The space station is the ultimate industrial environment—cut off from the natural world. And that’s not healthy.
Astronauts swabbed more than 800 spots on the International Space Station; their samples contained just 6% of the spectrum of microbial life. Read More
Anesthesia has a greenhouse gas problem. A few tweaks could give the climate some breathing room
Good news from a new study: New protocols could cut emissions associated with surgical anesthesia in half—with no adverse effects on patient outcomes Read More
Can the world farm more seafood with less impact?
A new study says the answer is yes. But the best-case scenario sits on a knife-edge of three factors: Location, location, location. Read More
Natural rock weathering captures carbon over millennia. Chemists just reduced it to weeks.
By firing rock dust in standard cement kilns, they altered the mineral's chemistry so that it quickly react with carbon dioxide in the air. Read More
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