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Plastic Waste
Plastic waste are bottles, bags, microbeads, and other plastic objects that are disposed of. They are known to have an adverse impact on wildlife, habitats, and human health. Every year between 1 to 8 million tons of plastic waste enters the ocean.
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JUL 31, 2023Technology
Researchers at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan have devised a new way to take plastic bottles that often fi ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUN 23, 2023Earth & The Environment
In a new study, researchers from the University of Cambridge explain how they have developed solar-powered technology to ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandJUN 05, 2023Microbiology
Sargassum is a brown macroalgae that is abundant in the ocean. It has many appendages and 'berries' that are ful ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2023Earth & The Environment
As fast fashion and production of goods ramps up around the world, textiles are an increasingly large portion of the was ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandMAY 25, 2023Microbiology
Plastic waste is a major problem around the world... But, one that microbes could help us tackle.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2023Earth & The Environment
Microplastics, also known as MPs, are tiny pieces of plastic that measure less than 5 millimeters (0.20 inches) across a ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 01, 2023Technology
Are artificial muscles the future in robotics? This is a question that an international team of researchers led by the M ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 23, 2023Space & Astronomy
An international team of researchers led by the University of Plymouth examined how the increasing number of satellites ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 22, 2023Chemistry & Physics
According to a 2022 facts sheet, plastic waste in the ocean has grown to alarming rates, with approximately 51 trillion ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 26, 2022Health & Medicine
Over the years, a number of studies have found evidence that reproductive health in men has been declining. Research has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Three Advantages: Reduction in plastic use Time savings Better results Nucleic acids play an essential role in the funct ...Sponsored By: MilliporeSigmaOCT 09, 2022Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, a team of researchers led by the University ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 26, 2022Technology
When you’re done wearing that face mask, where does it go? The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) sk ...Written By: Ryan VingumAUG 19, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Harnessing the power of mechanical energy, researchers at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology and ...Written By: Hannah DanielJUL 01, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Written by John Winsor The scientific industry is massive, with millions of lab workers generating biohazard bags full o ...JUN 14, 2022Microbiology
Our planet has a plastic problem; plastic particles can be found in nearly every part of our environment, in organisms, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many important considerations when choosing your laboratory consumables. How do you know that the plastic labw ...MAY 04, 2022Earth & The Environment
While plastic has become part of our everyday lives, its environmental impact is becoming more and more apparent, specif ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 03, 2022Infographics
Plastics are a part of our everyday lives, from food containers to soda bottles to soap dispensers to the life-saving ve ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 02, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Article Written by John Winsor All lab workers have to do it, shifting countless stacks of indiscernible boxes to f ...MAY 01, 2022Earth & The Environment
Plastics are a part of our everyday lives, from food containers to soda bottles to soap dispensers to the life-saving ve ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 19, 2022Health & Medicine
Research out of Hull York Medical School in England found small plastic debris known as microplastics deep in the lungs ...Written By: Alexandria BassJAN 03, 2022Technology
Plastic packaging. Everything we seem to buy nowadays is packaged in plastic, from toys, foods, and more. In fact, human ...Written By: Ryan VingumDEC 30, 2021Earth & The Environment
Fishing gear is the most prevalent pollution in the oceans. It makes up nearly 50% of the floating garbage in the Great ...Written By: Samantha Lott
JUL 31, 2023
Technology
Researchers at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan have devised a new way to take plastic bottles that often fi
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUN 23, 2023
Earth & The Environment
In a new study, researchers from the University of Cambridge explain how they have developed solar-powered technology to
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
JUN 05, 2023
Microbiology
Sargassum is a brown macroalgae that is abundant in the ocean. It has many appendages and 'berries' that are ful
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2023
Earth & The Environment
As fast fashion and production of goods ramps up around the world, textiles are an increasingly large portion of the was
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
MAY 25, 2023
Microbiology
Plastic waste is a major problem around the world... But, one that microbes could help us tackle.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Microplastics, also known as MPs, are tiny pieces of plastic that measure less than 5 millimeters (0.20 inches) across a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 01, 2023
Technology
Are artificial muscles the future in robotics? This is a question that an international team of researchers led by the M
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 23, 2023
Space & Astronomy
An international team of researchers led by the University of Plymouth examined how the increasing number of satellites
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 22, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
According to a 2022 facts sheet, plastic waste in the ocean has grown to alarming rates, with approximately 51 trillion
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 26, 2022
Health & Medicine
Over the years, a number of studies have found evidence that reproductive health in men has been declining. Research has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Three Advantages: Reduction in plastic use Time savings Better results Nucleic acids play an essential role in the funct
...
Sponsored By:
MilliporeSigma
OCT 09, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, a team of researchers led by the University
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 26, 2022
Technology
When you’re done wearing that face mask, where does it go? The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) sk
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
AUG 19, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Harnessing the power of mechanical energy, researchers at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology and
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JUL 01, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Written by John Winsor The scientific industry is massive, with millions of lab workers generating biohazard bags full o
...
JUN 14, 2022
Microbiology
Our planet has a plastic problem; plastic particles can be found in nearly every part of our environment, in organisms,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many important considerations when choosing your laboratory consumables. How do you know that the plastic labw
...
MAY 04, 2022
Earth & The Environment
While plastic has become part of our everyday lives, its environmental impact is becoming more and more apparent, specif
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 03, 2022
Infographics
Plastics are a part of our everyday lives, from food containers to soda bottles to soap dispensers to the life-saving ve
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 02, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Article Written by John Winsor All lab workers have to do it, shifting countless stacks of indiscernible boxes to f
...
MAY 01, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are a part of our everyday lives, from food containers to soda bottles to soap dispensers to the life-saving ve
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 19, 2022
Health & Medicine
Research out of Hull York Medical School in England found small plastic debris known as microplastics deep in the lungs
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JAN 03, 2022
Technology
Plastic packaging. Everything we seem to buy nowadays is packaged in plastic, from toys, foods, and more. In fact, human
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 30, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Fishing gear is the most prevalent pollution in the oceans. It makes up nearly 50% of the floating garbage in the Great
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott