In the 100 years since it was invented, plastic has gone from being a wondrous time-saving material to a modern-day scourge, clogging our landfills, killing marine life and swirling around our oceans ...

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Artificial, or orbital, space junk consists of objects ranging from paint flecks from functioning space stations, to those as large as decades-old, inoperative spacecraft. As of August 2021, the ...

1.“Fast fashion is like fast food. After the sugar rush, it just leaves a bad taste in your mouth.” – Livia Firth, co-founder and creative director of Eco-Age, a leading consulting and creative agency ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) terminated Biden-era grant agreements worth $20 billion in March, on the basis that the program did not align with the agency’s priorities under the new ...

Governments and local municipalities must take action to reduce carbon emissions and look beyond “reduce, reuse, and recycle” programmes. The transport sector is responsible for releasing billions of ...

The Arctic is warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the world. This accelerated warming is modifying its environment and the geopolitical dynamics in the region. A melting Arctic is opening ...

In recent years, microplastics have been appearing in news headlines with the same creeping ubiquity with which they permeate our everyday lives and the natural world. Microplastics are defined as ...

The high seas – the vast waters beyond national jurisdiction – cover nearly two-thirds of our planet. They are home to some of Earth’s most mysterious and vital ecosystems, from migratory whales to ...

Project Drawdown, an extensive database of climate solutions, has added 11 new entries to its collection of over one hundred climate solutions. Founded in 2014 by Author and Entrepreneur Paul Hawken ...

Hidden behind its urban facade, Hong Kong is home to numerous nature reserves. In fact, 75% of Hong Kong land is actually rural and nearly pristine- making the stark contrast between skyscrapers and ...

Acid rain, or acid deposition, is defined or a term that includes any form of precipitation with acidic components, like sulphuric or nitric acid, that falls from the atmosphere in wet or dry forms, ...