Growing use of nitrogen-based fertilisers for food production is increasing emissions of a greenhouse gas 300 times more ...

By the beginning of June this year, approximately 38 million tons of Sargassum drifted towards the coasts of the Caribbean ...

Wetlands are an important part of the ecological system, providing a myriad of benefits for people, wildlife, and the ...

The Institute for Fusion Science installed the Hyperspectral Camera for Auroral Imaging (HySCAI) in Kiruna, Sweden, in May ...

As Arctic sea ice melts, new life may emerge from the thaw. Researchers have discovered that bacteria beneath and along the melting ice are converting nitrogen gas into a form that fuels algae. The ...

Scientists have successfully enhanced cultivation of a microorganism that can fix nitrogen (N2) while producing methane (CH4) and ammonia (NH3) and investigated exciting details of its metabolism.

Should you fill your car tyres with nitrogen instead of air? Here’s a clear, expert-backed breakdown of nitrogen tyre ...

Nitrogen is one of the most paradoxical elements in the periodic table. Flames are extinguished and animals die in an atmosphere of pure nitrogen - so it was once known as "azote", Greek for "lifeless ...

Direct coupling of two molecules of nitrogen: chemists have achieved what was thought to be impossible. This new reaction opens new possibilities for one of the most inert molecules on earth.

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