In the world of greenhouse gas emissions, carbon dioxide gets most of the blame. But tiny organisms that flourish in the world's farm fields emit a far more potent gas, nitrous oxide, and scientists ...

Microbiologists discover bacteria that eliminate toxic sulfide and use iron minerals to grow. An international group of researchers led by microbiologists Marc Mussmann and Alexander Loy at the ...

Climate change, expedited by anthropogenic activities, has become a major environmental concern in this century. Governments ...

From the burning of wood to the action of medicines, the properties and behavior of matter are governed by the way chemical ...

Hybrid water electrolysers are recent devices, which produce hydrogen or other reduction products at the cathode, while ...

Scientists find that natural iron minerals can speed up the breakdown of toxic plastic additives in the environment.

A new study has looked into whether electric cars are really better for the environment than gas-powered cars. It turns out ...

Its atmosphere contains high levels of nitrogen and the simple hydrocarbon compounds methane and ethane, which cycle in a localized weather system, much like Earth's water cycle. However, until now, ...