MIT engineers develop a new way to remove carbon dioxide from air

The process could work on the gas at any concentrations, from power plant emissions to open air.

David Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 24, 2019 ~7 min

Ocean waves spew ancient organic molecules into the air

Ocean waves inject tiny particles called aerosols into the air—and those aerosols carry organic molecules more than 5,000 years old.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Oct. 24, 2019 ~4 min


Earth could warm even faster as climate change progresses

Looking to Earth's past is giving researchers a better picture of the planet's future under climate change, and the news isn't good.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 1, 2019 ~7 min

Humans have never faced such high CO2 levels

"...this current high-carbon dioxide environment is not only an experiment for the climate and the environment—it's also an experiment for us..."

Texas A&M University • futurity
Sept. 25, 2019 ~4 min

Greener and fairer: Balancing pollution, energy prices, and household income

New research looks at how environmental taxes can work for everyone, in Spain and beyond.

Mark Dwortzan | Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Sept. 25, 2019 ~4 min

United States land might not be such a good carbon sink

Scientists may have overestimated the amount of carbon that US land can suck out of the atmosphere.

Fred Love-Iowa State • futurity
Sept. 6, 2019 ~5 min

Tiny iron-breather could help control methane levels

Understanding more about how a microorganism produces methane and carbon dioxide could help scientists cut greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Gail McCormick-Penn State • futurity
Sept. 6, 2019 ~5 min

Reactor turns carbon dioxide to pure liquid fuel

A new catalytic reactor can take carbon dioxide, one of the most common greenhouse gases, and turn it into a pure form of liquid fuel.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Sept. 4, 2019 ~6 min


How much longer will trees suck up CO2?

Trees are great at removing carbon dioxide from the air, which can help fight climate change, but how long will that help last?

Rob Jordan-Stanford • futurity
Aug. 19, 2019 ~5 min

Ancient plankton hint at climate to come

Plankton fossils from the Pliocene, an era with CO2 levels similar to those today, may help scientist predict what's in store for our climate in the future.

U. Arizona • futurity
Aug. 13, 2019 ~6 min

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