ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

'Molecular Scissors' for Plastic Waste

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 04.15.2019 14:39 PM

Plastics are excellent materials: extremely versatile and almost eternally durable. But this is also exactly the problem, because, after only about 100 years of producing plastics, plastic particles are now found everywhere - in groundwater, in the oceans, in the air, and in the food chain.

Electric Vehicle Adoption Improves Air Quality And Climate Outlook

04.15.2019 14:31 PM

Ozone pollution reduced even when electricity is produced by combustion sources EVANSTON, Ill. -- If you have ever wondered how much electric vehicle (EV) adoption actually matters for the environment, a new study provides evidence that making this switch would improve overall air quality and lower carbon emissions.

TESS Discovers the First Earth-Sized Planet and a Warm Sub-Neptune-Size World

04.15.2019 14:10 PM

A game-changer in the planet-hunting matter The Transmitting Exoplanets Survey Satellite of NASA just discovered a nearby system that hosts the first Earth-size planet and also a warm sub-Neptune-size world.

Waste Collection Rules Too Complex For Households

04.15.2019 10:44 AM

A new report was released saying that the complex nature of the waste collection process makes it harder for household to follow.

Recycling Bot May Save Planet Earth

04.15.2019 10:15 AM

A recycling bot may be what everyone needs to help save Mother Earth, but people need to do their share too.

Baby Whales Sighted Gives New Hope For Endangered Species

04.15.2019 09:54 AM

The recent sighting of a baby whale gives people hope that there is a possibility for these endangered species to be saved.

Shocking Truth Behind Australia’s Recycling Revealed

04.14.2019 23:38 PM

An investigation spearheaded by 60 Minutes revealed that the real problem of Australia’s recycling is that there is no truth to its existence.

Experts Predict Human Brain Can Access Online Through Thought Alone, predict expert

04.14.2019 22:54 PM

The human brain could possibly connect with the world's data supercenters through a new technology

New Study Shows that Life on Earth Began in a Shallow Pond, Not in the Ocean

04.13.2019 16:19 PM

Sukrit Ranjan pointed out that the origin of life needed fixed nitrogen which are present in shallow ponds and lakes.

More Garbage Than Fish In The World Oceans

04.13.2019 15:18 PM

In a new program, fishermen are paid to recycle the waste they collect from their fishing nets instead of throwing them back at sea.

Scientists says Stream of Flanders So Polluted it May Be Used As Pesticide

04.13.2019 14:59 PM

The streams of Flanders are so polluted that scientists say its water could be used as a pesticide replacement.

The Economy of Design Is The Key To Surviving Climate Change

04.13.2019 14:48 PM

What people often overlook is the fact that sustainable living is about making the right choices and the design of the products that people choose is what is making climate change problem worse.

Using Camel Cricket Bacteria to Degrade Plastic

04.13.2019 09:42 AM

Scientists discover how to degrade plastic through cricket bacteria US researchers discovered a microorganism in greenhouse camel crickets that can break down lignin from wood.

Radioactive Fallout Have Been Frozen in Glaciers Which Are Now Melting

04.13.2019 07:56 AM

The presence of nuclear material in glaciers have been detected from ice cores sampled from different glacier sites.

Solving Water Pollution Through Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

04.13.2019 07:44 AM

A Filipino Scientist Leads in Developing AUVs Balik Scientist Rodrigo Jamisola Jr is leading two state universities and colleges (SUCs) design and build autonomous underwater (AUVs) aimed for monitoring rivers and deep open seas.

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