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Stress relief for plants is on the way. . .in the form of a novel anti-stress molecule. First, researchers identified the genes behind the 'DMSP' molecule in the wild plants; then they found a way to transfer its benefits to crops stressed out from drought and salinity. The idea of burying wood to store carbon is so simple it almost sounds absurd.
Could this be the environmental cure for our Styrofoam woes?
2 days ago · CDA foams could, the researchers say, could be a sustainable replacement for polystyrene (PS) foam, commonly known as Styrofoam. The material is used widely in food packaging and insulation but has no good recycling technology so most of it ends up in landfill. In a new study published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, the researchers ...
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Researchers find a new use for biochar: filtering microplastics from farm soils. In initial experiments, they found that the biochar was able to remove a striking 86% to 92% of the plastic particles from soil samples. Anthropocene magazine brings together designers, scientists, and entrepreneurs to explore how we can create a sustainable Human ...
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Artificial Intelligence and Decarbonization. New experiments are pushing artificial intelligence and sensor networks into the grid—and into factories, data centers, and transit systems—in order to pull fossil fuels out. Creating a Human Age we actually want to live in | …
Should nations sign climate agreements? The market says yes.
4 days ago · Countries that participate in international climate agreements subsequently see a 4 to 5 basis point decrease in sovereign bond yields, the researchers report in the journal Nature Communications.. A decrease in bond yield reflects greater demand for government bonds from investors, and means that the government can raise more capital with a given bond, essentially increasing the government ...
Do tariffs help reach climate goals or do they hold us back?
3 days ago · Tariffs Can Build A Durable Low Carbon Economy. 1. Low prices are only half the carbon battle. The NRDC has crunched the numbers and concluded that after considering sticker prices, incentives, running costs and maintenance, owning an EV is already always cheaper than a gas car, by as much as $11,000.This suggests the actual barriers to EV purchasing are complex, including range anxiety ...
Answer to penguin homelessness looks like Sydney Opera House
3 days ago · A novel solution to penguin homelessness looks a bit like the Sydney Opera House. Conservationists have been erecting little huts for the African penguins, with increasing levels of technological ingenuity. They’ve found that different designs are better in different places. Let the best of Anthropocene come to you.
Anthropocene Issue 7: Pattern Seeking in the Human Age
Researchers hit on an unexpected tool to extract 80% of protein from beer waste: microwaves. By Emma Bryce. Spent barley, which amounts to 36.4 million tons of landfill waste each year, could provide an alternative to meat protein—and simultaneously tackle food waste.
Predicting which animals will thrive in a human-dominated …
Jun 2, 2021 · Predicting which animals will thrive in a human-dominated world isn’t always straightforward. A research team found that 33% of the North American mammals they studied were negatively affected by human activity; whereas 58% were positively affected. Let the best of Anthropocene come to you.