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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 03, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Once considered the crown jewel of industrial evolution, the prevalence of plastics has been slowly becoming one of the ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 19, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have figured out a way to synthesize DNA with a natural enzyme, and their approach is easy, fast and accurat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2018Plants & Animals
Earth’s oceans and the animals that inhabit them are experiencing a crisis; rogue pieces of plastic pollution pose ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 31, 2018Earth & The Environment
Of course, we want everything to be recyclable - you’re definitely not the only one who has thrown a wishful item ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 17, 2018Chemistry & Physics
As people of the older generation would say the "old" cling wrap worked better, they are correct. The last ver ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 01, 2018Plants & Animals
Loggerhead sea turtle populations have a rough time keeping up as it is, but humankind’s excessive use of plastic ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 15, 2018Videos
Microplastics have turned up in drinking water of all kinds, research has shown. Bottled water was found to have an aver ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2018Videos
Bali entered an unusual state of emergency last month when ginormous quantities of trash overwhelmed several tourist-pop ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 16, 2018Videos
There are trillions and trillions of bacteria on earth, and some of them have unique talents. One, Geobacter metalliredu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2018Technology
The stores Aldi, Lidl, Morrisons, Asda, Budgens, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer were addressed in the ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 19, 2018Videos
Your phone is probably one of your most closely-held possessions, literally and figuratively. But what happens after one ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 07, 2018Earth & The Environment
To add another problem to ocean life, on top of plastic waste and overfishing, let’s introduce dead zones! Dead zo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 04, 2018Earth & The Environment
This new year rang in a Chinese regulation banning the import of 24 different types of waste, from household plastic was ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 14, 2017Technology
Seeding Labs works with more than 100 private-sector partners to source and fund the equipment shipments.Written By: Julia TraversNOV 02, 2017Videos
Several states in India have embraced a new technology for resuing the vast quantities of plastic waste that the country ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 03, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A British man is quite literally breathing a little easier after finding out that he doesn’t have lung cancer. Rat ...SEP 19, 2017Plants & Animals
If you need another reason to clean up after yourself rather than trashing the beach, then look no further than this poo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 01, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The Spacefaring Power of Pee. Credit: ACSReaction Besides water, which is the main component, urine also has a small per ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 27, 2017Videos
Giant Larvaceans are small filter feeders in the ocean that trap tiny bits of food in order to survive, but a new study ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 23, 2017Cancer
Most everyone who consumes avocados have come to regard the center pit as a mere obstacle to the green and butter smooth ...AUG 22, 2017Earth & The Environment
Back in 2011, the National Park Service took a big step toward acting more responsibly when it came to their carbon foot ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 07, 2017Videos
They dubbed themselves "The Bag Ladies" and they're on a mission to change the world, both socially and environmentally, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 23, 2017Videos
Some of the things we throw away can take an eternity to decompose. While food scraps and organic matter are the quickes ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 15, 2017Videos
Plastics help make life more convenient in many ways. But as use of this material becomes ever more widespread, many eco ...
JUL 03, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Once considered the crown jewel of industrial evolution, the prevalence of plastics has been slowly becoming one of the
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 19, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have figured out a way to synthesize DNA with a natural enzyme, and their approach is easy, fast and accurat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
Earth’s oceans and the animals that inhabit them are experiencing a crisis; rogue pieces of plastic pollution pose
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 31, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Of course, we want everything to be recyclable - you’re definitely not the only one who has thrown a wishful item
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 17, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
As people of the older generation would say the "old" cling wrap worked better, they are correct. The last ver
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 01, 2018
Plants & Animals
Loggerhead sea turtle populations have a rough time keeping up as it is, but humankind’s excessive use of plastic
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 15, 2018
Videos
Microplastics have turned up in drinking water of all kinds, research has shown. Bottled water was found to have an aver
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2018
Videos
Bali entered an unusual state of emergency last month when ginormous quantities of trash overwhelmed several tourist-pop
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 16, 2018
Videos
There are trillions and trillions of bacteria on earth, and some of them have unique talents. One, Geobacter metalliredu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2018
Technology
The stores Aldi, Lidl, Morrisons, Asda, Budgens, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer were addressed in the
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 19, 2018
Videos
Your phone is probably one of your most closely-held possessions, literally and figuratively. But what happens after one
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 07, 2018
Earth & The Environment
To add another problem to ocean life, on top of plastic waste and overfishing, let’s introduce dead zones! Dead zo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 04, 2018
Earth & The Environment
This new year rang in a Chinese regulation banning the import of 24 different types of waste, from household plastic was
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 14, 2017
Technology
Seeding Labs works with more than 100 private-sector partners to source and fund the equipment shipments.
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 02, 2017
Videos
Several states in India have embraced a new technology for resuing the vast quantities of plastic waste that the country
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 03, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A British man is quite literally breathing a little easier after finding out that he doesn’t have lung cancer. Rat
...
SEP 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
If you need another reason to clean up after yourself rather than trashing the beach, then look no further than this poo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 01, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The Spacefaring Power of Pee. Credit: ACSReaction Besides water, which is the main component, urine also has a small per
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 27, 2017
Videos
Giant Larvaceans are small filter feeders in the ocean that trap tiny bits of food in order to survive, but a new study
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 23, 2017
Cancer
Most everyone who consumes avocados have come to regard the center pit as a mere obstacle to the green and butter smooth
...
AUG 22, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Back in 2011, the National Park Service took a big step toward acting more responsibly when it came to their carbon foot
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 07, 2017
Videos
They dubbed themselves "The Bag Ladies" and they're on a mission to change the world, both socially and environmentally,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 23, 2017
Videos
Some of the things we throw away can take an eternity to decompose. While food scraps and organic matter are the quickes
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 15, 2017
Videos
Plastics help make life more convenient in many ways. But as use of this material becomes ever more widespread, many eco
...