Environment
The world is emitting 3 million masks every minute, that mountain of garbage is becoming a ticking time bomb
When the Covid-19 pandemic is over, the masks will remain there, not decomposing for tens, even hundreds of years.
Pollution
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The risk of leaking radioactive waste across Europe from the Chernobyl nuclear plant
Fighting between Russia and Ukraine that broke out around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant could tamper with nuclear waste, causing dangerous radioactive material to sp…
Health
Pharmaceuticals pollute rivers, experts warn of next pandemic
A new study shows that man-made drugs are seriously polluting the world's rivers
Oceanography
Marine fish grow slowly because of plastic pollution and global warming
Scientists at the University of Sydney found that fish exposed to the industrial chemical BPA in warm waters often need more food to grow and reach a certain size.
Environment
Poland tests anti-smog sound 'cannon' to reduce pollution
In the fight against high levels of smog, Polish scientists are testing a type of sonic 'cannon,' which uses sound waves to propel harmful particles higher into the atmo…
Environment
Dust storm like 'doomsday' hits town in Australia
A terrible dust storm hits an Australian town and creates a scene like
Discover science
Detected mercury pollution in the deepest part of the ocean
Chinese submersibles discovered large amounts of mercury accumulated in the deepest parts of the ocean, including the Mariana Trench.
Space science
Warning aliens follow spacecraft to Earth?
An international study has warned of a very real risk of
Space science
Earth is forming Saturn-like rings 'made up of space junk'
Along with pollution on land, in water and in the air, the Earth now faces additional orbital pollution due to an increase in space junk.
Environment
Microplastics - An incalculable danger to the ocean
The ocean is facing dangers from plastic waste, nylon ropes used on fishing boats is one of the causes.
Environment
Toxic foam covers India's sacred river
The sacred Yamuna river in New Delhi, the site of the Hindu festival of Chhath Puja, was covered with mounds of snow-white foam on November 8.
Environment
The pandemic creates 25,900 tons of waste for the oceans
A newly published study shows that 25,900 tons of plastic waste from the Covid-19 pandemic - the equivalent of more than 2,000 double-decker buses - has been dumped into…
New technology
Equipment that filters 3,500m3 of air per hour with moss
The CityTree outdoor filter not only corrects pollution in the surrounding area, but also helps to reduce the air temperature by 2.5 degrees Celsius.
Environment
How did the melting ice phenomenon have serious consequences?
Now besides facing serious pollution of the environment or the greenhouse effect ... our Earth is facing another worrying phenomenon, which is the melting of ice. at bot…
Environment
Rains pour 1,000 tons of plastic into the United States each year
Every year, the equivalent of 300 million micro-bottles of rainfall falls to national parks and wilderness areas in the western United States.