How an unassuming ‘sponge’ in your home could suck planet-heating pollution from the atmosphere

Scientists have found that an item widely used in kitchens can absorb planet-heating carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, in what they hope will become a low-cost and efficient tool to slow climate change.

Scientists from the University of Cambridge in England used activated charcoal — a sponge-like substance used in household water filters — and “charged” it like a battery to see if it would absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the air. READ MORE from CNN