A lot of ‘recycled’ plastic is being burned overseas – and causing widespread pollution linked to health problems
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Arabica Coffee Tumbles on Brazil Harvest Pressures
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‘Gateway to full-scale fracking’: Santos could drill for new gas in Northern Territory within weeks | Santos
Santos could begin new drilling for gas in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo basin within weeks after the Finocchiaro…
Endangered crested ibises return to Japanese wild decades after extinction
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Can you not? Plastic and metal ‘franken-can’ named Australia’s worst packaging at Unpackit awards | Plastics
A single-use plastic and metal drinking vessel dubbed a “franken-can” has been given the dubious honour of the…
5 animals more dangerous to humans than sharks (and some will surprise you)
When we think about “dangerous animals,” sharks often come to mind. They are widely portrayed as fearsome predators,…
UN urges world to be ready for El Niño extreme heat risk
The World Meteorological Organisation has confirmed that warm waters in the tropical Pacific Ocean are fuelling the development…
Shinjuku street drinkers ignoring “No Littering” warnings
TOKYO (TR) – The neon-lit streets of Shinjuku Ward’s bustling nightlife districts face a mounting crisis of widespread…
Lack of flood-warning system raises the question: what is the State’s job? – The Irish Times
Exactly 10 years ago, I worked on a project at the European Space Agency (ESA) exploring who, if…
Amazon oil drilling plan excludes unique hybrid manatees too big for rescue
Brazil’s environmental agency approved oil drilling off the mouth of the Amazon River, even though oil company…
An autonomous submarine named Ran mapped 54 square miles under Antarctica’s Dotson Ice Shelf and found plateaus, terraced “steps,” and teardrop pits carved by basal melt, then lost contact and disappeared, leaving behind data that shows why melt can concentrate in hidden fractures models often miss
Ran, a robot submarine sent beneath West Antarctica’s Dotson Ice Shelf, returned a set of rare maps before…
Ocean Acidification
Ocean acidification is the long-term decline in seawater pH caused by the ocean’s absorption of atmospheric carbon dioxide.…