Coral Reef Conservation…with Bubbles?
Australia’s most recognized landmark, the Great Barrier Reef, is in danger of being wiped out by coastal human development, which continues to pollute the ocean with carbon dioxide emissions. Coral reefs...
From Seawater to Nuclear Power
Extracting Uranium With the signing of the Paris Agreement in April 2016, world leaders have begun to tackle climate change by pledging to invest in alternative energy sources, with the United States alone...
Beyond Ethanol
New Bioenergy Crops for Biofuels “Using ethanol increases global warming emissions over the use of straight gasoline,” journalist Ed Wallace wrote in 2009 in an article for Bloomberg Businessweek....
Cage Molecules
Designing a Liquid That Can Swallow Gas Have you ever driven by an oil refinery or a really large power plant and wondered, “Gee, there’s a lot of carbon dioxide and other bad stuff entering the air?”...
How Windows Can Replace Your Thermostat
As summer ends and winter arrives, people from Maine to Alaska begin to activate their radiators, furnaces, or electric heaters in preparation for the intense cold. Many households in the United States and...