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Carbon Emission(s)
Carbon emissions are the amount of carbon dioxide released by a place, process, service, or event. These have been widely recognized as a primary driver of global climate change. Carbon emissions can enter the environment through a number of means such as burning fossil fuels, manufacturing goods, and clearing land.
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MAY 14, 2024Earth & The Environment
There is broad scientific consensus that high levels of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2024Earth & The Environment
New research has shown that giant sequoia trees that were imported and planted in the United Kingdom, some of which have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2024Earth & The Environment
It's thought that about 700 MYA, Earth experienced its most dramatic ice age climate, in which the entire planet was com ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2024Earth & The Environment
Last year, drought in the Amazon caused utter devastation. Vast amounts of vegetation dried out, fires burned towns so b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans raise and slaughter vast numbers of animals for our food. All of that meat production has a high environmental co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2024Earth & The Environment
New research has determined that a type of fishing known as bottom trawling is a major, and unaccounted for source of ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2024Technology
In a time when electric cars are increasing in number around the world and contributing to a greener future, can electri ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 16, 2024Earth & The Environment
Fashion, and particularly so-called fast fashion, in which companies release multiple rounds of cheap clothing every yea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2023Earth & The Environment
The Arctic is on the front lines of climate change. It is a region that is warming faster than other parts of the globe, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2023Earth & The Environment
For many years, there has been broad consensus and agreement among the vast majority of scientists and experts that burn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2023Space & Astronomy
Can planets form under extreme conditions, such as high levels of ultraviolet radiation? This is something a recent stud ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 01, 2023Earth & The Environment
Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane are increasing the average temperature of the planet. Some scientists h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study by researchers at ETH Zurich has examined why the Ruki River, a one-kilometer-wide tributary of the Congo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2023Technology
A team of researchers at Dartmouth College have leveraged AI insights to better understand the main driver behind the ex ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 29, 2023Technology
A recent study published in Nature examines the development of “multielement ink”, which is being touted as ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 11, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plants release gaseous hydrocarbons called sesquiterpenes. Scientists have now found that sesquiterpenes are a significa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2023Microbiology
The Amazon rainforest has been through periods of serious drought in recent years, some of which have been accompanied b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plastics have become a major problem, particularly when it comes to single-use, disposable plastics that are commonly us ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science – Nature examines how firelighters, which are smal ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 23, 2023Earth & The Environment
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more heat per molecule than carbon dioxide. But where is it all comi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Global Change Biology examines a novel carbon capture technique known as enhanced weathering ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 07, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A report produced by the German research organization nova-Institute found that hemp can store carbon dioxide (CO2) as e ...Written By: Kerry CharronJUL 18, 2023Technology
The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded a $3 million grant to a team of West Virginia University (WVU) engineers ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 28, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters discusses how astronomers used the Atacama ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 14, 2024
Earth & The Environment
There is broad scientific consensus that high levels of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2024
Earth & The Environment
New research has shown that giant sequoia trees that were imported and planted in the United Kingdom, some of which have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2024
Earth & The Environment
It's thought that about 700 MYA, Earth experienced its most dramatic ice age climate, in which the entire planet was com
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Last year, drought in the Amazon caused utter devastation. Vast amounts of vegetation dried out, fires burned towns so b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans raise and slaughter vast numbers of animals for our food. All of that meat production has a high environmental co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2024
Earth & The Environment
New research has determined that a type of fishing known as bottom trawling is a major, and unaccounted for source of ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2024
Technology
In a time when electric cars are increasing in number around the world and contributing to a greener future, can electri
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 16, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Fashion, and particularly so-called fast fashion, in which companies release multiple rounds of cheap clothing every yea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2023
Earth & The Environment
The Arctic is on the front lines of climate change. It is a region that is warming faster than other parts of the globe,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2023
Earth & The Environment
For many years, there has been broad consensus and agreement among the vast majority of scientists and experts that burn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Can planets form under extreme conditions, such as high levels of ultraviolet radiation? This is something a recent stud
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 01, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane are increasing the average temperature of the planet. Some scientists h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study by researchers at ETH Zurich has examined why the Ruki River, a one-kilometer-wide tributary of the Congo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2023
Technology
A team of researchers at Dartmouth College have leveraged AI insights to better understand the main driver behind the ex
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 29, 2023
Technology
A recent study published in Nature examines the development of “multielement ink”, which is being touted as
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 11, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plants release gaseous hydrocarbons called sesquiterpenes. Scientists have now found that sesquiterpenes are a significa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2023
Microbiology
The Amazon rainforest has been through periods of serious drought in recent years, some of which have been accompanied b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plastics have become a major problem, particularly when it comes to single-use, disposable plastics that are commonly us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science – Nature examines how firelighters, which are smal
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 23, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more heat per molecule than carbon dioxide. But where is it all comi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Global Change Biology examines a novel carbon capture technique known as enhanced weathering
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 07, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A report produced by the German research organization nova-Institute found that hemp can store carbon dioxide (CO2) as e
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JUL 18, 2023
Technology
The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded a $3 million grant to a team of West Virginia University (WVU) engineers
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 28, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters discusses how astronomers used the Atacama
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc