A team of materials scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich has developed a new “living” material that incorporates cyanobacteria and absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2). Over…
Researchers have calculated that Chris Rea’s journey, which inspired the popular 1986 song “Driving Home for Christmas,” resulted in a carbon footprint of 44 kilograms. However, according to a team…
The Carbon Majors report, a comprehensive database detailing the extraction of oil, gas, coal, and cement by the world’s 180 largest companies, reveals that 36 of these corporations are responsible…
Archaeology boasts a variety of methods for dating ancient artifacts. Items made from organic materials—like wooden utensils, canvases, and leather goods—can be analyzed using carbon-14 dating. But what about a…