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Johnson and Johnson Removes Toxic Chemicals From Baby Products
Johnson & Johnson executives were handed 30,000 signatures from consumers in February who, instead of complaining, were praising the company. As one of the...
Johnson & Johnson to Remove Harmful Chemicals From Products
Johnson & Johnson, which makes a range of personal care products like baby shampoo, Neutrogena, Aveeno and Clean & Clear, this month announced plans...
Pakistan Officials Seize Drug-Making Chemicals Worth $6 Million
The largest-ever amount of acetic anhydride, which is used to produce heroin from opium, was seized in Pakistan by authorities. The chemicals,...
California Launches Broad Effort to Control Hazardous Chemicals
California on Monday launched the most comprehensive program of any state to regulate chemicals that have been linked to cancer, hormone disruption and other...
EPA Limits Carcinogenic Emissions at 218 US Plants–Including Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule Tuesday that will require 218 chemical plants to reduce toxic and carcinogenic airborne pollutants, aiming to...
Coffee Grounds Show Potential to Clean Up Common Water Contamination from Agriculture
Coffee grounds have been tested in a laboratory setting for their potential use as a cleanup agent of common agricultural runoff, suggesting that along...
Your Horoscope for the Week – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
Shape-Shifting Fiber Produces Fabrics That Shrink or Expand in Real-Time and Fit into Existing Manufacturing
Imagine if the same forces that shrink your wool sweater when you forget what water temp to wash it at could be used at...
Good News in History, March 2
125 years ago today, President William McKinley signed into law a bill creating Mount Rainier National Park, the fifth in the nation, in order...
Good News in History, February 28
2,226 years ago today, the Gaozu Emperor (given name Liu Bang) claimed the Mandate of Heaven and established the Han Dynasty—one of the three...
Indian IT Worker Designs New Eco-Friendly Sewage Treatment Method with the Sacred Cow as His Inspiration
An Indian entrepreneur has developed a zero-energy, zero-chemical system of wastewater treatment, and true to the traditions of the sub-continent, he used nature as...
Traditional Chinese Herb Delivered by IV Improves Stroke Victims’ Recovery, Shows Large Scientific Study
A traditional Chinese herbal remedy made from one of the oldest living tree species was shown to aid in the recovery of stroke victims,...
Japan Moon Lander Comes Back to Life After Wonky Angle for its Solar Panel, but ‘Unprecedented Pinpoint Landing’
It's a case of five alive for the Japanese space program, when their craft, which was set to make them the fifth nation to...
Scientists Engineered a Bacteria to Eat Plastic Bottles and Transforming Them into Useful Liquids
Plastic-chomping bacteria could transform plastic bottles into make-up, drugs, and perfumes, according to a new study.
University of Edinburgh scientists engineered a simple E. coli...
Abandoned Ohio Golf Course Being Rewilded into Public Land with Native Fish and Wildlife Returning
Near Akron, Ohio, an abandoned golf course has been rewilded into a splendid slice of natural Rustbelt nature that includes a restored section of...
French Company Discovers Massive Reserve of Clean Hydrogen Gas that Could Start Renewable Revolution
Millions of tons of pure hydrogen have been found underneath the earth in Northern France, prompting interest in a renewables gold rush of the...
A Teenager Was Having a Stroke but His Dog Helped Save Him, Explains Doctor
From the Washington Post comes the story of a family border collie whose 5:30 a.m. wake-up call saved the future, and possibly the life,...
Good News in History, October 22
48 years ago today, Venera 9, the Soviet Union orbiter-lander spacecraft, became the first mission to enter orbit around Venus, and to return images...
Breakthrough in Recycling EV Batteries Can Recover 100% of Aluminum and 98% of Lithium Thanks to Swedish Scientists
Swedish researchers say they have developed a new method of recycling batteries from electric vehicles that allows recovery of 100 percent of the aluminum...
Asteroid Sample Delivered Back to Earth in a ‘Brilliant Feat’–a Time Capsule of Ancient Solar System
In huge spacefaring news, NASA has its hands on a capsule containing about half a pound of material taken from a large asteroid called...