The production of cement, an ingredient in concrete, accounts for roughly 8% of the world’s annual carbon dioxide emissions, making it a significant target of greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.
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Air Flow Research Could Reduce Disease, Contamination Spread
A Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist is studying how heating, ventilation and air conditioning, HVAC, system configurations and building designs could mitigate the spread of microorganisms, including viruses, that are detrimental to human health.
Climate Change Threatens Lemurs on Madagascar
They are small, have a high reproductive output and live in the forests of Madagascar.
Turtle and Crocodile Species With Unique Characteristics Are More Likely to Go Extinct
Turtles and crocodiles are two of the world's most endangered animal groups, with approximately half of species globally threatened (International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN).
The Greenland Ice Sheet Is Close to a Melting Point of No Return
The Greenland Ice Sheet covers 1.7 million square kilometers (660,200 square miles) in the Arctic.
Some Coastal Salt Marshes Are Keeping Up With Sea Level Rise — For Now
Salt marshes on the U.S. East coast have accumulated soil more quickly over the past century, and some appear to be keeping pace with rising Waters. But that won’t last forever.