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In recycling, waste is converted into reusable material. Recycling offers many environmental benefits including reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills, conserving natural resources such as wood, and saving energy. Common recyclable materials include paper, aluminum, and some plastics.
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MAR 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 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 25, 2019Chemistry & Physics
The current trend to replace non-composable plastics materials such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), or polysty ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 13, 2019Earth & The Environment
Desalination technology has a long way to go, as most methods require 10-1000 times more energy than traditional methods ...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 05, 2019Videos
Most crops on earth don't photosynthesize efficiently; they sometimes use a wasteful cellular pathway called photorespir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2018Videos
The Portuguese airline Hi Fly made new strides this week in the fight against the global plastic crisis when they became ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 26, 2018Technology
A new study by University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers shows how a simple online game they developed held long- ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 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 17, 2018Earth & The Environment
The report released from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last week shook the world w ...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 26, 2018Videos
We know that deciduous trees drop their leaves every winter in order to avoid wasting precious resources on keeping them ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 20, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to the latest research published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers discovered that chemotherap ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Not all liquids mix, like oil and water; the phenomenon is called liquid-liquid phase separation. We're learning more ab ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 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 DuanAUG 14, 2018Microbiology
Researchers have learned how Ebola gains entry to cells, which can help us stop it.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2018Microbiology
This wearable technology is very sensitive, and can be used by workers that are at risk of radiation exposure.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 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 16, 2018Space & Astronomy
As astronomers look to progress humankind’s understanding of outer space and the innumerable mysteries within, adv ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 11, 2018Space & Astronomy
One of NASA’s long-term goals is to send humankind into deep space to explore other parts of the solar system; thi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 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 Duan
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 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 25, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The current trend to replace non-composable plastics materials such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), or polysty
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 13, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Desalination technology has a long way to go, as most methods require 10-1000 times more energy than traditional methods
...
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 05, 2019
Videos
Most crops on earth don't photosynthesize efficiently; they sometimes use a wasteful cellular pathway called photorespir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2018
Videos
The Portuguese airline Hi Fly made new strides this week in the fight against the global plastic crisis when they became
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 26, 2018
Technology
A new study by University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers shows how a simple online game they developed held long-
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
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 17, 2018
Earth & The Environment
The report released from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last week shook the world w
...
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 26, 2018
Videos
We know that deciduous trees drop their leaves every winter in order to avoid wasting precious resources on keeping them
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 20, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the latest research published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers discovered that chemotherap
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Not all liquids mix, like oil and water; the phenomenon is called liquid-liquid phase separation. We're learning more ab
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
AUG 14, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers have learned how Ebola gains entry to cells, which can help us stop it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2018
Microbiology
This wearable technology is very sensitive, and can be used by workers that are at risk of radiation exposure.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 16, 2018
Space & Astronomy
As astronomers look to progress humankind’s understanding of outer space and the innumerable mysteries within, adv
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 11, 2018
Space & Astronomy
One of NASA’s long-term goals is to send humankind into deep space to explore other parts of the solar system; thi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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