Homepage Newsroom Keyword Collection Chemistry (Environment and Climate) Chemistry (Environment and Climate) All News Article Select type All News Article Harnessing hydrogen at life’s origin March 20, 2024 Chemistry (E&C) Evolution Researchers gain new insights into how the first cells on Earth were able to use hydrogen gas as an energy source more How microplastic travels into the Arctic January 16, 2024 Chemistry (E&C) Microplastic fibers are settling substantially slower than spherical particles in the atmosphere more From greenhouse gas to green fuel November 29, 2023 Chemistry (E&C) Chemistry (M&T) Climate Energy A new catalytic concept is laying the foundations for the methanation of carbon dioxide on an industrial scale more Methane before the emergence of life August 01, 2023 Chemistry (E&C) Climate Researchers show how methane formed in early Earth's aquatic environments and is still released today more Fine particulate matter catalyzes oxidative stress in the lungs May 17, 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Rethinking indoor air chemistry September 02, 2022 Chemistry (E&C) People generate their own oxidation field and change the indoor air chemistry around them more Show more Harnessing hydrogen at life’s origin March 20, 2024 Chemistry (E&C) Evolution Researchers gain new insights into how the first cells on Earth were able to use hydrogen gas as an energy source more How microplastic travels into the Arctic January 16, 2024 Chemistry (E&C) Microplastic fibers are settling substantially slower than spherical particles in the atmosphere more From greenhouse gas to green fuel November 29, 2023 Chemistry (E&C) Chemistry (M&T) Climate Energy A new catalytic concept is laying the foundations for the methanation of carbon dioxide on an industrial scale more Catalysts of the energy transition March 13, 2023 Chemistry (E&C) Chemistry (M&T) International The Max Planck-Cardiff Centre Funcat lays the foundations for the systematic development of chemical reaction accelerators more Enhanced ocean oxygenation during Cenozoic warm periods September 02, 2022 Chemistry (E&C) Climate Earth Sciences Earth’s past warm periods witnessed the shrinkage of the open ocean’s oxygen-deficient zones. more Rethinking indoor air chemistry September 02, 2022 Chemistry (E&C) People generate their own oxidation field and change the indoor air chemistry around them more It’s all about the sausage July 19, 2022 Chemistry (E&C) Chemistry (M&T) Choosing the right proteins can improve the mouthfeel of vegetarian sausages more A nose for damaged plants and fake perfumes June 25, 2022 Chemistry (E&C) Plant Research (B&M) Plant Research (E&C) Researchers develop a highly sensitive novel technique capable of detecting chiral molecules within complex gas mixtures more Dust catchers: Biological crusts influence the climate May 17, 2022 Chemistry (E&C) Climate Ecology (E&C) A surface layer of bacteria, fungi and lichen amongst others reduces the amount of dust stirred up into the atmosphere more Small 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