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Bioplastic Disposable Dishes can Damage the Marine Environment

A new Tel Aviv University study compares the effects of two types of disposable dishes on the marine environment -- regular plastic disposable dishes and more expensive bioplastic disposable dishes certified by various international organizations -- and determines that the bioplastic dishes had a similar effect on marine animals as regular plastic dishes. Moreover, the study finds that bioplastic does not degrade rapidly in the marine environment.

5 Nov 2020

Survey: 59 Percent of Australians Would Leave their Cars at Home

59 percent of Australians are willing to limit car journeys to certain times in order to improve urban air quality. A majority of 63 percent are in favour of reducing traffic-related emissions by means of environment-fri...

5 Nov 2020

Anthropogenic Air Pollution Found to Exacerbate COVID-19 Mortality

A new study shows long-time exposure to the air pollution produced by human activity is connected to about 27% of COVID-19-related deaths in East Asia and 15% mortality in South Asia and across the world.

4 Nov 2020

Students Develop Software Program to Predict CO2 Emissions of Deep Learning Models

On a daily basis, and perhaps without realizing it, most of us are in close contact with advanced AI methods known as deep learning. Deep learning algorithms churn whenever we use Siri or Alexa, when Netflix suggests movies and tv shows based upon our viewing histories, or when we communicate with a website's customer service chatbot.

4 Nov 2020

Artificial Night-Time Lighting has Diverse Effects in the Natural World

Artificial night-time lighting has a diverse range of effects across the natural world and should be limited where possible, researchers say.

3 Nov 2020

Dolphins Ride Out Dietary Ups and Downs

More evidence has emerged to support stricter coastal management, this time focusing on pollution and overfishing in the picturesque tourist waters off Auckland in New Zealand.

3 Nov 2020

New Insight into How Wildfires are Impacting the Earth's Atmosphere

Researchers with the University of Saskatchewan's Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies are part of a global team that has found that the smoke cloud pushed into the stratosphere by last winter's Australian wildfires was three times larger than anything previously recorded.

29 Oct 2020

Cargill and BAR Technologies Combine World-Class Yacht Racing Design and Technology Using Wind Propulsion to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Cargill and BAR Technologies have embarked on a strategic project with naval architect Deltamarin to bring cutting edge wind propulsion technology to commercial shipping.

29 Oct 2020

Brunel bags Euromillions to Cut Industrial Waste

Helping energy-hungry industries scoop back and reuse vast volumes of waste water and heat is the goal of an ambitious new project at Brunel University London.

29 Oct 2020

New Project to Examine the Impacts of Plastic Pollution in Southeast Asia's Marine Ecosystems

Researchers have launched an ambitious project to discover the impacts of plastic pollution in the oceans of Southeast Asia - and how the problem might be tackled.

23 Oct 2020