Tag: Pollution - Page 3
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Seal Rescued After Getting Its Head Stuck in a G-String
Aside for the beachgoer presumably left bottomless by the missing swimwear, this story has a happy ending.
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Study Finds Bird Ingestion of Plastic in North Pacific Among Highest in the World
Seabirds are eating ocean plastic pollution at an all time rate, and the problem is only getting worse.
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What Test Kits Can Detect Contaminants in Garden Soils, Fruits, and Vegetables?
A TH reader asks: I'm researching soil test kits - for pollution, not nutrition. I want to test soil, water, and food itself. Care to recommend any test kits?
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Haunting Photos of the Hungarian Town a Toxic Sludge Spill Painted Red
The toxic red line that runs through this town -- as photographed by Palíndromo Mészáros -- is shocking evidence of what can go wrong.
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Marine Drone Concept Cleans Up Plastics In The Ocean
A team of designers have come up with an autonomous robot concept that will net plastic pollution in the oceans.
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First Ever Map of Floating Plastic Aims to Save Baby Sea Turtles
With an ambitious goal of mapping floating plastic pollution, one PhD student from Australia is hoping to make a big difference for sea turtles.
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Is Pollution Turning Carnivorous Plants Into Vegetarians?
Researchers have found that carnivorous plants in polluted areas aren't trapping as many insects.
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Satellite Sees Smoke From Siberian Fires Reach US Coast
As a satellite watches smoke make it all the way from Siberia to the US coast, scientists look at how we can track movement of pollution around the globe.
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The Top 10 Worst Cities in the U.S. for Asthma in 2012
Having trouble breathing? It may be because of where you live. The 2012 Asthma Capitals list is out. Is your city on the list?
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A Look Inside How Hawaii's Plastic Bag Ban Came About
Hawaii becomes the first state in the union to enact a ban on plastic bags at checkout counters. Sierra Club looks into how it finally came into being.
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Pollution-Hunting Robot Fish Head to Sea for Test Swim
They've gone from the lab to the ocean, and these robotic fish are stretching their fins to see how they do in gathering information on pollution.
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Potomac River Named as America’s Most Endangered River of 2012
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, and while some great progress has been made, there are still many rivers which are endangered, including one flowing through our nation's capital.
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Armies of Microsubmarines Could Clean Up Oil Spills
Microsubmarines have been developed that can absorb and transport oil droplets in water. In the future, these tiny machines could be deployed in large quantities to clean up oil spills.
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Ma Jun Takes on Technology, Apparel Industries and Chinese Government to Fight Factory Pollution
Though they have no regulatory authority, Jun and IPE have managed to get more than 500 companies to publicly disclose plans to reduce pollution, including some of the world's biggest brands—Wal-Mart, Nike, GE, Coca Cola, H&M, Sony, and Unilever.
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9 Concepts for Cleaning up Space Junk
Litter isn't just a problem for terra firma, it's a very real problem in space as well. The effort to clean up space junk might take a variety of different methods, and here's a look at some of those concepts being considered.
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Is This Yours? Search Midway Atoll's Lost & Found For Your Lost Plastic Stuff
Midway is like a giant lost and found for plastic items -- so look through and see if any of these items are yours!
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Personal Pollution Monitor Calculates Actual Contaminant Exposure in Real-Time
New technology will help scientists determine what people's actual pollution exposure is by measuring activity levels and predicting breathing rates.
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Nanosponge Absorbs 100x Its Weight in Oil, Is Guided With Magnets
A new technology for developing "nanosponges" may mean an easier way to absorb oil.
