Researchers are trying to map the pollution impact of all the foods we eat.
It’s official: there’s more plastic in the oceans than ever before
Researchers are calling for change on all levels of society.
Microplatics can also travel by wind, new study shows
Even pristine mountainous landscapes are now polluted with microplastics.
New research says traffic exhaust is giving millions of kids asthma all around the world
That’s a lot of kids.
Researchers estimate the monetary and health cost associated with particulate matter
Oh boy, it’s not pretty.
It’s official: single-use plastics have been banned in the EU
Today’s vote is “essential in order to protect the marine environment and reduce the costs of environmental damage attributed to plastic pollution in Europe.”
Plastic is “everywhere” in the ocean, including its deepest trenches — “There’s no good aspect to this,” researchers say
Thrash we’ve thrown away years ago is killing ocean life as you’re reading this.
Great Coral Reef hit by massive surge of muddy water — visible from satellite
This is just adding more salt to the wound.
New research shows air pollution sours our mood and makes us unhappy
The study was performed on Chinese cities — but the air pollution problem is very much a global one.
Sperm whale in Indonesia succumbed with 6 kilos of plastic in its belly
A gruelling reminder to curb our plastic pollution.
The drugs we take end up in rivers, where they affect the entire ecosystem
The drugs we take are reaching natural ecosystems, and moving up the food chain.
More than 90% of children worldwide breathe heavily polluted air — a “ticking time bomb”
Pollution is a silent killer — and it’s affecting almost all the planet’s children.
Humans are now pooping microplastics
It’s the first to show that humans are eating plastic.
Half of world’s killer whales could disappear in next 30 years due to toxic pollutant
PCBs have been banned almost two decades ago but their effects are still widely felt by the iconic orcas.
Air pollution may increase the risk of developing dementia
This is an observational study and, as such, the findings cannot be used to establish a cause-effect relationship — but it does raise some important questions.
California to launch its “own damn satellite” to monitor air pollution, climate change
Go Cali, go!
Nine streets in London ban diesel and gasoline cars in “pioneering” ultra-low emission scheme
An intriguing policy.
Contact lenses break down into microplastics — so don’t flush them down!
Just throw them in the trash if you don’t want them on your plate later on.
Nanoparticle treatment developed to scrub water clean of oil pollution
Nobody likes oil in their water.
Scientists manage to keep proteins ‘alive’ outside cells
The discovery paves the way for advanced materials that have the same functionality as living organisms.
