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Scientists Create New Method To Convert Water And Sunshine To 'Solar' Fuel

Apr 03, 2017 10:55 AM EDT

Scientists Devise New Method to Convert Water and Sunshine to 'Solar' Fuel

A team of scientists from the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology has successfully devised a new method to convert water and sunshine into usable "solar" fuel.

Mar 31, 2017 02:40 PM EDT

From Food Waste to Cars: Scientists Create Sustainable Tires Using Eggshells, Tomato Skin

Researchers from Ohio State University have found a way to recycle food waste, specifically eggshells and tomato skin, into car tires, replacing carbon black, a petroleum-based filler used in creating tires.

Mar 31, 2017 11:03 AM EDT

California Beaches Likely to Disappear by 2100 Due to Sea Level Rise

Southern California's iconic beaches are in danger of complete erosion in the coming 100 years.

Mar 31, 2017 10:26 AM EDT

Second Doomsday Vault in Norway Will Protect World's Most Valuable Books

Film technology offers a safe way to store the world's precious knowledge for at least 500 years.

Mar 31, 2017 09:47 AM EDT

Surprising Greenhouse Gas Source: Trees Actually Emit Methane Rather Than Store It

Tree trunks represent new, previously unaccounted source of powerful greenhouse gas methane.

Tesla Powers Hawaiian Island With 54,000 Solar Panels And Battery Packs - How Will He Make This Work

Mar 31, 2017 08:38 AM EDT

Tesla Powers Hawaiian Island With 54,000 Solar Panels, Battery Packs

The Tesla initiative has a whopping 54,978 solar panels, all of them with 13 megawatts of solar generation capacity. Tesla also installed 272 of its commercial battery, the Powerpack 2, to help Hawaii citizens use energy at night.

Mar 30, 2017 11:28 AM EDT

New Class of Carbon Nanotubes Shows Potential in Cleaning Polluted Waters

New class of reusable carbon nanotubes could clean polluted waters more effectively than silicon gels and activated carbon

Mar 30, 2017 06:16 AM EDT

Climate Change Could Have a Negative Impact on Mental Health

Severe weather and other natural disasters brought by climate change can immediately affect mental health in the form of trauma or shock.

Mar 30, 2017 05:54 AM EDT

Scientists Unravel Mystery Behind Arctic's Green Ice -- Climate Change the Culprit?

New mathematical model to explain how a massive bloom of phytoplankton is growing under the Arctic sea ice.

Mar 28, 2017 10:19 AM EDT

Earth’s Devastating Extreme Weather Traced to Climate-Altered Jet Streams, Says Study

The planet's crazy weather - extreme floods and droughts included -- can be tracked to changes man has made in the climate.

Mar 28, 2017 06:27 AM EDT

The Ocean Can't Breathe: Mexico-Sized Algae Bloom in the Arabian Sea Should Concern You

The Mexico-sized algae bloom is reportedly caused by the algae bloom in the Gulf of Oman, which occurs twice a year.

Mar 28, 2017 10:28 AM EDT

Toilet Beer, Anyone? Breweries Experiment With Beer Made From Recycled Water

Few years ago, Bill Gates appeared on Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon to chug down "poop water," and ultimately, to convince everyone that recycled water is safe to consume.

Mar 28, 2017 06:08 AM EDT

Avalanche in Japan Ski Resort Kills Eight People, Injures 40

The seven students and one teacher from Otawara High School in Tochigi Prefecture were attending a climbing event in the town of Nasu when the incident happened on Monday at around 8:30 a.m.

Mar 27, 2017 12:48 PM EDT

'Australia's Jurassic Park': World's Most Diverse Dinosaur Tracks Identified in Kimberley's Dampier Peninsula

The team discovered well-preserved dinosaur tracks that are so diverse, it almost covers the entire fossil record of dinosaurs found in west Australia.

University Of Miami Studies Climate Change Effects On Coral Reef

Mar 27, 2017 12:01 PM EDT

Almost 40 Percent of Corals Die Due to Climate Change in South China Sea

Due to a higher temperature, 40 percent of corals in the South China Sea died in a span of six weeks in the South China Sea.

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