In recent years, the escalating impact of global warming has prompted efforts to reverse troubling trends, often by planting trees to capture and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it.
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New Method Enables Efficient Isolation of Raccoon-Borne Food Poisoning Pathogen
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Ag Tech Can Cut Billions of Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
As the Earth’s human population grows, greenhouse gas emissions from the world’s food system are on track to expand.
Study Suggests Energy-Efficient Route to capturing and Converting CO2
In the race to draw down greenhouse gas emissions around the world, scientists at MIT are looking to carbon-capture technologies to decarbonize the most stubborn industrial emitters.
As the Mississippi Swerves, Can We Let Nature Regain Control?
Like most people during the pandemic, Alex Kolker found himself with extra time on his hands.
Device Offers Long-Distance, Low-Power Underwater Communication
MIT researchers have demonstrated the first system for ultra-low-power underwater networking and communication, which can transmit signals across kilometer-scale distances.