Nature

Nitrogen deposition contributed to a global increase in nitrous oxide emissions from forest soils

Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas. Anthropogenically enhanced nitrogen deposition causes natural forest soils to release more nitrous oxide, exacerbating global warming. We used data from ...
The New York Times

E.P.A. Proposes Limits on Harmful Pollutant From Power Plants

Nitrogen oxides, a group of gases from the burning of fossil fuels, is linked to a range of health effects. By Austyn Gaffney A rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday could ...
Nature

Synergistic effects of nitrogen-doped carbon and praseodymium oxide in electrochemical water splitting

Hybrid materials featuring perovskite-type metal oxide in conjunction with heteroatom-doped graphene hold immense promise as alternatives to costly noble metal catalysts for electrochemical water ...
Mongabay

Agricultural nitrogen pollution is global threat, but circular solutions await

Nitrogen is an essential element for living organisms, needed to build DNA, proteins and chlorophyll. Although nitrogen makes up nearly 80% of the air we breathe, it’s availability to plants and ...
EurekAlert!

Climate change is quietly rewriting the world’s nitrogen cycle, with high stakes for food and the environment

Climate change is not only warming the planet and disrupting rainfall, it is also quietly rewiring the way nitrogen moves through the world’s croplands, forests, and grasslands. This hidden shift in ...