Environmental science – Page 41
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ResearchRadical chain reactions could solve soot formation mystery
New theory suggests how solid particles of soot – or interstellar dust – form as volatile gaseous precursors burn
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ResearchPollutant particles prevent solar cells from reaching full potential
Study correlates particulate matter concentrations with loss of photovoltaic potential
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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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ResearchFormylphosphine synthesised in space-like conditions
Research suggests that formylphosphine should be detectable in outer space
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ResearchChemical analysis adds to evidence for early microfossils
Well-preserved samples enable examination of intact microstructures rather than powdered material
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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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NewsSmoking out the chemistry of wildfires
US launches $10 million project to better understand how fires start and spread
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BusinessUS government ordered to ban chlorpyrifos insecticide
Court gives EPA 60 days to finalise a ban, which was proposed under Obama but reversed by the Trump administration
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ReviewExhibition: Life at the Edges
The latest exhibition at Dublin’s Science Gallery explores life in the harshest environments, on Earth and beyond
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NewsEPA move could bring asbestos back in America
Health advocates fret at US environment agency’s proposal to make ‘new uses’ of asbestos-containing products legal, but EPA says not to worry
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ResearchChlorine-free rocket fuel
Compound bearing 10 nitro groups could cut dangerous emissions from rocket launches
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ResearchFirst firm evidence for liquid water on Mars
Not quite life on Mars, but there are lakes beneath the red planet’s glaciers
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ResearchPuzzle of why very similar sugars can taste much sweeter than others solved
The sweetest saccharides form the strongest and shortest hydrogen bonds
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OpinionThe China CFC dilemma
New production breaking the Montreal Protocol demands a concerted response
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ReviewThe space barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the quest to colonize the cosmos
A book that aims to take readers into the lives and minds of two of the most powerful men in the world
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OpinionPreserving the Naica Cave of Crystals
Visitors are changing the chemistry of a natural wonder of the world
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ResearchWater splitting demonstrated in microgravity
Drop tower experiments show how future oxygen-generating systems could work in space