Dr Lorren Haywood, Senior Researcher at the CSIR participated in a panel discussion with Michael Avery on the Classic Business Show on Classic fm on 19 May 2016. Other participates included Raldu Nel, CEO of Blank Canvas, Prof Barend Erasmus, Exxaro Chair and Director in Global Change and Sustainability of Research of the University of […]
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- An invisible chemical rain is falling across the planetA new study reveals that chemicals used to replace ozone-damaging CFCs are now driving a surge in a persistent “forever chemical” worldwide. The pollutant, called trifluoroacetic acid, is falling out of the atmosphere into water, land, and ice, including in remote regions like the Arctic. Even as older chemicals are phased out, their long lifetimes […]
- Scientists discover hidden deep-Earth structures shaping the magnetic fieldDeep inside Earth, two massive hot rock structures have been quietly shaping the planet’s magnetic field for millions of years. Using ancient magnetic records and advanced simulations, scientists discovered that these formations influence the movement of liquid iron in Earth’s core. Some parts of the magnetic field remained stable over vast stretches of time, while […]
- Melting Antarctic ice may weaken a major carbon sinkMelting ice from West Antarctica once delivered huge amounts of iron to the Southern Ocean, but algae growth did not increase as expected. Researchers found the iron was in a form that marine life could not easily use. This means more melting ice does not automatically boost carbon absorption. In the future, Antarctic ice loss […]