Archive for 2019
By distributing food better we can ‘end global hunger’
To end hunger in the world all we need is just a 3% increase in agricultural production.
U.S. cases of rare, often fatal EEE soar in people and animals
Usually there are only seven human cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) reported in the United States each year. The virus is a rare cause of brain infections almost always found in eastern parts of the U.S. or along the
Study: Inaccessible Island’s plastic trash comes from ships
It’s called Inaccessible Island for a reason. This small volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean lies between the African and South American continents in the middle of the sea, a rocky and forbidding spot that’s part of the UK’s
Can Poland be weaned off its addiction to coal?
Coal has been both a boon to Poland and a bane on the country.
A young entrepreneur turns plastic waste into water bottles
Taryn Jacob is an entrepreneur with a cause. The young American started a small venture that seeks to help tackle the problem of plastic waste.
Sharing tech for a laundry filter that removes microplastics
Recent research from scientists in the UK looked at how consumer washing-machine cycles affect the release of microplastic fibers from the laundry, concluding that the greater water volumes typical of a “delicate” setting on a standard low-water machine caused far