Summer holiday science: three experiments to try with kids at home

Pretty much every kitchen can double as a chemistry set.

Stephen Ashworth, Professor of Chemical Physics and Science Communication, University of East Anglia • conversation
Aug. 16, 2023 ~6 min

The bubbly chemistry behind carbonated beverages

Ever wonder how soda manufacturers get the bubbles and fizz inside the can? A chemist explains some of the science behind the carbonation process. Hint − it involves carbon.

Michael W. Crowder, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University • conversation
Aug. 14, 2023 ~7 min


Seabed trawling's impact on the climate may be wildly overestimated – new study

Most of the carbon disturbed by trawls is unreactive and difficult to convert to CO₂.

Jan Geert Hiddink, Professor of Marine Biology, Bangor University • conversation
July 5, 2023 ~7 min

Biden's strategy for cutting carbon emissions from electricity generation could extend the lives of fossil fuel power plants

After the Supreme Court overturned the Obama administration’s strategy for reducing power plant carbon emissions in 2022, the Biden administration is taking a narrower but still ambitious approach.

Jennifer K. Rushlow, Dean, Vermont School for the Environment, and Professor of Law, Vermont Law & Graduate School • conversation
May 12, 2023 ~9 min

What is carbon capture and storage? EPA’s new power plant standards proposal gives it a boost, but CCS is not a quick solution

Carbon capture and storage could keep gas and coal-fired power plants running under newly proposed federal emissions standards, but it faces high hurdles.

Soyoung Oh, Junior Research Fellow in Climate Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
May 11, 2023 ~7 min

What is carbon capture and storage? EPA’s new power plant standards proposal gives CCS a boost, but it’s not a quick solution

Carbon capture and storage could keep gas and coal-fired power plants running under newly proposed federal emissions standards, but it faces high hurdles.

Soyoung Oh, Junior Research Fellow in Climate Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
May 11, 2023 ~7 min

What is carbon capture and storage? Power plant CCS gets a boost with EPA’s proposed new rules, but it's not a quick solution

Carbon capture and storage is the most promising solution for gas and coal-fired power plants to keep running under the proposed new regulations, but it faces high hurdles.

Soyoung Oh, Junior Research Fellow in Climate Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
May 11, 2023 ~7 min

Allergy season is getting more intense with climate change – we're creating better pollen forecasts to help

Rising temperatures mean longer, earlier pollen seasons, but a bigger problem is what more carbon dioxide will do to the amount of pollen being released.

Allison L. Steiner, Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan • conversation
April 20, 2023 ~8 min


IPCC's conservative nature masks true scale of action needed to avert catastrophic climate change

Climate models embed colonial attitudes and massive inequality.

Kevin Anderson, Professor of Energy and Climate Change, University of Manchester • conversation
March 24, 2023 ~8 min

Why taxing cow burps isn’t the best climate solution

New Zealand is considering a plan to tax methane from cows. But while cows and cars both emit greenhouse gases, they don’t have the same impact over time.

Kevin Trenberth, Affiliated Faculty in Climate Science, University of Auckland • conversation
Feb. 9, 2023 ~8 min

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