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06/14/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Presto, change-o: Innovative company is turning avocado pits into biodegradable drinking straws and cutlery
A Mexican startup is turning the tons of agricultural waste produced by avocado farms into useful products. Named Biofase, the company uses a technique that converts the discarded pits of the fruit into bioplastic, which in turn is used to make biodegradable plastic products. Biofase set up shop in the Mexican state of Michoacan, the center of the country’s avocado […]
06/10/2019
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By Edsel Cook
How else are we being exposed to the dangers of radiation in our food and drinking water?
The 2011 Fukushima disaster caused massive radiation contamination of food supplies and water sources not just in Japan, but all around the world. People need to identify these threats to their health and take appropriate means to protect themselves and their families. Increased levels of cesium and strontium radionuclides appeared in commercially important fish along the Pacific […]
05/29/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Researchers working to develop electronic nose device to instantly detect the release of harmful toxins into the environment
An intra-European research team is hard at work designing the newest iteration of “electronic noses.” The final version of their gas sensor will be sensitive enough to detect minute traces of industrial air pollutants in the environment. INITIO is an international research project of the European Union’s Horizon2020 FET-OPEN. Supported by the European Commission with initial funding […]
05/21/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Trash-to-fuel research could reduce mountains of plastic waste
Polyolefin makes a considerable chunk of the millions of tons of plastic that end up each year in the oceans as plastic trash. Fortunately, Indiana-based researchers have developed a new chemical technique that could turn the plastic pollutant into clean fuels and other valuable products. The conversion technique came from the laboratories of Purdue University. A joint work of professors, graduate students, and students […]
05/18/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Are futuristic flying cars really better for the environment?
Better known as “flying cars,” electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) are said to be the cleaner and more economical mode of transportation compared to ground vehicles. However, researchers recently warned that this only applied for long commutes – over shorter distances, eVTOLs proved to be more inefficient and generated more air pollution than […]
05/16/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Study: Habitat destruction to blame for the demise of monarch butterflies in California
Bees are not the only pollinating insects in danger of disappearing from the face of the Earth. The population of monarch butterflies in California has dwindled to alarming levels after the destruction of so much of their natural habitat. A recent study by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation warns that the number of butterflies spending the […]
05/15/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Exposure to microplastics weakens the grip of mussels, which may affect biodiversity and reduce aquaculture yields
Increasing numbers of microplastics are found inside mussels and other shellfish during recent years. Now, a U.K. study warns that exposure to these tiny plastics makes it more difficult for blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) to get a grip on a surface, much less hang on to its surroundings while getting pounded by the surf or tugged at […]
05/09/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Animals get stressed out, too: They “remodel” their bodies to deal with it, says study
Researchers have known that certain animals adapt to environmental stress by altering their entire body to a form more suitable for the situation. They identified a protein in a species of roundworm that triggers this physiological remodeling. The stress-activated protein has analogues in the human body that are associated with diseases, such as metastatic cancer. Like humans, […]
05/08/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Oil pumping activity may be responsible for many mid-sized earthquakes that hit L.A. in the early 20th century, reveals study
Given the considerable levels of seismic activity throughout California, it comes as no surprise that Los Angeles has experienced more than its fair share of earthquakes over the centuries. But the results of a recent study warned that many of those quakes may have been triggered by oil pumping and other human activities. The study was conducted […]
05/07/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Commercial octopus farming could have a “negative ripple effect on sustainability and animal welfare,” warns scientists
Experts spoke out against the ongoing attempts to raise and farm octopus on a commercial scale. They said that domesticating the delicious but vulnerable cephalophod will not only be cruel to the animals, but will also be even more unsustainable than most aquatic farming. “We are all living during the rapid domestication of aquatic species and research is almost […]
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