Ethylene and oxygen found to drive periderm regeneration after plant injury

Plants have an extraordinary ability to sense tissue damage and quickly rebuild their protective outer layers, a process ...
Interesting Engineering

Low-energy compound captures CO2 from ambient air without extreme heat input

A new superbase compound captures 156 mg of CO2 per gram and releases it using low heat. Pulling carbon dioxide straight from thin air usually comes with a heavy energy price. A new compound developed ...

Researchers develop efficient, reusable compound for capturing carbon dioxide from air

A new method to capture carbon dioxide from the air has been developed at the University of Helsinki's chemistry department.
American Chemical Society

Fires could emit more air pollution than previously estimated

A study reports that, around the world, wildfires and prescribed burns could emit substantially more gases, including ones ...

Dark oxygen discovery in the deep ocean sparks debate over life’s origins

You are taught early in science that oxygen on Earth comes from sunlight. Plants, algae, and cyanobacteria use light to split water and release oxygen, shaping the atmosphere and making complex life ...