A team of materials scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich has developed a new “livi…
Carbon
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Researchers have calculated that Chris Rea’s journey, which inspired the popular 1986 song “Driving Home for Christmas,” resulted in a carbon footprint of 44 kilograms. However, a team from the…
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The Carbon Majors report, a comprehensive database tracking oil, gas, coal, and cement extraction by the world’s 180 largest companies, finds that 36 corporations are responsible for half of global…
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Archaeologists use a variety of methods to date ancient artifacts. Items made from organic materials—like wooden utensils, canvases, and leather goods—can be dated using carbon-14. But what about a shard…