Our solar system formed from a molecular cloud, which was composed of gas and dust that was emitted into the interstellar medium (ISM), a vast space between stars. On collapse of the molecular cloud, the early sun was formed, ...
Astrobiology
Apr 5, 2023
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An international team of space scientists has observed a "cold stream" of molecular gas outside of a galaxy, confirming theories of star formation within galaxies. In their study, published in the journal Science, the group ...
Plants use photosynthesis to harvest energy from sunlight. Now researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have applied this principle as the basis for developing new sustainable processes which in the future ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 21, 2023
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Japan has declared carbon neutrality by 2050 as a government target to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. In order to substantially reduce CO2 emissions, it is important not only to control CO2 emissions ...
Materials Science
Mar 16, 2023
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Achieving the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement will require the combined efforts of states and companies around the world. How can developing countries achieve carbon neutrality and boost their resilience while pursuing ...
Environment
Mar 13, 2023
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The vast boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere stretch from Scandinavia through Siberia, Alaska and Canada. They cover a tenth of the world's land but hold one-third of the land's carbon, stored mainly in organic-rich ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 6, 2023
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Novel research involving University of Liverpool academics has shown that expanding the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and/or grid electricity to replace biomass-fueled cooking in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) ...
Environment
Mar 1, 2023
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An air filter made out of corn protein instead of petroleum products can concurrently capture small particulates as well as toxic chemicals like formaldehyde that current air filters can't.
Materials Science
Feb 23, 2023
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The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)—an astronomical interferometer of 66 telescopes in northern Chile, captured an exquisite image of the protoplanetary disk surrounding the young star known as Elias 2-24—but scientists ...
Astronomy
Feb 14, 2023
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A world-first study reverses the idea that the bulk of life in the ocean is fueled by photosynthesis via sunshine, revealing that many ocean microbes in fact get their energy from hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
Ecology
Feb 6, 2023
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