Environmental science – Page 2
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NewsHow can your lab cut water use in reflux reactions?
Practical advice builds on a new study comparing air-cooled condensers
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ResearchGlycolysis method breaks down mixed textiles for recycling
A new strategy chemically recycles the most common fibres found in fashion waste, including polyester, cotton and nylon
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BusinessVent and burn in East Palestine train derailment was unnecessary
Safety board investigation confirms faulty wheel bearing caused crash
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ResearchIsotope tracking suggests that plants cycle carbon faster than previously thought
New analysis suggests that vegetation is less able to offset climate change than had previously been calculated
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Research‘Lasagna-like’ layered structure could triple productivity of water splitting
Cobalt–tungsten catalyst provides a commercially viable alternative to scarce metals like iridium
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ResearchFrom pollutant to painkiller: hazardous halogenated wastes become a safe chlorine source
Persistent pollutants can be used to produce painkillers
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ResearchHydroxide-loaded sponge soaks up atmospheric carbon dioxide
Low-cost charcoal absorbs carbon dioxide and rapidly releases it in energy-efficient process
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ResearchWater droplets accelerate formation of mineral nanoparticles essential for life
Calculations and experiments reveal that water microdroplets may play role in soil formation
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ResearchRedox reactions ‘mine’ old fluorescent light bulbs for europium
In just three simple steps rare earth element can be recovered, avoiding ‘ecologically devastating’ mining
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ResearchPlaying with plastic toy building bricks creates microplastic and nanoplastic pollution
Effects of such microscopic plastic particle on health is unknown but scientists urge caution – and more research
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FeatureHow DDT went from triumph to tragedy
Few compounds have a story as controversial as this insecticide. Mike Sutton traces the tale from its beginning 150 years ago
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FeatureOne of these vials is contaminated with nanoplastics. Chemistry can tell us which one
Nina Notman talks to the scientists finding where nanoplastics come from and where they end up
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NewsBiomass, plastic waste and carbon dioxide feedstocks key to cutting chemical industry’s emissions
Royal Society report warns that without intervention defossilisation of the chemicals sector will take many decades
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ResearchInterstellar cloud conditions yield ‘impossible molecule’
Discovery of rule-breaking compound hypothesised to exist for decades ‘pushes the boundaries of our understandings of chemistry’
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NewsCall for EU to ban sale of pesticides already outlawed in the bloc
Coalition of citizen groups argues that measure would cost few jobs and save lives, protect the environment in low- and middle-income countries
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ResearchMonsoons launch surprising amounts of ozone-depleting substances into lower atmosphere
Findings challenge past assumptions about ozone layer recovery
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ResearchWarning that solar geoengineering could cause unexpected regional heating
Aerosol modelling study injects note of caution on strategy to control warming
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NewsChemists funded to cut the environmental footprint of their labs
The Royal Society of Chemistry to support 33 projects in 11 countries aiming to make chemistry research greener
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BusinessOil and gas industry emissions are not on track to hit climate goals
Several big firms have rolled back their targets, saying governments need to set pace with policy