Taking inspiration from how nature —including lightning — produces ammonia, a team led by the University at Buffalo has developed a reactor that produces the chemical commodity from nitrogen in the air and water, without any carbon footprint.

Scientists have performed computer simulations confirming a technique that prevents the production of unhelpful electromagnetic waves, boosting the heat put into fusion plasma.

A new study about Earth’s northernmost seafloor hydrothermal system shows even more variety in vent styles than previously thought.

•             The study has important implications for understanding the origin of these vents and assessing their global-scale impact on the Earth-Ocean system.

•             The study also has implications for understanding and searching for habitable environments, and potentially even life on other ocean worlds in our outer solar system, according to the study’s authors.

•             The surprising results found from detailed deep-ocean studies at Polaris call into question how much we really know about the nature of seafloor venting along all ultra-slow spreading ridges on Earth which remain largely unexplored but make up 25% of the global ridge crest.

The 2024 Global Young Academy Asian Event – Global π Roundtable took place in Wenzhou, China, from November 28^th to 30^th 2024, bringing together young scientists and international leaders around the world, to address current global sustainability challenges. The event focused on themes such as biodiversity, resilient cities, and sustainable development for an improved future.