Atmospheric chemistry – Page 5
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NewsNegative emissions technology needed to remove CO2 and head off climate change
Technologies that pull carbon dioxide from the air and sequester it are economically viable and part of package of measures to mitigate climate change, US National Academies says
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FeatureThe atmospheric nitrogen question
Pollutants, key atmospheric components and vital fertilisers: nitrogen compounds are all of these, as Emma Davies finds out
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ResearchPaint achieves seemingly impossible by cooling buildings in direct sun
Coating offers a route to zero-carbon air conditioning
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FeatureOzone: the hole story
There is still a long road to recovery for the ozone layer, Emma Stoye finds
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ResearchExoplanet with heavy metal atmosphere discovered
Iron found for the first time in gas giant’s ultra-hot atmosphere
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ResearchIllegal CFC production may be slowing ozone layer recovery
Surprise increase in trichlorofluoromethane emissions linked to east Asia
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ResearchRotten egg smell surrounds Uranus
Seventh planet’s topmost cloud layer is composed of hydrogen sulfide
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ResearchScientists rethink cloud ice formation
Ice nucleation investigation hastens paradigm shift on important atmospheric process
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ResearchIron-rich rock helps oceans sink atmospheric carbon
Pouring powdered peridotites into the sea could be another way to combat climate change
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ResearchCoordination trick reinvents cobalt and nickel as carbon reduction catalysts
When it comes to reducing carbon dioxide, being well coordinated is a disadvantage
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ResearchVenusian near-UV absorber mystery solved
Spectra of sulfur compounds found in Venusian atmosphere match those made in lab
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ResearchHousehold chemicals contribute as much as vehicles to urban emissions
Air pollution study finds VOC emissions from everyday products have been hugely underestimated
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ReviewCaesar’s last breath: the epic story of the air around us
An atmospheric read for Catriona Clarke
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ResearchOzone still declining in the lower stratosphere
The reason for the continuing drop in ozone levels is a mystery
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ResearchPhotoredox sugar synthesis plausible on early Earth
Study using prebiotically realistic wavelengths adds weight to origin-of-life theory
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ResearchFears that ancient methane could add to warming may be unfounded
Methane released from Arctic seafloor appears to be metabolised by bacteria
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ResearchLightning strikes cause nuclear reactions in the atmosphere
Thunderstorms are a previously unrecognised natural source of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen isotopes
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ResearchHazy hydrocarbons explain why Pluto is even colder than expected
Dwarf planet might have unique atmosphere whose temperature is regulated by tiny particles
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ResearchAncient Egyptian uprisings triggered by volcanic eruptions
New evidence that changes in atmospheric chemistry caused social stresses and uprisings against the ruling elite
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BusinessExxonMobil agrees to install pollution controls
Settlement with US government compels firm to improve emissions control and monitoring at eight chemical plants