An illustration of atmospheric inhomogeneities in a megacity. Credit: Helen Cawley The effect of nitric acid on aerosol particles in the atmosphere may offer an…
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Hydrocarbon seep in the southern Gulf of Mexico emitting a viscous petroleum, much like asphalt. Hydrocarbons serve as an energy source for microbes and in…
Dr. Emanuela Gionfriddo, assistant professor of analytical chemistry in The University of Toledo Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the School of Green Chemistry and…
Nitrogen Dioxide Levels in China February 10 – May 12, 2020. In early February 2020, scientists using NASA and European satellites detected a significant reduction…
Researchers from U of T Engineering and Carnegie Mellon University are using electrolyzers like this one to convert waste CO2 into commercially valuable chemicals. Their…
As the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted lives across the globe, Earth-observing satellites take the pulse of our planet from space. While the global lockdown has…
With hundreds of satellites launched every year, in-space collisions and the creation of fast-moving fragments of space debris – or ‘space junk’ – are becoming…
This image shows a sample of abnormal methane concentrations over 2019. The size and color of the circles indicate the size and intensity of the…
Microplastics are delivered to the ocean through rivers carrying industrial and domestic wastewater, carried down submarine canyons by powerful avalanches of sediment (turbidity currents) and…
Halden’s technique boasts high sensitivity, with the potential to detect the signature of a single infected individual among 100 to 2 million persons. To accomplish…
These images, using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, show the average nitrogen dioxide concentrations from January 1 to March 24, 2020, and March 25…
Record-Breaking Air Pollution in Nine Cities American Lung Association’s ‘State of the Air’ report finds climate change is driving increases in unhealthy air, 150 million…
This image shows sediment-rich sea ice in the Transpolar Drift Stream. A crane lowers two researchers from the decks of the icebreaker RV Polarstern to…
These images, using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, show the average nitrogen dioxide concentrations from March 13 to April 13, 2020, compared to the…
Scientists from the German Aereospace Center (DLR), using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, have noticed an unusual ozone hole form over the Arctic. This…
A study from the University of Surrey has provided a comprehensive guide on which tree species are best for combatting air pollution that originates from…
This image, using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, shows the nitrogen dioxide emissions over China from 7 to 16 March 2020. Credit: Contains modified…
Opening plastic packaging, such as plastic bags and bottles may contribute to the generation of small amounts of microplastics — small plastic particles less than…
The 2019 ozone hole reached its peak extent of 6.3 million square miles (16. 4 million square kilometers) on September 8. Abnormal weather patterns in…
Detailed analysis has estimated a LEGO brick could survive in the ocean for as many as 1,300 years. Credit: Andrew Turner, University of Plymouth A…