A team of researchers has found a way of generating electricity literally out of thin air that they are calling “Air-gen”, a device that not only requires no rare or toxic chemicals to run, but instead runs on the ambient humidity that typically lingers in the air. The Air-gen deviceread more
The annual peak in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels hit a new record high this May, averaging 421 parts per million (ppm), an increase of nearly 1.9 ppm over this time last year, and more than 50 percent higher than the pre-industrial average of 280 ppm. Atmospheric CO2 levels fluctuate overread more
UPDATE: JWST’s launch has been pushed back to Christmas Day at 12:20 UTC (7:20 AM EST, 4:20 AM PST) Although there is no news that Santa Claus has been successful in conquering the hearts of the Martians (yet), there is plenty of other news from not only Mars, where significant amounts ofread more
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels peaked to an average of over 419 parts per million over the course of May, 50 percent higher than the stable levels that were present before the industrial revolution, and the highest they’ve been in well over 800,000 years. May 2021’s average CO2 levels came in at 419.13read more