NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The ...
Science Daily16d
New carbon-negative material could make concrete and cement more sustainable
The clusters hold over half their weight in CO2 to become a carbon sink. Material could replace sand in concrete and be used in other construction materials while trapping CO2. Using seawater ...
Reuters16d
Canadian opposition, oil CEOs call for scrapping federal carbon price system
Opposition pledges to repeal carbon pricing scheme ahead of election 14 oil and gas CEOs say in letter they want provincial govts to set carbon regulations Five of six members of oil sands ...
Phys.org17d
Not just trees: Most of the carbon sequestered on land is stored in soil and water, study finds
Recent studies have shown that carbon stocks in terrestrial ecosystems are increasing, mitigating around 30% of the CO 2 emissions linked to human activities. The overall value of carbon sinks on ...
Reuters17d
Amazon to sell carbon credits to suppliers, customers
LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Amazon has begun selling carbon credits to its suppliers, business customers and other companies, the U.S. retail giant said, which can be used to offset their climate ...
News Talk 650 CKOM18d
End of consumer carbon tax a big win for Saskatchewan truckers
The executive director of the Saskatchewan Trucking Association thinks the removal of the consumer carbon tax will save trucking companies thousands of dollars. “Reducing the fuel costs is probably ...
Android Authority18d
Should you buy a phone with a silicon-carbon battery? Here's the catch
Thankfully, battery engineers are on the case, and many of today’s best flagship smartphones are now shipping with new silicon carbon batteries. This allows them to boast even larger battery ...
The Financial Times18d
Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere reach 800,000-year high
Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is at its highest point in 800,000 years, according to ...
C&EN18d
Methionine-Based Sulfonium Lipid Mediates dsRNA for Gene Silencing in Pests
College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, China Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and ...
Flying18d
Garmin Unveils In-Flight Carbon Monoxide Detector
Garmin has announced the unveiling of its first carbon monoxide detector for aircraft. The remote-mount GCO 14 unit can interface with select Garmin avionics, enabling the pilot to detect and ...
Phys.org19d
Time is not the driving influence of forest carbon storage, study finds
It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store (sequester) more carbon. A study based at the University of Michigan Biological Station has untangled carbon cycling ...