Environment

Great Pacific Garbage Patch Now Twice the Size of Texas

March 26, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: March 26, 2018

According to a new study, there are more than 79,000 tonnes of ocean plastic and other trash (mostly plastic) all within a 1.6 million square kilometer area of the North Pacific Ocean (600,000 square miles). That’s 16 times larger than… [read]

The Last Male Northern White Rhino Has Died

March 22, 2018 by Michael Edwards

Sudan was our last male northern white rhino. He was 45. Sudan was suffering from multiple infections in his advanced age. He was euthanized Monday by a veterinary team in Kenya, a tam that had fought for years to save… [read]

Ocean Plastic To Triple Within A Decade

March 22, 2018 by Michael Edwards

The amount of plastic in world’s oceans is expected to triple within a decade according to a new UK government report called the “Foresight Future of the Sea.” The report found that 70% of the litter in our oceans is… [read]

Trump Tells EPA to Dismantle Clean Water Rules

March 18, 2018 by Michael Edwards

President Trump issued an order on Tuesday directing his administration to begin the long process of rolling back sweeping clean water rules that were enacted by Obama. The order directs the EPA to set begin dismantling the Waters of the… [read]

Large Scale Nuclear Fusion In 10 Years? The Ultimate Game-Changer

March 13, 2018 by Michael Edwards

The holy grail of clean energy is fusion power. Researchers at MIT have just received $50 million in funding to help make it happen. MIT has joined forces with a startup called Commonwealth Fusion Systems, and together they paln to… [read]

Household Cleaners May Damage Lungs Like Pack-a-Day Smoking Habit, According to New Study

February 28, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: January 20, 2019

Scientists at Norway’s University of Bergen found that using toxic cleaning products has as much of an impact on health as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. The study tracked 6,000 people, with an average age of 34 at… [read]

Scientists Predict Mercury in the Arctic Permafrost Will Be Released by Climate Change

February 12, 2018 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: February 12, 2018

Much has been made of the diseases that will be released once the world’s ice has melted, but scientists have now raised a new concern: mercury. Published in Geophysical Research Letters, scientists found that mercury levels in permafrost soil are… [read]