ashwini Sakharkar

A chemical reaction can convert two polluting greenhouse gases into cleaner fuels.

When it comes to corporate climate action, a single policy isn’t enough
Science

Corporate climate action: The key to effective climate strategies

PLOS

Data shows investors should consider companies with a range of climate policies.

Prototype of Electro-Farming | Image Credit: Feng Jiao
Plants

Electro-agriculture can enable the cultivation of food in the absence of light

Jay Kakade

Using the same inputs as photosynthesis, electro-ag offers a 4-fold improvement in solar-to-food efficiency

steam coming out of the chimneys
Science

Using sunlight to transform greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals

Ashwini Sakharkar

McGill team develops chemical process that could accelerate progress to carbon neutrality.

Illustration of terraformed planet.
Space

Artificial greenhouse gases could signal alien activity

Amit Malewar

Detecting intelligent life that's light years away.

Climate change
Science

Climate change and its impact on North American animal species

PLOS

North American cities may see a significant species turnover by the end of the century.

Photo underwater view of blue water on the lake with hills view. environment concept
Environment

Climate change could decrease life expectancy by half a year: study

PLOS

A 1°C increase in global temperature reduces the average human lifespan by about five months and one week.

MIT chemical engineers have shown that by using DNA to tether a catalyst (blue circles) to an electrode
Invention

A new way to convert carbon dioxide into valuable products

Pranjal Malewar

A catalyst tethered by DNA

Breathtaking shot of a beautiful cold landscape in jokulsarlon, iceland
Environment

First ice-free day in the Arctic could occur decades earlier than previously thought

Pranjal Malewar

Arctic could see summer days with practically no sea ice.

Rendering of an ocean-based carbon dioxide-removal demonstration plant in Singapore.
Technology

UCLA to build world’s largest ocean-based carbon removal plant

Ashwini Sakharkar

It will be able to remove 10 metric tons of CO2 and produce 300 kg of hydrogen daily.

PhD student Ruihu Lu (left) and Ziyung Wang.
Invention

New research converts waste carbon dioxide into carbon-free fuel

Ashwini Sakharkar

Greenhouse gas transformed in aid of carbon-free future.

A molecule made of gold blue and purple balls
Chemistry

A global Nitrogen mystery unraveled

Pranjal Malewar

The study could significantly changes the understanding of ammonia oxidation.

air is channelled through a liquid to capture CO2
Environment

Using light to capture greenhouse gases

Pranjal Malewar

A new method to remove CO2 from the atmosphere.

catalytic process
Science

Converting CO2 into solid carbon nanofibers

Pranjal Malewar

Tandem electrocatalytic-thermocatalytic conversion could help offset emissions.

MEPS reactor
Environment

New methane cleaner could become a permanent fixture in cattle and pig barns

Pranjal Malewar

The result gets us closer to being able to remove greenhouse gases from livestock housing.

The methane and nitrous oxide we exhale
Environment

We may be contributing to greenhouse gas emissions when we exhale

Pranjal Malewar

In a very small way.

Tropical Paradise Background
Environment

Climate change’s impact on microbes alters the greenhouse gases in oceans

Amit Malewar

This study can enhance our understanding of their impact on human life.

Cargo space craft earth planet.dark background
Environment

AI automatically detects methane plumes from space

Pranjal Malewar

A powerful tool in combating climate change.

Image showing tree and clouds
Environment

How do trees influence cloud formation?

Pranjal Malewar

This finding could reduce uncertainties in climate models and help make more accurate predictions.

Image showing Polar bear on Ice.
Environment

The relationship between greenhouse gas emissions and polar bear survival rates

Vidya Nagalwade

How do greenhouse gas emissions affect polar bears?

Image showing Upland Tundra Landscape Autumn.
Environment

Arctic soil methane consumption increases in a drier climate

Vidya Nagalwade

Well-drained soils remove methane from the atmosphere.

Image showing cow livestock
Environment

Heat stress in cattle is a global risk due to climate change

Vidya Nagalwade

Expansion of cattle farming and unchecked climate change could expose over 1 billion cows to heat stress.

Image showing coffee.
Environment

Coffee provides a performance boost for concrete

Vidya Nagalwade

Waste coffee grounds can improve concrete.

Image showing electric gas stove
Environment

Electric stoves reduce climate emissions and hospitalizations

Vidya Nagalwade

The transition from gas to electric cooking offers both climate and health benefits.

Image showing measuring soil quality.
Environment

Measuring the effectiveness of the land’s carbon sink

Vidya Nagalwade

Evidence & attribution for land carbon sink enhancement.

Image showing ocean currents
Environment

A collapse of the Atlantic ocean current to happen mid-century, predict scientists

Pranjal Malewar

Gloomy climate calculation.

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Invention

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Wildlife

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Wildlife