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05/23/2018 / By David Williams

Smartphones are a significant threat to the world’s climate, research reveals

Smartphones and other internet-connected gadgets are incredibly important for navigating the current century. These devices have effectively replaced many analog alternatives, such as radios, cameras, and even desktop computers. In fact, they’ve been able to replace non-material things as well, such as money, most forms of identification, and even health records. Yet for all their […]

03/14/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Air pollution now comes from consumer and industrial products as much as vehicles

Car emissions take a lot of the blame for air pollution, but it looks like they could soon be eclipsed by consumer and industrial products. A new study published in Science has found that as cars get increasingly cleaner and tailpipe emissions continue to drop, the emissions that come from many of our everyday products […]

05/27/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Scented candles fill the air of homes with dust and spores, warn researchers

Some homeowners fix the problem of an odd-smelling house by lighting a scented candle. But be warned: Doing so could put the house’s inhabitants at risk of inhaling dust and fungal spores. That’s what researchers from San Diego State University found over the course of their study, which took an investigative look at the factors […]

02/20/2017 / By Tracey Watson

New device turns pollution into printing ink

For the past century and a half, mankind has been either directly or indirectly dependent on the burning of fossil fuels to meet its energy requirements. Soot, the major by-product of this process, is directly linked to 20,000 premature deaths each year in the U.S. alone. In fact, outdoor air pollution is regarded as the […]

02/16/2017 / By Daniel Barker

Ocean of trash: An “island” of garbage is moving in on Thailand’s tourist resorts

An enormous garbage “island” found floating in the Gulf of Thailand is now threatening to move ashore onto some of Thailand’s most popular beaches. The garbage patch, which is roughly 10 kilometers long and weighs an estimated 100 tons, was recently discovered by a fishing trawler captain off the coast of Chumphon province. The floating […]

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