Scientists have devised an affordable way to permanently remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by transforming common minerals into highly reactive substances that spontaneously lock up CO2.

This breakthrough could play a key role in limiting global warming by addressing one of its primary causes.

The new technique was developed by chemists at Stanford University. Matthew Kanan, professor of chemistry and lead author of the paper, explained the motivation for the carbon capture research. (Andrei Ionescu, more at earth.com)