A first step towards integrating marine plastics into urban recycling
In response to the millions of tons of marine litter, mostly plastics, floating on the oceans, the need to manage this waste ...
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What Is the Solar Wind?
Since the solar wind’s particles are charged, they follow these spiraled magnetic field lines as they burst out from the Sun. As they travel, the particles and magnetic field can create what are known ...
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Best solar garden lights
The plastic coating that surrounds the wire is green, as opposed to clear which you get with other sets of solar garden lights, so the corrosion is harder to spot, but it is there. Because of this, ...
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Banana For Scale
Related Explainer: What Is The 'Banana For Scale' Meme? The Origin And Meaning Of The 'Banana For Scale' Meme Explained On March 30th, 2005, a photo of a banana placed against a TV set was posted on ...
CNN25d
Solar Orbiter captures the highest-resolution images of the sun’s surface yet
Mark Miesch, research scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center, appreciated that both large-scale features, like solar magnetism ...
The Statesman25d
Harnessing solar energy and lessons on plastic waste management
“Waste to Wealth” workshop engaged 100 school children to transform single-use plastic waste into educational and artistic models. A workshop on the fabrication of solar lanterns was also ...
HuffPost25d
There's A Scary Rumor About Black Plastic Cookware — Should You Throw Yours Out?
Now, a study published in Chemosphere, which was led by researchers at Toxic-Free Future and the Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment at Vrije Universiteit, gives even more reason to ...
Solar Power World25d
Canadian Solar subsidiary to manufacture utility-scale BESS in Kentucky
Canadian Solar subsidiary e-STORAGE announced this week its intentions ... Production should begin in late 2025, with full-scale operations expected by early 2026. “We are proud to be a part of the ...
The Independent25d
Trillions of pieces of plastic are estimated to float in oceans around the world
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The ...
Los Angeles Times27d
Your cool black kitchenware could be slowly poisoning you, study says. Here’s what to do
That’s the alarming message from a new study published in the journal Chemosphere. Cooking with any plastic utensil has long been seen as worrisome because heat can cause chemicals in the ...
Seattle Times27d
Your black plastic spatula could be slowly poisoning you, study says. Here’s what to do
That’s the alarming message from a new study published in the journal Chemosphere. Cooking with any plastic utensil has long been seen as worrisome because heat can cause chemicals in the ...
USA Today27d
Solar flares, downed satellites: Sun's solar max creates havoc in Earth's atmosphere
The sun’s solar weather has caused several atmospheric events since entering its solar maximum phase on Oct. 15, according to NASA. The phenomenon happens about every 11 years as the sun's ...