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Study Shows Fault Lines Do Not Hinder Safe CO2 Storage

A study has confirmed that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions can be trapped and securely stored in underground rocks, even if there are geological faults in the area.

28 Jan 2019

Ocean and Wind Changes Cause antarctic Sea Ice Drop to Record Low

Warmer ocean temperatures, combined with unusual wind patterns, contributed to the record decline of sea ice levels in Antarctica, according to new research published in the prestigious international science journal Nature Communications.

23 Jan 2019

Researchers Identify the Most Efficient Strategy to Manage Nitrogen in Agriculture

Even a good thing can turn harmful if it is taken in excessive amounts. That is indeed true in the case of nitrogen fertilizers. Crops do not grow well without adequate nitrogen, and as a result, yields are reduced considerably.

17 Jan 2019

Study: Can Artificial Photosynthesis Limit Global Warming?

CO2 emissions have to be reduced as soon as possible. If not, CO2 will have to be removed from the atmosphere in the future to lower global warming. Planting new forests and biomass, as well as new technologies for artificial photosynthesis, could be contributing factors to this.

17 Jan 2019

Study Weighs the Benefits of Hydropower Developments Against Their Negative Impacts

In recent decades, although a majority of the developed countries have minimized the construction of large dams for electricity generation, developing countries, such as Brazil, have started constructing even more enormous hydropower plants.

11 Jan 2019

Sunscreen and Cosmetics Compound May Harm Coral by Altering Fatty Acids

Although sunscreen is critical for preventing sunburns and skin cancer, some of its ingredients are not so beneficial to ocean-dwelling creatures. In particular, sunscreen chemicals shed by swimmers are thought to contribute to coral reef decline.

10 Jan 2019

Developing New Technologies to Tackle Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering are developing technologies that store, capture, convert, and minimize greenhouse gas emissions.

8 Jan 2019

Packaging Material a Key Issue for the Climate

Switching material from plastic to paperboard can reduce a packaging’s climate impact by 99 per cent.

4 Jan 2019

Study Reveals the Sahara Desert Swung Between Wet and Dry Climates Every 20,000 Years

Known as one of the most inhospitable and harshest places on earth, the Sahara desert covers most of North Africa in approximately 3.6 million square miles of windswept dunes and rock.

3 Jan 2019