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12.20.2018
Using extraordinarily detailed 3D images of the internal structure of kerogen—the organic matter in source rocks from which fossil fuels are extracted—a French-American team demonstrates that the...
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02.15.2018
Microalgae could become an alternative to oil, a source of edible protein, while also recycling carbon dioxide. They could provide a sustainable and environmentally-friendly solution to our...
Opinion
11.16.2015
The increasing depletion of fossil fuel reserves and scarcity of fresh water sources, the exhaustion of ore deposits, and the disappearance of topsoil all raise the question of whether our planet’s...