Read more about the article High Speed Carbon Dioxide Catcher Heralds New Era In Fight Against Climate Change
Atmospheric air with low concentrations of carbon dioxide is passed through an aqueous solution of IPDA, where the carbon dioxide rapidly reacts to create a solid product. Carbon dioxide is subsequently re-released with mild heating of the product in suspension, for storage or new applications. (Tokyo Metropolitan University/Newsflash)

High Speed Carbon Dioxide Catcher Heralds New Era In Fight Against Climate Change

Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have created what they say is the fastest carbon dioxide catcher ever, possibly heralding a new era in the fight against carbon emissions linked to…

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Read more about the article Scientists Create Material That Can Scrub Polluted Air Clean
Professor Michael Zaworotko, Bernal Chair of Crystal Engineering and Science Foundation of Ireland Research Professor at University of Limerick’s Bernal Institute. (True Media/Sean Curtin/Newsflash)

Scientists Create Material That Can Scrub Polluted Air Clean

New sponge-like material has been invented by scientists in Ireland that can absorb toxic benzene from polluted air. Benzene is classified as a carcinogen which increases the risk of cancer…

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Read more about the article Urgent Call To Monitor Microplastics In Air That Can Spread Round World In Days
According to the AWI Institute in the German city of Bremerhaven microplastics can reach the Arctic, the Antarctic or the deep sea through ocean currents or rivers. (Melanie Bergmann/Newsflash)

Urgent Call To Monitor Microplastics In Air That Can Spread Round World In Days

Microplastics may significantly intensify global warming, according to a new study. Scientists from different German research institutions - including the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel - have…

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Read more about the article Flight Diverted After Brit Passenger Dies
Passenger of British origin died in a plane from the Portuguese company TAP, after allegedly suffering a heart attack on the flight from London to Lisbon in May 2022. (Newsflash)

Flight Diverted After Brit Passenger Dies

A British passenger has died of a suspected heart attack on a TAP Air Portugal flight from London to Lisbon. The flight had to make an emergency landing at Santiago…

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Read more about the article Scientists Discover Glass And Clay Capable Of Destroying COVID-19 In 10 Minutes
Virus particles pictured, a study by Spanish researchers has identified a type of glass and a clay that reduce viral infectivity by more than 99% in 10 minutes of contact with a virus. (CSIC/Newsflash)

Scientists Discover Glass And Clay Capable Of Destroying COVID-19 In 10 Minutes

Scientists in Spain say they have discovered a type of glass and a type of clay that have antiviral properties and are capable of destroying viruses including COVID-19 in 10…

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Read more about the article Spectacular Drone Footage Shows How Frozen Siberian Air Makes It Seem As If The Sea Is Boiling
Eduard Olegovich, a Russian drone artist, filmed a beautiful weather phenomenon in Sakhalin, Russia, where a thick fog arose on the morning, hiding the dock and cranes of the port city, on 1st January 2021. (@abramov_sakhfly/Newsflash)

Spectacular Drone Footage Shows How Frozen Siberian Air Makes It Seem As If The Sea Is Boiling

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This spectacular footage captured by a drone shows a rare phenomenon in which the air temperature plunges while the sea remains warm, thus making it appear as if the water…

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Read more about the article Cops In Brazil Arrest Bolivian Air Traffic Controller Who Approved Fatal Chapecoense Plane Crash Flight Plan That Killed 71
The Federal Police arrested Celia Castedo Monasterio, the controller responsible for analyzing and approving the flight plan of the aircraft involved in the Chapecoense disaster, in 2016, this Thursday (23 September), in Corumba, Brazil.

Cops In Brazil Arrest Bolivian Air Traffic Controller Who Approved Fatal Chapecoense Plane Crash Flight Plan That Killed 71

Police in Brazil have arrested the Bolivian air traffic controller who approved the flight plan of the aircraft involved in LaMia Flight 2933, which killed almost the entire Chapecoense football…

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Read more about the article Scuba Diving Lizzard Uses Bubble Of Air On Its Nose To Breath Underwater When Hiding From Predators
The water anole (Anolis aquaticus) is able to breathe underwater for long periods of time to escape from predators - it appears that the species may have formed an underwater respiration system consisting of recycled air bubble that clings to the anole's head.

Scuba Diving Lizzard Uses Bubble Of Air On Its Nose To Breath Underwater When Hiding From Predators

Researchers have found that some lizards use bubbles attached to their noses as 'oxygen tanks' allowing them to spend over a quarter of an hour underwater hiding from predators. In…

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