Environmental
The practice often occurs on the high seas and beyond the reach of any nation's jurisdiction
Lab to work with Alphabet Energy to develop a low-cost thermoelectric system
N2O, a greenhouse gas with 300 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide, persists for over a century in the Earth’s atmosphere and is known to cause significant damage to the Earth’s ozone layer
Scientists have developed a new system to convert methane into a deep green, energy-rich, gelatin-like substance that can be used as the basis for biofuels and other bioproducts, specialty chemicals—and even feed for cows
From the environment and health, through medical manufacturing, carbon has an impact on water purity.
Using satellite data from 2002 to 2013, researchers examined nearly 23,000 fires worldwide, identifying 478 large, high-intensity fires which they defined as extreme wildfire event
Upper atmosphere pattern may open window to long-term prediction.
New forestry from old growth
Findings affirm estimates used in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change models
The system consists of tanks of fiber membranes that catch and hold contaminants—dirt, organic particles, bacteria, and viruses—while letting water filter through
A sailor for 40 years, James E. Holm says he has watched the sea and coastline become more and more polluted
