Many eco-friendly products for children contain toxic PFAS chemicals
Scientists from Silent Spring Institute found many children's products, including those with green certifications, contain harmful PFAS chemicals that were not listed on the...
This artificial skin could give robots a sense of touch like humans
One of many special human qualities is the ability to handle objects with skill and precision.
This is all down to our sense of touch,...
Scientists discover mountains of sugar under seagrass meadows
Seagrasses form lush green meadows in many coastal areas around the world.
These marine plants are one of the most efficient global sinks of carbon...
How can we safely drink water we’ve flushed down our toilets
Sure, drinking toilet water sounds gross, but with the right cleaning methods we can turn the dirtiest water you can think of back into...
Scientists find an unexpected way to recycle disposable masks
With the pervasive single-use masks during the pandemic now presenting an environmental problem, researchers have demonstrated the idea of incorporating old masks into a...
Scientists make world’s first LED lights from rice husks
Milling rice to separate the grain from the husks produces about 100 million tons of rice husk waste globally each year.
Scientists searching for a...
Scientists find new way to turn waste plastics into useful benzoic acid
Styrofoam egg cartons, hard plastic compact disc cases, red drinking cups and many other common products are composed of polystyrene, a type of plastic...
Chemicals in your dog or cat’s stool may threat your health
Scientists from NYU Grossman School of Medicine found chemicals in pet feces may signal threats to human health.
The research is published in the journal Environment...
How to blow up a building (or whale) safely?
How do you demolish a massive building – in the middle of a populated city – in a matter of seconds… safely?
Counterintuitively, you do...
Scientists find new way to grow extremely tiny diamonds without explosives
Diamonds aren’t just glittery, sparkly gems for jewelry.
The smallest ones, only a few nanometers wide, are also crucial for drug delivery, sensors and quantum...