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Space: Cosmology
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Using carbon-carbon clumping to detect the signature of biotic hydrocarbons - Using Carbon-Carbon Clumping to Detect the Signature of Biotic Hydrocarbons      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The mystery of the origin of hydrocarbons found in extraterrestrial environment may finally be resol ...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Immense hydrocarbon cycle discovered in world's ocean - Immense Hydrocarbon Cycle Discovered in World's Ocean      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Hydrocarbons and petroleum are almost synonymous in environmental science. After all, oil reserves a ...

Space: The Solar System
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Pluto's hydrocarbon haze keeps dwarf planet colder than expected - Pluto's Hydrocarbon Haze Keeps Dwarf Planet Colder Than Expected      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The gas composition of a planet's atmosphere generally determines how much heat gets trapped in the...

Space: The Solar System
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Galactic cosmic rays affect Titan's atmosphere - Galactic Cosmic Rays: Affecting Titan's Atmosphere      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Planetary scientists have revealed the secrets of the atmosphere of Titan, the largest moon of Satur...

Space: The Solar System
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Origin and chemical makeup of Saturn's Moon Titan's dunes - Origin and Chemical Makeup of Saturn's Moon Titan's Dunes      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers exposed acetylene ice -- a chemical that is used on Earth in welding torches and exists...

Biology: Biochemistry Environmental: General Geoscience: Environmental Issues Geoscience: Geochemistry
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Transforming wood waste for sustainable manufacturing      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Research is exploring how to add value to lignin by breaking it down into small molecules that are s...

Energy: Technology Engineering: Nanotechnology Environmental: General Environmental: Water Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Recycling carbon dioxide into household chemicals      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Scientists report a family of tin-based catalysts that efficiently converts CO2 into ethanol, acetic...

Offbeat: General Offbeat: Space Space: Astronomy Space: Exploration Space: General Space: The Solar System
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New analysis of Cassini data yields insights into Titan's seas      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new study of radar experiment data from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn has yielded fresh in...

Environmental: General Environmental: Wildfires Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Targeted household cleaning can reduce toxic chemicals post-wildfire      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Wildfires create compounds called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are formed in the c ...

Geoscience: Oceanography
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Asphalt volcano communities - Asphalt Volcano Communities: A Fascinating Look at Life in Extreme Environments      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Santa Barbara Channel's natural oil seeps are a beach-goer's bane, flecking the shores with blobs of...

Offbeat: General Offbeat: Space Space: Astrophysics Space: Exploration Space: General Space: The Solar System
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Organic compounds in asteroids formed in colder regions of space      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Analysis of organic compounds -- called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) -- extracted from th ...

Chemistry: Biochemistry Chemistry: General Chemistry: Organic Chemistry
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New additive process can make better -- and greener -- high-value chemicals      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough that could lead to better -- and greener -- agr...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Sun and rain transform asphalt binder into potentially toxic compounds - Sun and Rain Transform Asphalt Binder into Potentially Toxic Compounds      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Chemists show that asphalt binder, when exposed to sun and water, leaches thousands of potentially t...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Making aircraft fuel from sunlight and air - Making Aircraft Fuel from Sunlight and Air: A Revolutionary Breakthrough      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have built a plant that can produce carbon-neutral liquid fuels from sunlight and air. Th...