Researchers have developed a liquid metal that breaks down carbon dioxide in the air, converting it from a climate threat into a valuable raw material.
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies exist only online. Yet the environmental impacts of their networks affect the real world.
Whether cash or credit, phone apps or digital currencies — all forms of payment have behind-the-scenes costs. And these can vary dramatically.
Instead of warming the climate, methane gas can be collected to help farmers. Along the way, it may also save some fish.
These hydrogel “jelly ice cubes” are made mostly of gelatin and water. They won’t melt, even when thawed, and may provide new food cooling options.
A new study shows how some microbes absorb and release electrons — a trait that may point to new fuels or ways to store energy.
A new model suggests that 58 percent of coral reefs and 88 percent of seagrass beds are exposed to excess nitrogen from wastewater.
Both scientists independently came up with new process — asymmetric organocatalysis. That name may be a mouthful, but it’s not that hard to understand.
An extra bonus: These rainy-day ponds clean up that dirty water running off parking lots.