First Coral IVF Babies on Great Barrier Reef Have Produced Next Generation
The Great Barrier Reef Foundation confirmed their Coral IVF babies deployed on the Great Barrier Reef have produced the next generation.
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Climate-Resilient Coral Offers Hope to World's Reefs, Able to Cope With 2ºC of Global Warming
The experiment was the longest ever done in coral resilience, and showed that adaptation could offer yet-unknown solutions to climate risks.
'Life Finds a Way': Polar Bears Successfully Adapt Even Without As Much Sea Ice
Decades ago, the current conditions of southeast Greenland would have been the image of extinction, but bears are still surviving.
World's First CO2 Battery to Offer Long-Duration Energy Storage at Half the Cost
Energy Dome successfully launched a CO2 battery facility that uses carbon dioxide to store renewable energy at utility-scale on the grid.
Former NBA Star Rick Fox is Manufacturing Concrete That Absorbs More CO2 Than it Creates
It all happened back in 2019 when Fox received a call from his manager just after Hurricane Dorian smashed into Fox's home on the Bahamas
Some Coastal Salt Marshes Are Keeping Up With Sea Level Rise: 'We Were Definitely Excited'
Salt marshes on the East Coast have accumulated soil more quickly over the past century-and some appear to be keeping pace with rising waters.
Utah and California Snowpacks Break All Previous Records-Will Completely Alleviate Droughts
The snows have delivered a ski season for the record books, and an end to all drought conditions in the state for the rest of the year.
New Shoreline Protection Looks Like Massive Lego Bricks and Doubles as Home for Marine Life
The bricks are claimed to be the first artificial solution that truly enhances biodiversity, and strong enough to disrupt incoming storms.
This Iridescent Coating Could Cool Your House Without Air-Conditioning
How can we cool houses without using A/C? Scientists have now discovered that one way would be to turn the roof into a beetle's shell.
When Life Gives You Carbon… Make a Factory for Producing Carbon-Negative Concrete
One of the most ubiquitous of human building materials, concrete is also one of the most carbon-intensive manufacturing methods in society.
Scientists Find Methane is Actually Offsetting 30% of its Own Heating Effect on Planet
Specifically, it creates more low-level clouds that offset the short-wave energy from the sun and fewer high-level clouds.
More Efficient Way to Suck Up CO2 From Air By Storing it in Baking Soda and Water
The increased performance and the addition of the copper opens up a new possibility for where the absorbed CO2 can be placed—in the ocean.
On Distant Planets that Don't Rotate, Life May Exist Under Skies of Permanent Dawn and Dusk
In these perpetual dawn/dusk zones, conditions would be perfect year-round for liquid water, and therefore life.
Deaths by Extreme Weather and Aviation Accidents Have Never Been Lower than Now
The decadal rate of deaths per 100,000 people during extreme weather events worldwide has never been lower than it is at our present time.
Celebrating Deep Freeze, Insect Experts See a Chance to Kill Off Invasive Species
While some people complained when temperatures in the region took a deep dive, entomologists, foresters and naturalists were rooting for the mercury to drop even lower. That is because the extreme cold has the potential to beat back some of the invasive insects threatening treasured local tree and plant species.
Inflatable Floodgates in Venice Named After Moses Save the City for a Second Time
Now used twice in a month, the MOSE flood defense system in Venice protects the historic city from flooding of up to 10 feet.
Urban Trees at the End of Life Are Turned into Valuable Products, Rather Than Chipped for Landfil
Cities across America are producing millions of board-feet of high quality lumber from trees cut down in urban areas.
This Startup Captures CO2 by Injecting it Straight into Volcanic Rock-Plentiful in Barren Part of Kenya
Geothermal power in northern Kenya is the perfect location for this startup, since it allows them to borrow infrastructure for carbon capture.
Otherworldly Scenes Show Plants Breathing in Close-Up Detail: A Long Sought Discovery
Scientists have discovered the molecular triggers for plants opening their "mouths" to breathe, and caught it on film.
'Mating Glaciers' High up in Pakistan's Mountains Could Yield Climate Change Gamechanger
The method has a high success rate—with glacier grafting project demonstrating an 80% longevity out of 19 glacier babies.
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