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New Plant-Based Plastic Can Be Broken Down and Recycled With Near-Perfect Efficiency
Hoping to solve the plastic pollution problem, with recycling technology being too often inefficient, there seems to be a new biodegradable, bio-based substitute being...
2 New Nasal Sprays That Kill COVID-19 Virus Are Looking Remarkably Effective
During the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah 2020, Israeli researchers realized they had a solid real-world opportunity to try out a nasal spray they...
New Zealand Designer Makes Ingenious Solar-Powered Skylight That Desalinates Water For Drinking
People living in the shanty towns of Chile’s coastline have all the water they could ever need, but they can't drink it because it's...
Processors in Tech Wearables like Fitbits Could Be Replaced Using Mushroom Mycelium
Wearable electronic sensors, such as those within Fitbit watches and pedometers that detect biological signals, could be replaced in the future by... mushrooms.
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Green Tea Compound Could Hold The Key to Beating Cancer, Says Compelling New Study of ‘EGCG’
Green tea has been consumed in China for 4,000 years—and one of its compounds may hold the key to staving off cancer, according to...
Startup Cleans Up Laundry Detergent With Powerful Soap That Uses Bio Ingredients
A biotech startup is hoping to bring a little eco-friendly product mojo to a relatively untapped corner of the market: laundry detergent.
Dirty Labs' product...
Mexico City With 9 Million People, Joins China By Enacting New Ban on Single-use Plastics and Straws in 2021
In Mexico City, after more than a year of behind-the-scenes work, a ban on single-use containers, cutlery, straws, cups, stirrers and other popular but...
Startup Builds 3 Huge Indoor Farms in Appalachia Turning Coal Country into Agricultural Hub
An Appalachia-based company that's building the world's largest indoor farms just delivered their first harvest—beefsteak tomatoes—to grocery stores like Walmart and Kroger.
The Kentucky-based company...
China Passes Landmark Law Protecting the Yangtze – One of China’s ‘Mother Rivers’
The Yangtze, one of China's two "Mother Rivers," is about to receive a salve of environmental protections aiming to restore the polluted waterway and...
Cultivate These Keystone Plants in Your Yard to Help Bees and Butterflies Thrive and Pollinate
A keystone species is one which disproportionately affects a particular ecosystem's plants and animals. Organizing your garden around native keystone species can ensure that...
Good News on Epic Bike Trail Stretching Coast to Coast Across USA, as Cycling Popularity Soars During Pandemic
Back in 2019, we shared word of an exciting new trail designed to allow cyclists and hikers to travel 3,700 miles across America from...
Plastic Straws and Single-Use Bags Vanish From China as Ban Kicks In
In China, 2020 was bid farewell with a flurry of fireworks and the scratching off of 200 million metric tonnes of plastic straws from...
Researchers Pull Carbon Out of the Sky And Convert it to Instant Jet Fuel, Reshaping Aviation For Good
A simple, yet world-altering method of sucking CO2 from the air into airplanes where it is converted directly to jet fuel is described in...
Seaweed-Eating Giant Crabs Could Help Save Florida Coral Reefs – And They’re Lovingly Named ‘The Reef Goats’
Researchers in the Florida Keys have determined that coral reefs can be saved from invasive seaweed with the help of a particular species of...
Resveratrol for Cold and Flu: Anti-Aging Compound Shown Promise as Flu and COVID Treatment
While the world shelters in place to see if a vaccine might end the COVID-19 pandemic, a body of researchers are suggesting that if...
This Natural Gel Might Soon Be a Holistic—And Cheap— Herbal Answer to Psoriasis Troubles
Using a variety of cumin, scientists in India have patented their innovative herbal gel for affordable, effective treatment of mild to moderate psoriasis.
The inflammatory...
Island Province in China Bans All Disposable Plastics – And Rallies to Ramp Up Biodegradable Substitutes
While once-pristine beaches around the tropics are becoming infamous for their plastic litter, the Chinese island province of Hainan is putting a new plan...
Dispel Lockdown Woes and Hectic Holidays With Simple, Science-Backed Tips For Boosting Mood
Wintertime weather, holidays, and a pandemic lockdown can make routines difficult, but practicing mindfulness can offer a solution, and be done in very simple...
In World First, Recycling Plant Uses Special Kiln to Make Disposing of Asbestos Safe For Future Generations
A recycling plant in England has created the world's first socially and environmentally responsible way to process asbestos.
Thermal Recycling in the West Midlands town...
New Hand-Held Prototype is Being Developed for Home-Based Cancer Screening Kit
Scientists from two universities in Ontario, Canada reported progress on their efforts to release the world’s first hand-held home test kit designed to screen...