Bags made from biodegradable materials for collecting organic household waste have been available on the market for several years. Now researchers in a large-scale pilot study have conducted an extensive investigation into ...
Environment
Oct 4, 2023
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In 2021, more than 400 million metric tons of plastic waste were produced worldwide, and it is predicted that the world's plastic waste growth will continue to outpace the efforts to reduce plastic pollution in the coming ...
Environment
Sep 7, 2023
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Marine mammals—animals including whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, sea otters, dugongs and manatees—are threatened by an array of human activities. Species such as the North Atlantic right whale, Rice's whale and Vaquita ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 24, 2023
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Microplastic pollution is a global environmental problem that is ubiquitous in all environments, including air, water and soils.
Environment
Aug 14, 2023
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The Perseid meteor shower, a celestial event eagerly awaited by millions of skywatchers around the world, is about to make its annual return to the night sky. The shower is predicted to reach its peak before dawn on Sunday, ...
Space Exploration
Aug 7, 2023
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Dodging dog feces along the local path has become something of an Olympic sport of late. I thought I'd count path-side dog feces on my bike ride the other day and gave up after counting 30 piles in the first kilometer. It ...
Ecology
Aug 2, 2023
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We all discard a huge amount of plastic and other man-made materials into the environment, and these are often picked up by birds. New research has shown that 176 bird species around the world are now known to include a wide ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 9, 2023
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Plastic pollution has become such major problem that it's threatening our human rights. That's the view of two UN special rapporteurs (human rights advisers) who recently issued a joint statement, warning against the "overwhelming ...
Environment
Jun 27, 2023
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Off the spectacular Greek tourist island of Santorini, divers drag deadly "ghost nets" from the depths of the Aegean Sea which have claimed the lives of thousands of fish.
Ecology
Jun 5, 2023
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Humanity uses and abuses hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic a year because "it's so cheap", despite the huge cost of the pollution it creates, the head of the UN Environment Programme told AFP.
Environment
May 26, 2023
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