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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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APR 23, 2019Technology
Fused particle fabrication (FPF) can change the manufacturing of outdoor sporting goods like Kayak paddles, snowshoes, a ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 08, 2019Microbiology
While some plastic gets recycled, most plastic waste is constantly being generated. Scientists are trying to make a biod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
The European Parliament has finally gotten on board. In a recent decision, parliament voted with a grand majority to ban ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 21, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Upcycling is the process of turning low-value materials or even waste into something highly valuable. A group of America ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 13, 2019Earth & The Environment
Polyolefin is a type of polymer that composes the largest group of thermoplastics, the two most important and common typ ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 09, 2019Videos
Plastic is a major pollutant that is contaminating our waterways and oceans. Researchers have now found a way to create ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2019Earth & The Environment
National parks are suffering greatly due to the recent government shutdown, which began on December 22 as a result of di ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 02, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Microplastics particles (MP), often in the forms of fibers, beads, and pellets, are fragments broken off plastic waste. ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 12, 2018Earth & The Environment
Almost six months ago now Australia’s two biggest supermarkets decided to ban plastic bags. Woolworths went single ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 05, 2018Plants & Animals
The world’s oceans are undergoing a pollution crisis the likes of which we’ve never seen before, and the uns ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 19, 2018Earth & The Environment
Boston’s plastic bag ban will officially begin on December 14, after City Council unanimously approved the legisla ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 16, 2018Earth & The Environment
The EU has recently announced that it will ban single-use plastics as part of the fight to minimize plastic waste. Recen ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 10, 2018Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Current Biology suggests that despite efforts to clean up our oceans, marine debri ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 09, 2018Videos
I love take-out just as much as the next person, but there's something that gets to me every time I order in: the am ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 17, 2018Plants & Animals
Oceanic plastic pollution has developed into a significant issue in recent years. Not only does it dirty up our planet, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 10, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Humans produce an unbelievable amount of waste, most of which either go on to be recycled or heads to the landfil ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 07, 2018Earth & The Environment
Boyan Slat founded The Ocean Cleanup in 2013 when he was just 18 years old in his hometown of Delft, the Netherland ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 06, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE), a thermoplastic polymer consisting of numerous units of terephthalate (C1 ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 02, 2018Cardiology
Exposure to toxic metals such as lead and arsenic can increase risk for cardiovascular disease.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 24, 2018Videos
Footage from a video taken by “Parley for the Ocean” on July 14, 2018, shows an actual wave of plastic washi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 24, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Looks can be very deceiving: pristine, pure-like grains of sea salt can be the perfect trojan horse for the invasion of ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 17, 2018Earth & The Environment
Recently I was exposed to a new viewpoint, different from that which I’ve attempted to use to steer my own moral c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 10, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists discovered an enzyme that can harvest a versatile molecule from trash.Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2019
Technology
Fused particle fabrication (FPF) can change the manufacturing of outdoor sporting goods like Kayak paddles, snowshoes, a
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 08, 2019
Microbiology
While some plastic gets recycled, most plastic waste is constantly being generated. Scientists are trying to make a biod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The European Parliament has finally gotten on board. In a recent decision, parliament voted with a grand majority to ban
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 21, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Upcycling is the process of turning low-value materials or even waste into something highly valuable. A group of America
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 13, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Polyolefin is a type of polymer that composes the largest group of thermoplastics, the two most important and common typ
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 09, 2019
Videos
Plastic is a major pollutant that is contaminating our waterways and oceans. Researchers have now found a way to create
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2019
Earth & The Environment
National parks are suffering greatly due to the recent government shutdown, which began on December 22 as a result of di
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 02, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Microplastics particles (MP), often in the forms of fibers, beads, and pellets, are fragments broken off plastic waste.
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 12, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Almost six months ago now Australia’s two biggest supermarkets decided to ban plastic bags. Woolworths went single
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
The world’s oceans are undergoing a pollution crisis the likes of which we’ve never seen before, and the uns
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 19, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Boston’s plastic bag ban will officially begin on December 14, after City Council unanimously approved the legisla
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 16, 2018
Earth & The Environment
The EU has recently announced that it will ban single-use plastics as part of the fight to minimize plastic waste. Recen
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 10, 2018
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Current Biology suggests that despite efforts to clean up our oceans, marine debri
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 09, 2018
Videos
I love take-out just as much as the next person, but there's something that gets to me every time I order in: the am
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 17, 2018
Plants & Animals
Oceanic plastic pollution has developed into a significant issue in recent years. Not only does it dirty up our planet,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 10, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Humans produce an unbelievable amount of waste, most of which either go on to be recycled or heads to the landfil
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 07, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Boyan Slat founded The Ocean Cleanup in 2013 when he was just 18 years old in his hometown of Delft, the Netherland
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 06, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE), a thermoplastic polymer consisting of numerous units of terephthalate (C1
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 02, 2018
Cardiology
Exposure to toxic metals such as lead and arsenic can increase risk for cardiovascular disease.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 24, 2018
Videos
Footage from a video taken by “Parley for the Ocean” on July 14, 2018, shows an actual wave of plastic washi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 24, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Looks can be very deceiving: pristine, pure-like grains of sea salt can be the perfect trojan horse for the invasion of
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 17, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Recently I was exposed to a new viewpoint, different from that which I’ve attempted to use to steer my own moral c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 10, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists discovered an enzyme that can harvest a versatile molecule from trash.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch