Bitcoin’s beefy environmental costs are worse than those of gold or red meat production
It can be hard to notice the real-world impact of digital assets – but they can be immense.
Tag: pollution
Tidying up: New plastic material is biodegradable both in the ocean and on dry land
This brings us one step closer to an Earth without plastic pollution.
Microplastic particles found in supermarket meat, milk, and in the bodies of farm animals in Holland
The findings showcase just how pervasive microplastic pollution has become on Earth.
India bans some single-use plastic products to tackle pollution — but leaves many on the table
There’s still a long way to go, but it’s a first step in the nation of almost 1.4 billion people
The booming space tourism industry may undo decades of ozone layer regeneration
Going to space is a fantasy many are willing to pay a lot of money to fullfill, but is the ...
Pollution kills over 9 million people every year, 66% more than two decades ago
Industrial pollution is the largest problem, mainly concentrated in Asia
Lead exposure from gasoline has affected the IQ of 1 in 2 Americans since the 1940s
Leaded gasoline may have stolen 800 million IQ points from the country.
‘There’s too much plastic on Earth’, a new study warns
Limiting production seems to be the practical solution, the authors say.
Snowfall in the Alps is full of plastics particles
This study says plastic pollution in the air is way worse than we imagined.
COVID lockdowns led to less lightning in the sky
Less pollution during the COVID-19 lockdowns meant there were fewer aerosols in the atmosphere.
Mountain streams aren’t pristine any longer — not when humans move in
Human development has an immense effect on sediment and pollution levels in mountain streams.
Wild microorganisms are evolving to eat plastic pollution
We've put so much plastic pollution out there that bacteria are trying to eat it.
We could blast microplastics out of water using loudspeakers, although the tech is still young
There are some concerns regarding the use of this tech near marine life, but the concept works.
We could store car exhaust and use it to fuel our crops, in about a decade or so
I'm always down for more food and less exhaust.
Leaky pipes in Baltimore are funneling a lot of pharmaceuticals into local waterways
The paper illustrates how outsized an effect old or damaged infrastructure can have on our environment.
Pollution could be sucking the youth out of you, quite literally
Our messy ways were bound to catch up to us at some point.
Earth’s carbon dioxide levels hasn’t been this high in mankind’s entire history
It's been almost 5 million years since CO2 levels were this high.
Humanity is making everything saltier around us, and it’s hurting the environment (and our infrastructure)
"We used to think about adding salts as not much of a problem," the authors say. "But we realized that ...
Driving to work? You’re probably inhaling dangerous chemicals
Better grab your bike or walk instead. But if you must drive, at least open the window.
In parts of Africa, a better economy means less pollution
Fewer people are using fires to manage land, which means less pollution.