How long does plastic take to decompose? The answer is terrifying
Plastic is one of humanity’s most useful inventions… and one of its most persistent problems. Plastic has become so ingrained in modern life that it’s …
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Incredible new gel film transforms air into drinking water
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have created a water harvesting gel capable of pulling buckets of water out of thin air. What …
Coca-Cola just made this major change to its soda
Coca-Cola this month will introduce a new 13.2oz bottle made out of 100% recycled plastic. Over the next few months, the company’s 20oz bottles will …
Researchers have developed mushroom bricks and windows made of transparent wood
Researchers looking to craft construction materials that are more environment-friendly have come up with bricks made of mushrooms and windows built with transparent wood. The …
Birds may not have to fear wind turbines for much longer
Scientists have determined that by painting one blade of a wind turbine black it can dramatically reduce the number of bird deaths from turbine impacts. …
There might be plastics inside you right now
Researchers have found evidence of microplastics in human body tissue for the first time. Using a new technique, scientists sampled 47 pieces of organ tissue …
Beavers just won government protection they didn’t know they needed
Beavers that were mysteriously reintroduced in England have now won government protection and a legal “right to remain.” Beavers were once native to England but …
Apple details ambitious plan to go 100% carbon neutral by 2030
Apple today said it plans to go completely carbon neutral by 2030. Over the next 10 years, Apple plans to reduce its emissions by 75% …
Tiny bits of plastic are now falling from the skies
Scientists have found that plastics are invading protected regions of the United States in ways never before known. Tiny bits of plastics are raining down …
These plant-based bottles could mean the end of plastic waste
A new plastic alternative made of plant sugars could replace traditional bottles while being more environmentally-friendly. The bottles, which were developed by a company called …
Breakthrough at Florida Aquarium could save America’s only barrier reef
Scientists have gotten a special species of coral to reproduce in an aquarium for the first time ever. The coral will eventually be used to …
Pesticides are messing with the brains of baby bees
In case you hadn’t already heard: Bee populations are being devastated on a global scale due to the use of pesticides and other agricultural chemicals. …
Humans are releasing way more methane than we thought
In our continued efforts to get human-caused climate change under control, carbon dioxide emissions are a big target for elimination, and for good reason. Carbon …
Getting rid of airplane contrails could help save the planet
When it comes to vehicles that have a serious impact on the environment, we all immediately think of gas-burning cars and trucks, but passenger aircraft …
It takes decades for polystyrene to break down, even in direct sunlight
Plastics are truly incredible. They’re typically cheap to make, safe for many applications, and they last just about forever. When they’re being used, they’re the …
Squirrels spy on birds to figure out when danger is lurking
In the animal kingdom, many creatures develop unique ways of relaying information to their kin, but a new study highlights just how important it can …
Air pollution can kill you, even when it’s considered ‘safe’
The air quality in many major cities around the world falls well below acceptable limits, and the death toll is rising. However, a new study …
Malaysia would very much like the United States to stop sending it boxes of trash
If a package showed up at your doorstep containing nothing more than garbage you’d probably demand to know where it came from and, once you …
This park has a flock of trained birds that clean up after lazy humans
For the most part, humans are lazy slobs. We leave our trash just about everywhere — including the farthest reaches of the ocean and even …
Brilliant activists turned river trash into a floating park, and it’s awesome
We’ve already established that mankind has a big, big problem cleaning up after itself, but there’s at least a small percentage of humans who are …
A banned ozone-destroying chemical is being produced somewhere, but scientists can’t figure out where
Scientists worked for years to prove that certain manmade chemicals were slowly eating away at the precious layer of ozone surrounding the planet and, one …
Every single Apple building around the world now runs on 100% renewable energy
Apple for quite some time has shown an arguably unrivaled commitment among tech companies towards the environment. With that in mind, Apple earlier today announced …
That massive garbage patch in the ocean is bigger and grosser than ever
The Great Pacific garbage patch is now bigger than it’s ever been, covering an area that spans 1.6 million square kilometers. That’s up to 16 …
Scientists discover penguin ‘super-colony’ so large you can see it from space
Keep tabs on various animal species can often be quite difficult for researchers. Sometimes the creatures are predictable, while other times they can pop up …
Stupid men resist green behavior because it’s ‘unmanly’
A new study says that some men act less eco-friendly than women because they see such behavior as unmanly. I say they’re just plain unintelligent.
Gaze upon this plastic garbage island and question if capitalism is really worth it
Humans are just the worst, at least as far as the wellbeing of the Earth is concerned. We’ve done plenty of horrible things to this …
Not everyone is a fan of Apple’s recycling program
Perhaps more so than any other large-scale tech company, Apple prides itself for its commitment to the environment and for its ongoing efforts to “leave …
