Ocean vital signs

MIT scientists hope to deploy a fleet of drones to get a better sense of how much carbon the ocean is absorbing, and how much more it can take.

EAPS • mit
April 5, 2022 ~5 min

Arctic greening won’t save the climate – here’s why

The growing season on the tundra is starting earlier as the planet warms, but the plants aren’t sequestering more carbon, a new study finds.

Donatella Zona, Associate Professor of Biology, San Diego State University • conversation
March 29, 2022 ~7 min


Pollen season is getting longer and more intense with climate change – here's what allergy sufferers can expect in the future

Rising temperatures mean longer, earlier pollen seasons, but the bigger problem is what carbon dioxide will do to the amount of pollen being released. A 200% increase is possible this century.

Allison L. Steiner, Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan • conversation
March 15, 2022 ~8 min

City trees suck up more carbon than we thought

Trees on the edge of forests and soil in urban areas can hoard more carbon than previously thought, new research shows.

Jessica Colarossi-Boston University • futurity
March 14, 2022 ~10 min

New, nature-inspired concepts for turning CO2 into clean fuels

Researchers have developed an efficient concept to turn carbon dioxide into clean, sustainable fuels, without any unwanted by-products or waste.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 28, 2022 ~6 min

A mild-mannered biker triggered a huge debate over humans' role in climate change – in the early 20th century

His theory, based on years of detailed climate and weather data, became known as the Callendar Effect. Today we call it global warming.

Sylvia G. Dee, Assistant Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University • conversation
Feb. 21, 2022 ~8 min

To avoid mosquito bites, wear the right colors

Steering clear of mosquito bites this spring and summer may depend on a seemingly surprising choice: Leave your red clothes in the closet.

James Urton-U. Washington • futurity
Feb. 4, 2022 ~8 min

How 'mechanical trees' pull carbon dioxide from the air and lock it away – an inventor of direct air capture tech explains

Using machines to pull CO2 from the air could help as the world tries to slow climate change. Klaus Lackner is developing new ways to cut its high costs and energy demand.

Klaus Lackner, Professor of Engineering and Director of the Center for Negative Carbon Emissions, Arizona State University • conversation
Jan. 18, 2022 ~11 min


These machines scrub greenhouse gases from the air – an inventor of direct air capture technology shows how it works

Klaus Lackner is finding new ways to cut the technology’s high costs and energy demand, and he’s about to launch the first ‘mechanical tree.’

Klaus Lackner, Professor of Engineering and Director of the Center for Negative Carbon Emissions, Arizona State University • conversation
Jan. 18, 2022 ~11 min

How measuring emissions in real time can help cities achieve net zero

By measuring emissions in real time, cities can take stronger action against air pollution and global warming.

Ronald Cohen, Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley • conversation
Dec. 17, 2021 ~6 min

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