Seattle has become the first major US city to ban plastic straws and utensils in its eateries, a victory for environmentalists that will be tough to replicate elsewhere in the United States.
Environment
Jul 3, 2018
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There has been a surge in awareness of the damage that plastic pollution does to our planet in recent years. It has spurred a number of campaigns to remove single-use plastics from our daily lives. This extends to food packaging, ...
Environment
Jun 10, 2019
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A black canister with yellow filter inside—resembling a cross between a trash can and big pool skimmer—was dunked in the Schuylkill River at Bartram's Garden park in Philadelphia and emptied daily from May to June to ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 9, 2022
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Governments around the world are introducing single-use plastic product bans to alleviate pollution.
Environment
Jan 13, 2023
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A new forensic science study sheds light on how the bones of infants and juveniles decay. The findings will help forensic scientists determine how long a young person's remains were at a particular location, as well as which ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 16, 2023
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Parcels piled high at sorting centres and drivers speeding down bike lanes to deliver takeout lunches are ubiquitous sights in urban China, where e-commerce and delivery apps have taken over everyday life.
Environment
Jan 21, 2020
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Here's an unsettling fact about cars equipped with air bags: They don't always deploy when drivers—or regulators—expect them to.
Engineering
May 14, 2014
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The hawksbill sea turtle lay belly-up on the metal autopsy table, its shell ashen and stomach taut.
Ecology
Feb 8, 2022
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Hundreds of tonnes of imported plastic waste will be shipped back to where it came from, Malaysia said Tuesday, insisting the country did not want to be a global dumping ground.
Environment
May 28, 2019
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From the once pristine rivers of Hindu Kush to the slums of Islamabad, Pakistan is being smothered by plastic due to a lack of public awareness, government inertia, and poor waste management.
Environment
Aug 2, 2019
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