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Aquatic robots can remove contaminant particles from water
Scientists from WMG at the University of Warwick, led by Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, developed a 1cm by 1cm wireless artificial aquatic…
Climate change: Satellites record history of Antarctic melting
Twenty-five years of satellite observations have been used to reconstruct a detailed history of Antarctica’s ice shelves. These ice platforms are the floating protrusions of…
Kiribati’s president’s plans to raise islands in fight against sea-level rise
Kiribati will raise its islands above the ocean as part of its fight against sea-level rise, seeking help from its new diplomatic partner China to…
Microsoft uses AI to boost its reuse, recycling of server parts
Microsoft is bringing artificial intelligence to the task of sorting through millions of servers to determine what can be recycled and where. The new initiative…
Ellen Macarthur foundation launches new circular design toolkit
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) has launched a new resource, entitled the ‘Circular Design Toolkit’, designed to assist manufacturers in minimising the environmental impact of…
Algae-Based Flip-Flops Could Eradicate Tons of Plastic Waste
As the world’s most popular shoe, flip-flops account for a troubling percentage of plastic waste that ends up in landfills, on seashores and in our…
Starbucks reintroduces reusable cups to stores
Having reopened stores under Government guidance, Starbucks is enabling the use of reusable cups in a safe method. No shared touchpoints are in place between…
New Paper Addresses the Mix of Contaminants in Fukushima Wastewater, Highlights Risks of Dumping Into the Ocean
Nearly 10 years after the Tohoku-oki earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant and triggered an unprecedented release radioactivity into the ocean,…
Breakthrough: Restored Corals Ready to Become Parents
For the first time, massive corals restored to Florida’s Coral Reef are ready to become parents in the wild—a breakthrough in Mote Marine Laboratory’s scientific…
Mauritius declares environmental emergency after oil spill
The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has declared a “state of environmental emergency” after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling…
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