We live in a world invaded by plastic. Its role as a chemically stable, versatile and multi-purpose fostered its massive use, which has finally translated into our current situation of planetary pollution. Moreover, when plastic degrades it breaks into smaller micro and nanoparticles, becoming present…
“If you eat mussels, you eat microplastics.” This was already known to a limited extent about mussels from individual ocean regions. A new study by the University of Bayreuth, led by Prof. Dr. Christian Laforsch, reveals that this claim holds true globally. The Bayreuth team…
Emerging environmental contaminants, both chemicals and particulates, have been a concern for risk scientists for many years. Methods for reducing health and environmental risks from particles are still evolving. Micro/nanoplastic particles are one environmental contaminant that has recently received research and media attention, and scientists…
By Alan MacLeod Recently-appointed Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry has announced his intention of dealing with the pressing issue of global warming as a national security concern. “America will soon have a government that treats the climate crisis as the urgent national security threat…
By Cap Allon On December 13 & 14, 2009, professor, prophet, and soothsayer Al Gore predicted the North Polar Ice Cap could be completely ice free within the next five to seven years. Gore made his prediction at COP15 Copenhagen which ran from Dec 7…
An estimated 31% of the world’s oak species are threatened with extinction according to data compiled in a new report by The Morton Arboretum and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Global Tree Specialist Group, The Red List of Oaks 2020. The report…
By Tyler Durden Researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are forecasting the Sun is about to wake up, expected to hurl pulses of energy into space. Earth’s implications could be dire as stormy “space weather” could be disastrous for the digital economy. …
By Mark Horowitz Scientists working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced that they developed an airplane that flies without propellers or jet engines, so it requires no fuel. The team of researchers that developed the aircraft say that it works using a propulsion…
By Cap Allon Jupiter and Saturn are about to do something not seen since the year 1226. The two largest planets in the solar system have fascinated astronomers for hundreds of years. But the gas giants will do something later this month not seen since…
Center for Biological Diversity, Children’s Health Defense Waking Times The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a draft biological evaluation last week finding that glyphosate is likely to injure or kill 93% of the plants and animals protected under the Endangered Species Act. The long-anticipated…
By Cap Allon During the past few months, the aptly named Dr. John Maunder has been writing his fifth book, the idea for which came to him when visiting family in Adelaide in January, 2020 during Australia’s much-documented heatwave. The book, entitled Fifteen Shades of…
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5), the tiny particles responsible for hazy air pollution, are detrimental to children’s health even inside the classroom. Mounting evidence has linked chronic exposure with poor academic performance in K-12 students. Until now, no research had examined the impact of “peak” air…
By Tyler Durden The Financial Times recently acquired a draft report by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) of audit and investigations, outlining how “fraud and corruption” have been linked to the multibillion-dollar Global Environment Facility (GEF). FT examined the draft report which described “financial misstatements”…
By Patricia Burke A recent post from Australians for Safe Technology asks: Did you know that children have thinner brains than adults? Did you know that children’s brains have a higher water content than adults? Is should be no surprise then that children absorb significantly…
Automobile exhaust emitted by fossil-fuel-based vehicles, especially those operating on diesel, is known to be a major source of fine dust and greenhouse gases . Using biodiesel instead of diesel is an effective way of coping with climate change caused by greenhouse gases while reducing…
By Cap Allon Yesterday (Nov. 29), Earth-orbiting satellites detected the biggest solar flare in more than 3 years. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme-ultraviolet M-4.4 category blast, which was ejected off the eastern limb of the Sun: NOAA’s GOES X-Ray Flux confirmed the M-4.4 categorization:…
By Mark Horowitz Researchers say that about 100 pilot whales were stranded on a beach on the Chatham Islands, in New Zealand. The island is located 800km east of New Zealand’s South Island. The final tally was 97 whales and three dolphins. Sadly, the Department…
By Cap Allon “AR2786” was already a big sunspot, but it has just grown even bigger with the addition of multiple trailer spots behind the primary dark core: AR2786 with multiple trailer spots. Martin Wise of Trenton, Florida was monitoring the active region on November 25 when…
Scientists have identified the highest recorded microplastics ever found on Earth – at an altitude of more than 8,000 metres, close to the summit of Mount Everest. Samples collected on the mountain and in the valley below it revealed substantial quantities of polyester, acrylic, nylon,…
Thermoelectric materials can turn a temperature difference into electricity. Organic thermoelectric materials could be used to power wearable electronics or sensors; however, the power output is still very low. An international team led by Jan Anton Koster, Professor of Semiconductor Physics at the University of…
