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Recycling Plastic Without Sorting? An Affordable Catalyst Could Make It Happen

Earth Science, Environmental Science /

One of the biggest hurdles in plastic recycling is the sheer variety of plastics that end up in waste streams. Because of their different compositions, these materials need to be separated before processing—a step that is both costly and time-consuming, even with advanced technology. This requirement significantly reduces the efficiency of recycling systems. A Catalyst […]

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Subsea Desalination Project to Transform Pacific Ocean Water into Drinking Supply

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California is preparing to launch the nation’s first subsea desalination initiative, which will deploy dozens of water-harvesting pods across the ocean floor. The large-scale effort is designed to generate around 60 million gallons (227 million liters) of fresh water daily. Climate Challenges Driving Innovation Rising temperatures have made it increasingly difficult for California to maintain

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France’s Largest Nuclear Plant Temporarily Shut Down by Jellyfish

Environmental Science, Evolution /

A nuclear facility in northern France temporarily halted operations due to a jellyfish invasion but began resuming activity on Wednesday, according to operator EDF, with one of the four affected reactors now back in service. Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Station Located near Dunkirk on the French coast, the Gravelines plant is the largest nuclear power

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Severe Alert for the U.S. as Hurricane ‘Traffic Jams’ Become Ten Times More Likely

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The North Atlantic has overtaken the western North Pacific as the world’s most active region for hurricane clusters, with their likelihood increasing tenfold over the past 46 years. A groundbreaking study offers the first solid evidence of how global warming is altering where these multi-storm events occur, warning that the U.S. East Coast should brace

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Tokamak Fusion Reactor Converts Mercury into Gold as Fusion Byproduct

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A centuries-old alchemical fantasy may be edging toward reality, as Marathon Fusion claims its tokamak fusion reactor can transform ordinary mercury into gold during the fusion process — and in quantities that would leave even Auric Goldfinger astonished. The Philosopher’s Stone and Ancient Ambitions For millennia, alchemists dreamt of crafting the elusive Philosopher’s Stone —

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Ocean Shipping Reveals an Unexpected Methane Emission Issue

Earth Science, Environmental Science /

Methane is a major environmental concern—it ranks as the second most prevalent greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide and is roughly 28 times more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere. While it’s commonly linked to coal production and livestock digestion, unexpected sources such as cow burps—and now, as Swedish researchers have discovered, ships traveling through

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Ion Clock Achieves Unmatched Precision, Surpassing the Lifespan of the Universe

Environmental Science, Science /

If you’re the kind of person who needs your watch to be perfectly in sync down to the second, you’ll be thrilled to know that scientists have developed an atomic clock with record-breaking precision—accurate to within 5.5 x 10⁻¹⁹, meaning it would gain or lose just one second over a span of 57.6 billion years.

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China’s Air Quality Improvements May Be Driving a Surge in Global Warming

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Since around 2010, the pace of global warming has accelerated, contributing to a succession of record-breaking warm years. The exact cause of this rapid increase remains one of the major unsolved questions in climate science. East Asia’s Pollution Reductions as a Key Driver A recent study suggests that significant reductions in air pollution — especially

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Air Pollution Cuts in East Asia May Have Sped Up Global Warming

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A new study published Monday (July 14) in Communications Earth and Environment reveals that efforts to reduce air pollution in East Asia have contributed to a faster pace of global warming. Global warming—primarily driven by greenhouse gas emissions—has been accelerating over the past 15 years, causing record-high surface temperatures. During this same period, East Asian

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