Plastic bag ban backfires: Customers buy more plastic bags instead
Efforts to reduce plastic waste by banning free grocery bags may have unintended consequences, according to a new study.
Researchers found that while these bans...
Scientists find way to turn food waste into biodegradable plastics plastics
Scientists have found a way to turn food scraps into biodegradable plastics using bacteria, offering a promising solution to reduce plastic waste and pollution.
This...
Microwave could turn electronic waste into valuable resources, study finds
The rapid growth of electronic devices has led to a massive increase in electronic waste (e-waste).
In 2022, around 62 million tons of e-waste were...
Scientists find way to turn plastic trash into soap and detergents
Plastic pollution is one of the world’s biggest environmental problems, but an exciting new discovery could help.
Scientists have found a way to turn plastic...
California’s land is sinking due to groundwater pumping, study reveals
Land in California’s San Joaquin Valley has been sinking at record-breaking rates over the past two decades due to excessive groundwater pumping.
A new study,...
Scientists develop low-cost method to remove microplastics from water
Microplastics, tiny plastic particles, are found almost everywhere—in the air, soil, oceans, and even inside our bodies.
These fragments, created by the breakdown of larger...
How to grow food without light
Researchers have come up with an exciting new idea called “electro-agriculture” that could revolutionize how we grow food.
Instead of relying on sunlight and photosynthesis,...
Scientists create super-efficient electro-biodiesel to cut carbon emissions
Diesel-powered vehicles are a major contributor to carbon emissions, which are difficult to reduce.
In the U.S., diesel fuel use accounted for about 25% of...
Earth’s ice age meltdown: New study uncovers a rapid, slushy transition from frozen to...
A new study led by Virginia Tech has found that, after the last global ice age, Earth went through a dramatic and rapid melting...
Study links 22 pesticides to higher prostate cancer risk in U.S.
A recent study published in Cancer has identified 22 pesticides associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer in the United States, with four of these...