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Antidepressants take a toll on marine life
Chemical contents of these medicinal mood-lifters are taking a toll on marine life, even in relatively concentrations.
Spoiled milk? Not anymore
Scientists from Cornell University have just found a way to help you stop milk from going bad.
Cigarette butts mixed in asphalt can have surprising benefits
Mixing discarded cigarette butts into asphalt makes road surfaces more robust and less heat-absorbent.
Mopping up oil spills has got a bit easier
Australian researchers say they have found a way of cleaning up spills before they can destroy ecosystems.
A nifty idea: a biodegradable water bottle made from algae
A young inventor has fashioned a new biodegradable bottle out of a powdered form of red algae.
UN: to save the planet, we must change our economies
Unless we mend our collective ways, the UN says, life on Planet Earth is in for a rough ride.