Environment
ENVIRONMENT
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Antarctica Promotes Tourists to Scientific Ambassadors for “Immersive Experience”
Antarctica is the continent least visited by world travelers, and its frigid temperatures — with a daily interior average of minus 71 degrees Fahrenheit — make it uninhabitable for people long-term. Although the terrain isn’t suitable for humans, a delicate…
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Scientists May Have Discovered the World’s Oldest Living Tree in Chile: “It’s a Time Capsule”
About 5,400 years ago, a Patagonian cypress seedling sprouted in a valley in present-day Chile. Over the millennia, the colossus grew to 100 feet tall, with a trunk 13 feet in diameter, making it one of the largest in Alerce…
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
This Company Is Making Jet Fuel From Carbon Dioxide That Requires “No Change” to Plane Engines
Sustainable jet fuel alternatives will soon be taking flight in the commercial airlines industry. New York-based startup Air Company recently announced the launch of its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), made from captured carbon dioxide. Major airlines like JetBlue, Virgin Atlantic,…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Unearths Organic Matter on Mars
SEPTEMBER 17, 2022
France Debuts the World’s First Zero-Emissions Ferry: See the Ship
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
