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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, 2017Plants & Animals
You might want to think twice about flushing certain unwanted chemicals down the toilet or drainage system in your house ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 01, 2017Videos
Did you know that 75% of plastic packaging is single-use? In Bogota, Colombia's capital home to eight million people all ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 01, 2017Plants & Animals
Scientists exploring the deep sea off of Australia’s Eastern seaboard have discovered a bevy of interesting new se ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
In an effort to help burn victims, Brazilian doctors are turning to an unconventional, never-been-tested-before source f ...MAY 23, 2017Earth & The Environment
In terms of environmental demons, plastic straws are even worse than plastic bags. They have a shelf life of about 20 mi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 25, 2017Earth & The Environment
Eighty million tons of plastic polyethylene are produced every year and much of those once-used plastic bags and packagi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 05, 2017Videos
If you live near a warm weather beach community, like those along the Florida coast, then you know it's that time of yea ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 01, 2017Earth & The Environment
In efforts to turn away from fossil fuels, many scientists have dedicated themselves to investigating biofuels,which &nb ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 27, 2017Videos
Ocean pollution tends to be a problem anywhere in the world, but sometimes we forget that our trash doesn't always wash ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 17, 2017Plants & Animals
The problem with ocean pollution doesn’t just make the oceans look trashy, but it can also have adverse side effec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 08, 2017Videos
Bottled water costs approximately 2000 times the water flowing free out of your tap. That's like buying a $10,000 sandwi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 06, 2017Videos
Do you have a trash pick up service? A big smelly truck that drives by your curb every week or every few days and takes ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 06, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The ability to efficiently and cleanly break common chemical bonds is of great interest to pharmaceutical and industrial ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 03, 2017Videos
Plastic waste products are ubiquitous in our daily lives. From shopping bags to bottles, it's estimated that Americans a ...DEC 25, 2016Earth & The Environment
One hundred and seventy feet, 22,000 pounds per blade, three blades per wind turbine, that’s a lot of blade waste ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 21, 2016Plants & Animals
All kinds of animals are exposed to dangerous plastics during any point in their lives. Litter and debris that can be le ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 11, 2016Videos
Approximately one truck of trash ends up in oceans around the world every minute. But the concept of plastics in our oce ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 19, 2016Videos
It's hard to imagine that a little tube of face wash or wrinkle cream could impact the environment, but it can and not b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 05, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Today’s chemical industry relies on oil to make everything from plastics to detergents to medications. Scientists ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)SEP 27, 2016Videos
Started by two surfers, Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski, who gave up their jobs and dedicated themselves to the cause, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 21, 2016Earth & The Environment
Last year at this time a Dutch construction company called VolkerWessels released their plans to build roads from plasti ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 20, 2016Earth & The Environment
Researchers have known for decades that women tend to beat men on environmental metrics. They generally&n ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 29, 2016Neuroscience
It’s well know that sleep deprivation can cause a host of problems from inattention to depression and even certain ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 13, 2016Earth & The Environment
My mom likes to tell the story of how when she was little she once sent a package of noodles to India. Not like a nice, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 03, 2017
Plants & Animals
You might want to think twice about flushing certain unwanted chemicals down the toilet or drainage system in your house
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 01, 2017
Videos
Did you know that 75% of plastic packaging is single-use? In Bogota, Colombia's capital home to eight million people all
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 01, 2017
Plants & Animals
Scientists exploring the deep sea off of Australia’s Eastern seaboard have discovered a bevy of interesting new se
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
In an effort to help burn victims, Brazilian doctors are turning to an unconventional, never-been-tested-before source f
...
MAY 23, 2017
Earth & The Environment
In terms of environmental demons, plastic straws are even worse than plastic bags. They have a shelf life of about 20 mi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 25, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Eighty million tons of plastic polyethylene are produced every year and much of those once-used plastic bags and packagi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 05, 2017
Videos
If you live near a warm weather beach community, like those along the Florida coast, then you know it's that time of yea
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 01, 2017
Earth & The Environment
In efforts to turn away from fossil fuels, many scientists have dedicated themselves to investigating biofuels,which &nb
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 27, 2017
Videos
Ocean pollution tends to be a problem anywhere in the world, but sometimes we forget that our trash doesn't always wash
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2017
Plants & Animals
The problem with ocean pollution doesn’t just make the oceans look trashy, but it can also have adverse side effec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 08, 2017
Videos
Bottled water costs approximately 2000 times the water flowing free out of your tap. That's like buying a $10,000 sandwi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 06, 2017
Videos
Do you have a trash pick up service? A big smelly truck that drives by your curb every week or every few days and takes
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 06, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The ability to efficiently and cleanly break common chemical bonds is of great interest to pharmaceutical and industrial
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 03, 2017
Videos
Plastic waste products are ubiquitous in our daily lives. From shopping bags to bottles, it's estimated that Americans a
...
DEC 25, 2016
Earth & The Environment
One hundred and seventy feet, 22,000 pounds per blade, three blades per wind turbine, that’s a lot of blade waste
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 21, 2016
Plants & Animals
All kinds of animals are exposed to dangerous plastics during any point in their lives. Litter and debris that can be le
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 11, 2016
Videos
Approximately one truck of trash ends up in oceans around the world every minute. But the concept of plastics in our oce
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 19, 2016
Videos
It's hard to imagine that a little tube of face wash or wrinkle cream could impact the environment, but it can and not b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 05, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Today’s chemical industry relies on oil to make everything from plastics to detergents to medications. Scientists
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
SEP 27, 2016
Videos
Started by two surfers, Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski, who gave up their jobs and dedicated themselves to the cause,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 21, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Last year at this time a Dutch construction company called VolkerWessels released their plans to build roads from plasti
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 20, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Researchers have known for decades that women tend to beat men on environmental metrics. They generally&n
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 29, 2016
Neuroscience
It’s well know that sleep deprivation can cause a host of problems from inattention to depression and even certain
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 13, 2016
Earth & The Environment
My mom likes to tell the story of how when she was little she once sent a package of noodles to India. Not like a nice,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan