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Pea gin reduces CO2 emissions
Added: 12 Jul 2019
Alcohol fermented from the starch of peas instead of wheat could offer a greener form of gin produc…

National Trust ends fossil fuel investments
Added: 4 Jul 2019
The National Trust has revealed that it will cease investment in fossil fuel companies in the inter…

Bringing artificial leaves out of the lab
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Mar 2019
Artificial leaves that mimic photosynthesis and convert CO2 to fuel could be brought out of the lab…

Renewable energy branches out
Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Dec 2017
A team from the US have found a way to convert one of the World’s most abundant polymer – lignin –i…

New ‘supermolecule’ created to decontaminate water supplies
Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Apr 2017
Researchers at the University of Surrey have produced a method of detecting and removing contaminan…

Carbon based filters offer hope for Fukushima clean up
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Feb 2017
Researchers from Russia and the US have discovered a method to extract radioactive elements from co…

Elemental discovery points to history of water on Mars
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Dec 2016
Boron has been detected for the first time on planet Mars, indicating the presence of long-term gro…

Space mission to measure biomass step closer to lift-off
Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 May 2016
A mission to measure the Earth’s biomass is closer to launch after a contract to build its necessar…

Study offers hope for cleaning radioactive water
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Apr 2016
US scientists have discovered a new chemical method to immobilise uranium in contaminated groundwat…

Lead exposure can affect children’s sleep
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Dec 2015
Lead exposure in early childhood can increase the risk for sleep problems, new study finds.

Can pollen make it rain?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Jun 2015
Researchers have discovered that broken pollen particles can trigger cloud formation.!--more--
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The rise of new ozone-damaging gases
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Mar 2015
Short lived gases - previously thought to have little effect on the environment - can contribute to…

Extremophile key to nuclear waste disposal
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Sep 2014
A subterranean bacterium could solve the problem of how to dispose of nuclear waste say researchers…

Rock breaking research offers insight into fracking
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Sep 2014
In a ground breaking discovery, geologists have discovered what else escapes from fractured shale o…

New bacteria-filled sensor for water monitoring
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Aug 2014
A small sensor filled with bacteria could be used to monitor the quality of drinking water in real …

Bees under the spotlight
Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Jun 2014
Recent research has uncovered a novel biopesticide which is safe for bees and doesn’t affect their …

New insight into effect of pesticides on aquatic life
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 May 2014
Research by an international team of scientists has provided new insight into the effects of pestic…

London delivers clean games
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Aug 2012
London 2012 produced one of Team GB’s most successful medal hauls, but it might also be one of the …