ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Adidas to Make 11 Million Pairs of Shoes from Recycled Ocean Plastic

TECH & INNOVATION 04.05.2019 09:41 AM

In a partnership with Parley for the Oceans, the manufacturing giant, Adidas is making a difference.

Filipino Engineering Students Solidify the Win with Eco-friendly Cement

04.05.2019 09:39 AM

University of the Philippines students take first place in international competition. The worldwide need for ecologically beneficial materials is growing at a rapid pace.

Scientists shed light on preservation mystery of Terracotta Army weapons

04.04.2019 11:56 AM

The chrome plating on the Terracotta Army bronze weapons - once thought to be the earliest form of anti-rust technology - derives from a decorative varnish rather than a preservation technique, finds a new study co-led by UCL and Terracotta Army Museum researchers.

A Plastic-Eating Bacteria Discovery for Plastic Pollution Crisis

04.04.2019 09:52 AM

Scientists discover bacteria that eats plastic in Zambales, Philippines University of the Philippines-Baguio scientists have discovered plastic-eating microorganisms in Zambales.

Insect-deterring sorghum compounds may be eco-friendly pesticide

04.04.2019 09:39 AM

Compounds produced by sorghum plants to defend against insect feeding could be isolated, synthesized and used as a targeted, nontoxic insect deterrent, according to researchers who studied plant-insect interactions that included field, greenhouse and laboratory components.

Human history through tree rings: Trees in Amazonia reveal pre-colonial human disturbance

04.04.2019 09:34 AM

New study shows that tropical trees act as a living record of past human activity in the Amazon In a new paper published in PLOS ONE, an international team of scientists reports the combined use of dendrochronology and historical survey to investigate the effects of societal and demographic changes on forest disturbances and growth dynamics in a neotropical tree species, the Brazil nut tree.