Plastic Pollution

Victor Vescovo set out to break the world record for the deepest dive in history, but while he was at the bottom of the ocean, he came up with another argument for fighting plastic pollution.Victor Vescovo Vescovo, an Amer…

Victor Vescovo set out to break the world record for the deepest dive in history, but while he was at the bottom of the ocean, he came up with another argument for fighting plastic pollution.Victor Vescovo Vescovo, an Amer…

International Migratory Bird Day 2019: This year the theme is Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution!”. (Source: File Photo) Every year, May 11 is celebrated as International Migratory Bird Day to create awareness, protect and also celebrate the…

How banning plastic bags could help New York mitigate climate change

Actor Jason Momoa may not have been a part of the recent epic Game of Thrones battle onscreen – but the star is still using his Dothraki strength to fight even bigger battles offscreen. In an appearance on the Ellen Degeneres Show Momoa showed off his ax-thro…

There’s an awful lot of awful in the just-released summary of a new U.N. report on biodiversity and ecosystem. There’s the tenfold increase in plastic pollution since 1980, for example. There’s the 400 million tons of heavy metals, toxic sludge and fertilizer…

A growing body of evidence suggests the planet is in the midst of a sixth mass extinction. The phrase "mass extinction" typically conjures up images of the asteroid crash that led to the twilight of the dinosaurs. But we are most likely in the middle of an…

Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode program…

The plastic bottles, straws and grocery bags that wash ashore on beaches are some of the most visible signs that societys intoxication with plastic is taking a toll on the environment. But scientists say there is another source of plastic pollution that is ju…

The world is changing faster than many of us can keep up with, but there has never been a better time to be a curious person, says National Geographic. The veteran magazines inquisitive audience are being rewarded with the launch of a new platform that seeks…