Light accelerates conductivity in nature’s electric grid
The natural world possesses its own intrinsic electrical grid composed of a global web of tiny bacteria-generated nanowires in the soil and oceans that...
Scientists find how air pollution triggers lung cancer in never-smokers
In a study from the Francis Crick Institute and elsewhere, scientists found how very small pollutant particles in the air may trigger lung cancer...
Scientists find new way to covert captured carbon dioxide into ethylene
A team of researchers led by Meenesh Singh at the University of Illinois Chicago has discovered a way to convert 100% of carbon dioxide...
Scientists find way to turn plastic waste into valuable resin
A method to convert commonly thrown-away plastic to a resin used in 3D printing could allow for making better use of plastic waste.
A team...
Air pollution may cause heart attacks in people who don’t smoke
In a study from Berlin Brandenburg Myocardial Infarction Registry, scientists found a causal link between air pollution and heart attacks since smokers, who already...
Dangerous combination of extreme heat and smoke affected 16.5 million Californians
Extreme heat and wildfire smoke are each hazardous to our health, but recent studies suggest that when we’re exposed to both at the same...
60 million years of climate change drove the evolution and diversity of reptiles
Just over 250 million years ago during the end of the Permian period and start of the Triassic, reptiles had one heck of a...
Clock is ticking to save East Antarctica from climate change
The worst effects of global warming on the world's largest ice sheet could be avoided if nations around the world succeed in meeting climate...
What is greenwashing and why is it a problem?
Financial and investment products claiming to be ethical, sustainable or environmentally responsible have experienced vast interest and growth in the past few years.
Millennials and...
Common household ‘forever chemical’ linked to liver cancer
Scientists from the University of Southern California found exposure to a synthetic chemical found widely in the environment is linked to non-viral hepatocellular carcinoma,...