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Anellotech Offers Technology to Covert Waste Plastic Packaging into Chemicals

Anellotech has announced the significant expansion of its program with Plas-TCat™, a new process technology aiming to convert a wide range of plastic waste directly into chemicals – which can then be used to make new, virgin plastics.

From Anellotech, Inc. 20 Dec 2019

The ‘Ghostbusters’ Hoping to Tackle a Marine Menace

The University of Portsmouth is aiming to tackle one of the most dangerous types of marine pollution blighting the world’s oceans – ‘ghost fishing’.

20 Dec 2019

Fossil Expands Ancient Fish Family Tree

A second ancient lungfish has been discovered in Africa, adding another piece to the jigsaw of evolving aquatic life forms more than 400 million years ago.

20 Dec 2019

Ancient Mediterranean Seawall First Known Defence Against Sea Level Rise and it Failed

7000 year old seawall in Tel Hreiz, Israel reveals earliest known structure built against sea level rise and provides new insights into current battle with flooding threat.

20 Dec 2019

As Oceans Become More Acidic They are Corroding The Skin and Teeth of Sharks

More acidic waters corrode sharks’ skin and teeth affecting their ability to hunt, feed, and swim, according to a new study.

By David J. Cross 20 Dec 2019

Mechanical Engineers Rush to Develop Scalable Renewable Energy Solutions

In the early 20th century, just as electric grids were starting to transform daily life, an unlikely advocate for renewable energy voiced his concerns about burning fossil fuels. Thomas Edison expressed dismay over using combustion instead of renewable resources in a 1910 interview for Elbert Hubbard's anthology, "Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great."

19 Dec 2019

Study States That Rainwater in Parts of The US Contains High Levels of PFAS Chemical

A new study has revealed that rainwater falling in some parts of the US contains toxic levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are known to be detrimental to human health.

By Sarah Moore 18 Dec 2019

Lifespans of Extinct Animals Revealed

How long did a woolly mammoth live for? What about a Neanderthal?

18 Dec 2019

Russelectric, A Siemens Business, to Attend Solar Power Northeast Annual Conference

Russelectric, A Siemens Business, a leading manufacturer of power control systems and automatic transfer switches, announces that it will be attending the Solar Power Northeast Annual Conference, to be held February 19-20, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts.

18 Dec 2019

Certain Gas Molecules Found to Release Harmful Particles in Atmosphere

At the University of Copenhagen, scientists have identified an unexpected phenomenon in a process through which specific gas molecules create harmful particles.

18 Dec 2019

Loro Parque Celebrates 47 Years of Love for Nature and Animals

Almost on the threshold of Christmas, Loro Parque celebrates this Tuesday, 17 December, its 47th anniversary, in a year in which it has reinforced its love and commitment to nature and animals through the fight against plastic.

18 Dec 2019

Study Emphasizes Need for New Methods to Test, Simulate Air Quality

According to a new study, considering new techniques of air quality testing and simulation is vital to enable policymakers to gain an exact understanding of the way emissions have an impact on air pollution levels.

18 Dec 2019

Innovative Sponge Rapidly Removes Over 90% of Oil Microdroplets from Wastewater

Every year, 100 billion barrels of wastewater contaminated with oil are produced by drilling and fracking processes that are carried out under the seabed to recover oil. These processes release small droplets of oil into the surrounding water.

17 Dec 2019

Hot Superplumes ‘Chicken-and-Egg’ with Earth’s Supercontinents

Curtin University researchers suggest a ‘chicken-and-egg’ relationship exists between the Earth’s mantle-located superplumes and surface-located supercontinents, adding their findings to a scientific community divided on what is happening deep inside the planet’s surface.

17 Dec 2019