Plastic is a petroleum-based synthetic organic polymer with properties that make it ideal for a wide range of uses, such as packaging, construction, sports equipment, household goods, automobiles, and electronics. Every year, more than 300 million tons of plastic are produced, with half of that amount going toward the production of items with a single…
It’s a non-invasive saliva test, which means you won’t even have to use urine or blood on stick.This is the biggest leap forward for women’s health in decades. SaliStick is a novel pregnancy test kit created by an Israeli start-up company that uses saliva to detect pregnancy. The kit was introduced in Israel and will…
In the future, some picturesque blue lakes may not be so blue due to the effects of climate change. About one-third of the world’s lakes are blue, but rising temperatures may change that. Researchers examined satellite images from 2013 to 2020 to determine the color of more than 85,000 lakes worldwide.The researches focused on the…
Even though you may be a less plastic user, you’ll discover that it’s present almost everywhere: in toys, laptops, phones, clothes, cups, plates, packaging, automobiles, motorcycles, and on and on and on. What happens to the plastic once we’ve used it? Sadly, some simply end up as garbage on land and in the water, while…
As scientific knowledge grows, it is becoming clearer to us what our future in a changing climate could look like and what that might imply for our health. Specifically how the nutritional value of our food is declining as a result of our emissions of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels. Since the beginning of…
Several of us are embracing veganism. It is morally and environmentally responsible to consume no animal products at all, including meat, dairy, eggs, and fish. According to a University of Oxford study, going vegan is the “single biggest method” to reducing your impact on the environment. And that’s before you consider the moral arguments against…
Temperatures around the world are climbing as a direct result of human activity, and the effects of climate change are now affecting every aspect of the human existence. The planet is warming up! In the absence of action, experts predict that global warming will rise over 4 degrees Celsius, resulting in severe heatwaves, the displacement…
The study had a limited sample size, and researchers agree that it needs to be repeated. On the other hand, the outcome led to “pleasing expectations of future cancer therapy” for 18 people who were diagnosed with rectal cancer. Small cancer research, but a stunning finding! It was a small experiment, with just 18 individuals…
Off Australia’s coast, a seagrass three times the size of Manhattan was discovered. Definition of seagrass Seagrasses are aquatic plants that developed from terrestrial species. They are similar to terrestrial plants in that they contain leaves, flowers, seeds, roots, and connective tissues, and they produce food by photosynthesis. In contrast to terrestrial plants, however, they…
The primary focus of the finding Pseudomonas bacteria, which are one of the main bacterium groups in the Antarctic Peninsula, were determined by researchers to not be harmful but to have the potential to be a source of resistance genes. Scientists in Chile have uncovered genes in bacteria from Antarctica that confer natural antibiotic and…