We have grown so used to many things. To the pictures of wildfires and cremated animals, to the ice sheets calving into the ocean, to the promises of world leaders that they will heed the "last chance" warning of the scientists.
Environment
May 15, 2023
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Scripps Research chemists have solved a long-standing problem in the field of pharmaceutical chemistry with a relatively simple and controllable method for making benzocyclobutenes (BCBs)—a class of reactive compounds that ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 11, 2023
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A new paper provides insights on one of the most important factors in the Southern Oceanic carbon cycle, the "biological pump," where carbon is utilized by organisms at the surface and transferred to ocean depths, away from ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 27, 2023
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They flash as a warning, glow red on standby mode, and light up your dinner table; light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have become indispensable in our daily lives. Somewhat less well-known, but just as ubiquitous, are organic light-emitting ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 12, 2023
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Odorous gases, which are unpleasant and strongly irritating to the eyes, nose, and respiratory tract, are ubiquitous in facilities such as septic tanks, sewage systems, livestock farms, and waste disposal plants. These gases ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 10, 2023
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Methane in the atmosphere had its fourth-highest annual increase in 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported, part of an overall rise in planet-warming greenhouse gases that the agency called "alarming."
Environment
Apr 6, 2023
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Artificial photosynthesis (AP), using sunlight to produce valuable chemicals and fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2), is a promising strategy to achieve solar energy storage as well as negative carbon cycle.
Materials Science
Mar 17, 2023
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Reactive oxygen species—very reactive molecules containing oxygen—have a great impact on mineralization processes in tidal sandflats, finds a study now published in Nature Communications. Their investigation is thus ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 14, 2023
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In recent years, there has been growing interest in harnessing microorganisms for simultaneous wastewater treatment and renewable bioelectricity production. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology can convert the chemical energy ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 13, 2023
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Denmark on Wednesday inaugurated a project to store carbon dioxide 1,800 meters beneath the North Sea, becoming the first country in the world to bury CO2 imported from abroad.
Environment
Mar 8, 2023
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