When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. An illustration shows the moon Ariel orbiting the ice giant Uranus. | Credit: Robert Lea (Created with Canva)/NASA Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered that Uranus’ moon Ariel may be hiding in a buried ocean… Read More »
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — As the sun sets in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, Ahmed Bukar turns on his home air conditioner to blow out warm air. The charging valve on the outdoor unit is leaking the refrigerant that powers the unit. A technician had recently helped him refill the air conditioner but did not test it… Read More »
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered the richest hydrocarbon “menu” ever seen in the planet-forming disk. This observation, which involved a protoplanetary disk around a small star, also revealed the first detection of ethane outside the solar system. The discovery was made while the Mid-Infrared instrument (MIRI) on the James Webb Space… Read More »
Because of so much distortion of the ocean’s surface, we are lost in a twilight zone full of migratory baleen and animals, and even algae and zooplankton. It is an epitome of the ocean’s carbon bomb, part of the ocean’s natural processes that capture all the carbon dioxide produced by humans and persists for years… Read More »
A gif of a black-and-white Earth visualization shows parts of North America “shining.” Glowing plants? Although this sounds like something out of a science fiction movie, it’s actually a natural process that gives scientists clues about upcoming flash droughts. Flash droughts are exactly as they say; They happen quickly and without much warning. An example… Read More »
Studies in Scotland and the US have shown that the rate of increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide is now 10 times faster than at any point in the last 50,000 years. A team of researchers led by the University of St Andrews and Oregon State University have carried out a detailed chemical analysis of ancient… Read More »
Editor’s Note: CNN Films “Blue Carbon: The Hidden Power of Nature” takes viewers from the mangroves of Vietnam to the salt marshes of France to investigate a powerful new ally in the fight to slow climate change. It will premiere on Sunday, April 21st at 9pm ET/PT. An oceanfront startup in western Singapore is building… Read More »
Editor’s Note: CNN Films “Blue Carbon: The Hidden Power of Nature” takes viewers from the mangroves of Vietnam to the salt marshes of France to investigate a powerful new ally in the fight to slow climate change. It will premiere on Sunday, April 21st at 9pm ET/PT. An oceanfront startup in western Singapore is building… Read More »
Editor’s Note: CNN Films “Blue Carbon: The Hidden Power of Nature” takes viewers from the mangroves of Vietnam to the salt marshes of France to investigate a powerful new ally in the fight to slow climate change. It will premiere on Sunday, April 21st at 9pm ET/PT. An oceanfront startup in western Singapore is building… Read More »
Much more methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, is being released from landfills and oil and gas operations around the world than governments realize, according to recent aerial and satellite research. This is a problem for both climate and human health. That’s why the U.S. government has tightened regulations on methane leaks and, more recently, waste… Read More »