11+ hour, 11+ min ago   (506+ words) Agricultural soils are one of the world's largest sources of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas nearly 300 times more powerful than carbon dioxide across a century. Now, new research has revealed that a common agricultural byproduct may offer a powerful solution....

6+ mon, 3+ day ago   (449+ words) Plastic is everywhere. It's worked its way into every crevice of life: from the food we eat, the water we shower in and even our own brains. Now, a new study, published in Nature, has revealed another startling fact regarding…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (323+ words) Around 97 per cent of the planet's water is saltwater. Most of the remaining three per cent is locked within glaciers and ice gaps, leaving humans with a relatively meagre proportion available for drinking purposes. While desalination plants " facilities that remove…...