Water Pollution

Image via ShutterstockAn Irish teenager has discovered a new technique to extract microplastics from the increasingly polluted oceans. Fionn Ferreira, who lives in the remote coastal hometown of Ballydehob, felt compelled to find a solution to rescue the wor…

World   A strong earthquake has hit off the coast of central Chile, though there are no immediate reports of damage or injury. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 6.8 quake struck at 2:28 p.m. local time Thursday and was centred 59 miles (95 kilom…

Authorities say 66 people were sent for medical evaluation after an explosion and fire at an ExxonMobil oil refinery in Texas on Wednesday. The fire began after an explosion just after 11:00 a.m. at an ExxonMobil plant in Baytown, about 25 miles east of Hous…

Looking at climate change action campaigns and media coverage in the United States, one might get the idea that only white, upper-middle-class people are concerned about the environment. But research published by faculty members in the School of Journalism a…

The government will look into excessive groundwater use and nitrogen pollution caused by fertiliser plants and will find a way to address the issues, Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar said at an event here. Javadekar, while releasing a r…

The documentary INVENTING TOMORROW follows several young scientists on their journey to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), a program of Society for Science & the Public, with projects that tackle complex environmental issues affe…

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Lauren Bowker wants to put a spell on you. First, she conjured Fire, a collection of flamelike hair dye that changes colour as the temperature rises and drops, then she crafted Hathor, a range of beauty products that mimic your skins natural fluctuation - a r…

An overwhelming majority of Britons back having a bottle deposit scheme to tackle plastic waste. A poll found 72 per cent of the population support the introduction of a deposit and refund scheme (DRS). The same proportion believe England and Wales should m…

Fish-scale-mimicked super oil-repelling wettability that functions under water has emerged as an important avenue for developing various functional materials. Mainly, polymeric hydrogel, brittle metal oxides, and electrostatic multilayers have been utilized f…