Environmental
The planet has many carbon sinks, or routes that transfer heat-trapping carbon from the atmosphere into other parts of the Earth system
Unlike conventional solar cells, which convert sunlight into electricity that must be stored in heavy batteries, the new device essentially does the work of plants, converting atmospheric carbon dioxide into fuel
Jim Evans and collaborators study Utah's Carmel Formation
When the going gets tough, the tough get growing
Currently, rubber trees that grow on plantations in Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia take years to grow
The ‘green’ grass of home
Technique controls toxicity of ionic liquids, could lower cost by recycling key ingredient
An unprecedented, UA-led study, combining projections of future climate with more than 2 million tree-ring records spanning all of North America, has resulted in detailed forecast maps for the continent that reveal how forest growth will be impacted by climate change
Very little is known about how marine microbes interact and carry out fundamental processes in the ocean, particularly in deep, low-oxygen waters where the impacts of climate change are becoming significant
Evidence growing of health problems linked to active unconventional natural gas wells
Getting clean water to communities in parched areas of the planet remains an ongoing challenge. Recent developments that harvest water from air have been proposed as a solution
