Population growth, increased urbanization, better wages and increased consumption is driving an increase in municipal waste, but what does this mean for the planet?
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News by Kerry Taylor-Smith
A new method breaks down acrylic using chemical, rather than thermal, methods but what benefits does it offer over traditionally used recycling methods, and what does it mean for the environment?
Carbon and methane are leaking from thawing permafrost faster than previously thought; what does that mean for climate change?
How does dissolved organic carbon move in the ocean? With the help of AI, Manchester researchers have the answer.
What effect do solar storms have on the atmosphere of our sister planet, Mars? Imperial researchers investigate.
Researchers have developed a catalyst that uses sunlight to degrade PFAS, an incredibly stable class of chemicals dubbed "forever chemicals".
Forests have a crucial role to play in sequestering carbon, but how can we tell how healthy a forest is and how it’s responding to climate change?
Hydrogenation is a key reaction in chemical manufacturing but is powered by fossil fuel-derived hydrogen; how can waste bread change that?
Plants will play a key part in sustaining human life on the Moon, Mars and beyond, but there is still much to do before we establish space greenhouses, researchers say.
It was thought the Snowball Earth was completely frozen and the climate shut down, but analysis of well-preserved rock suggests that might not have been the case.
A new AI tool developed by the British Antarctic Survey scientists tracks icebergs from birth to break up for the first time.
The Dark Energy Survey has released its most detailed map yet showing how the Universe has expanded over the past six billion years, offering new insights into cosmic growth and evolution.
Earth’s global network of seismometers can detect subtle ground vibrations created when space junk re-enters the atmosphere, offering scientists a surprising new way to track falling debris from orbit.
Current environmental policy frameworks no longer reflect the reality of today’s Arctic soundscapes says a new study which offers improved ways to measure noise.
£3.7m research project will improve our knowledge of why volcanoes become highly explosive, thus helping to protect vulnerable communities.
Astronomers from the University of Warwick and Durham University have detected an unusual shockwave surrounding a dead star, prompting new questions about what powerful event or process could have triggered this dramatic structure in deep space.
At one time, scientists couldn’t see the far side of the sun, but a solar orbiter broadened perspectives and observed one of the strongest magnetic storms in 20 years.
New research provides fresh insight into the functioning of coral reefs and offers hope for protecting these diverse ocean habitats.
What is a hot Jupiter, and how do they form? New research has the answer.
A cosmic trip could help bacteria protect future space missions from radiation but also find uses here on Earth too.