Israeli researchers are working to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by speeding up the natural weathering process by which rain dissolves rock. In nature, rain absorbs CO2 from the ...

Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have conducted an ecosystem-wide assessment of enhanced rock weathering (ERW) in forest plantations. Led by ...

What if cropdusting could cool down the climate? What about rockdusting? Turns out sprinkling rock dust on fields may enhance a process called rock weathering, capable of trapping and removing ...

As humanity continues the arduous task of weaning itself off fossil fuels, there has been an increased onus on the development of carbon removal technologies. Unlike capture and storage, these aim to ...

Tyre selection in MotoGP™ is one of the crucial factors which can make or break a rider’s chances of achieving a strong result on track. Tyres are an integral part of MotoGP™ bike set-up, crucially ...

Professor Arline T. Geronimus of the University of Michigan developed the theory of “weathering” while studying health complications of first-time mothers and identifying racial and economic ...

Forty years ago, the public was outraged. It seemed there was a wave of teenage girls, particularly Black teenage girls, getting pregnant. "This was a new idea, this new deviant class of people, and ...

A Thai mechanic turns old tyres into model motorbikes and sculptures. Somphot Phaopeng, 53, collects discarded car parts to make realistic rubber motorcycles in Yasothon province, Thailand. Footage ...

Natural rock weathering is a fundamental part of Earth’s carbon cycle but occurs over thousands of years. Enhancing this cycle by spreading fine volcanic rock on agricultural land is a form of ...

The Tesla Model Y has been the most popular electric car for a few years now, and it makes sense. The Model Y is reasonably priced for an EV while offering a good range and an excellent software ...

The 2024-25 Campus Community Book Project Title is “Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society” by Arline Geronimus. (Megan Macklin/UC Davis) Updated June 14: The book ...