Heat and Drought are Silently Reducing Crop Harvests
A new study reveals how climate change has altered growing conditions for the world’s five major crops over the past half century and is reshaping…
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Calcium Diglutamate
Calcium diglutamate, sometimes abbreviated CDG and also called calcium biglutamate, is a compound with formula Ca(C5H8NO4)2. It is a calcium acid salt of glutamic acid…
Color of Light in the Ocean Changes when Sea Ice Melts
The disappearance of sea ice in polar regions due to global warming not only increases the amount of light entering the ocean, but also changes…
How to Minimize the Worldwide CO2 Emissions from Industry?
Global emissions of carbon dioxide from industry can be reduced by five per cent. But that requires companies and policy makers to take a holistic…
Dimagnesium Phosphate
Dimagnesium phosphate is a compound with formula MgHPO4. It is a Mg2+ salt of monohydrogen phosphate. It is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula…
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions will lower the number of fatalities from Poor Air Quality
Up to 250,000 deaths from poor air quality could be prevented annually in central and western Europe by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions are drastically…
Carbon Capture is powered by a Device that uses Sunlight to Simulate Plants
Current methods of capturing and releasing carbon are expensive and so energy-intensive they often require, counterproductively, the use of fossil fuels. Taking inspiration from plants,…
Ammonium Adipate
Ammonium adipate is a compound with formula (NH4)2(C4H8(COO)2). It is the ammonium salt of adipic acid. It is the ammonium salt of adipic acid, a…
Calcium Erythorbate
Calcium erythorbate is a food additive. Chemically, it is the calcium salt of erythorbic acid, with the chemical formula Ca(C6H7O6)2. It is a food additive,…
One of the Earth’s Earliest Volcanic Mysteries has been Answered
Geologists led by the University of Maryland and the University of Hawai’i finally connected the dots between one of the largest volcanic eruptions in Earth’s…
New Research improves Rare Earth Element Extraction
A more efficient and environmentally friendly approach to extracting rare earth elements that power everything from electric vehicle batteries to smartphones could increase domestic supply…
At a Fault for Oceanic Transformation, Crustal Brines
A team presents new details of an oceanic transform fault at the Gofar fault in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The work reveals unexpected brine deposits…
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