Earth science – Page 2
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NewsResource conflict likely to expand as world heads into ‘low-cooperation era’
Critical metals such as cobalt and vanadium could be fought over in the near future, World Economic Forum report claims
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NewsOne year on from massive eruption in South Pacific, the atmosphere is still feeling the effects
Scientists make ‘once in a lifetime’ observations as Hunga Tonga volcano found to have warmed the planet
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OpinionMass spectrometry to catch Christmas tree thieves and timber traffickers
Forensic chemistry can help uncover pine pilfering and fiendish fir felling
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OpinionTwelve reasons for labs to go greener
How your lab can benefit from cutting energy, water and waste
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NewsCall for chemists to reorientate chemistry as a sustainability science
Chemists should take the lead to prevent the transgression of planetary boundaries
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NewsEU plots course to secure raw materials vital to a low-carbon economy
Russia’s war on Ukraine and the pandemic have highlighted the bloc’s dependence on unreliable suppliers
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FeatureSoil searching
Rachel Brazil talks to the scientists trying to understand – and improve – the health of the planet’s soil
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ResearchPerseverance rover reveals rocks on Mars were repeatedly exposed to liquid water
Suite of analytical tools provides new insight into red planet’s geochemistry
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OpinionJames Lovelock, a gentleman scientist
Philip Ball reflects on the legacy of the creator of the Gaia hypothesis, who has died aged 103
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ResearchRadiation discovered to be a major overlooked source of natural gas generation in shales
Uranium and thorium may be responsible for producing a significant portion of hydrocarbons in some fracking wells
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FeatureThe secrets of the sulfur cycle
There’s still a lot we don’t know about the biogeochemical cycling of sulfur, and this could impact our ability to correctly model the climate. Rachel Brazil talks to the researchers trying to fill in the gaps.
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FeatureDrilling deep to discover the secrets of the mantle
Nina Notman hears from the scientists trying to pierce the Earth’s crust below the seafloor to learn more about our home planet
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ResearchSimulations reveal how manipulating ocean acidity could lower atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
Strategy would see surface acidity pumped into deeper ocean layers
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OpinionThe seabirds saved by synthetic chemistry
How an agricultural demand for bird poo almost destroyed an island group’s ecosystem
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FeatureThe RSC’s climate challenge
The Royal Society of Chemistry aims to use Cop26 as a springboard to a more sustainable future. Rachel Brazil reports
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BusinessBees face a barrage of chemical and environmental burdens
Better understanding of the combined effects of multiple stress factors could help reduce pollinator decline
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ResearchChemical definition of brine as water could help clear up Chile’s lithium controversy
As evidence grows that lithium mining damages water sources, reclassifying brine as water – rather than as mineral – could empower Indigenous communities to protect their rights and convince mining companies to act more responsibly
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ResearchTusk isotopes reveal a mammoth’s life
17,000 years after its death, scientists use strontium analysis to trace animal’s movements throughout its 28-year life
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ResearchOldest human-made quasicrystal discovered in remains of first nuclear blast
Almost 76 years ago, US scientists set off the first nuclear bomb – and accidentally created the first synthetic quasicrystal