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As Plastics Keep Piling Up, Can ‘Advanced’ Recycling Cut the Waste?

As Plastics Keep Piling Up, Can ‘Advanced’ Recycling Cut the Waste?

Bob Powell had spent more than a decade in the energy industry when he turned his attention to the problem of plastic waste. “I’m very passionate about the environment,” he says. To him, the accumulating scourge of irresponsibly discarded plastic ranks high on the list of environmental issues, “right behind global warming and drought.” In 2014, he found what he […]

Scientists Identify Bacteria That Can Break Down ‘Forever Chemicals’

Researchers have identified soil bacteria able to break down some PFAS chemicals, known as “forever chemicals” because they take decades to degrade naturally. PFAS are used in nonstick cookware, stain-resistant fabrics, and firefighting foams, and have been linked with higher cholesterol, lower fertility, developmental delays in children, and a greater risk of developing kidney, prostate, or testicular cancer. Scientists behind […]

Shanghai Sees Hottest May Weather on Record

Shanghai recorded its highest May temperature ever amid an extended stretch of sweltering spring heat. China’s most populous city saw the mercury soar to 97 degrees F (36.1 degrees C) Monday, beating the previous record of 96.3 degrees F (35.7 degrees) C to become the hottest May temperature in more than a century of record-keeping, Reuters reports. The hot spell […]

Analysis: Small solar projects help to power Argentina’s energy transition

Analysis: Small solar projects help to power Argentina’s energy transition

Solar panels on the rooftop and car park of a secondary school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Many such projects allow users to generate their own electricity and sell the surplus back to the grid. Photo credit: Energe. By Javier Lewkowicz Distributed generation and local actors are boosting renewables, democratising energy and reducing bills. A small town generating its own power, […]

Antarctic Ocean Circulation Has Slowed Dramatically, Study Finds

Ocean circulation in the deep waters around Antarctica has slowed significantly over the past three decades, posing a threat to the climate system, according to a new study. Ocean circulation has kept climate change in check by drawing heat from the sea surface down to its depths. As polar waters freeze, they expel salt, causing surrounding waters to grow more […]

Southern Europe likely to battle a summer of climate-fueled drought

Southern Europe likely to battle a summer of climate-fueled drought

Uncategorized A water reservoir in Spain. Photo credit: EPA-EFE / Siu Wu. By Anders Lorenzen Spain, Italy and France are being told to expect a summer of unprecedented drought driven by climate change. The drought has already started with some regions suffering water shortages and farmers expecting to harvest their worst yields in decades. Having experienced severe consecutive droughts throughout […]

Are Sea Cucumbers a Cleanup Solution to Fish Farm Pollution?

Are Sea Cucumbers a Cleanup Solution to Fish Farm Pollution?

Off the coast of the Hawaiian Island of Kauai, an underwater metropolis bustles. Sea turtles glide lazily through the surf while schools of fluorescent yellow butterflyfish weave between basketball-size sea urchins and sharp corals. But Dave Anderson isn’t distracted by the otherworldly charm of the coral reef — he’s here on a mission. Around 70 feet below the surface, he […]

Ukraine will strengthen its energy grid with renewables

Ukraine will strengthen its energy grid with renewables

DTEK workers on the construction of the Tyligul wind farm. Photo credit: DTEK. By Anders Lorenzen In war-torn Ukraine, much has been made of the huge effort to rebuild following the devastation, that war has brought to the country where millions of people have been displaced.  Even though there is no immediate prospect of an end to the war, one […]

Among Some Fish, Heat Stress May Be Contagious, Study Finds

Heat stress not only afflicts fish in uncomfortably warm waters. It may also spread to other fish, a new study finds. Scientists have long known that fish can communicate using chemical cues. Fish harassed by predators, for instance, may release chemicals that spur nearby fish to guard against attack. The new research, authors write, uncovers “a yet untested dimension of […]

Beyond Factory Farms: A New Look at the Rights of Animals

Beyond Factory Farms: A New Look at the Rights of Animals

Peter Singer has been called one of the most influential — and controversial — philosophers alive today. His pioneering work Animal Liberation: A New Ethics for Our Treatment of Animals, which vividly portrayed the harsh conditions for livestock on factory farms, helped spark the animal rights movement. The book, published in 1975, has now been revised and was reissued this […]

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