Plastic trash in bird nests documents the Anthropocene epoch
What if expiration dates could tell us more than when something goes bad? Scientists have found that dates on plastic food ...
New Food Magazine1d
Leftover challenges: the current state of PFAS in food packaging
Learn about the challenges of PFAS in food packaging, recent policy progress, and the need for safer alternatives. Authored ...
Plastic Triggered a New Geological Epoch—and the Evidence May Be in Bird Nests
Researchers reconstructed the history of an unusual 30-year-old bird nest based on the expiration dates printed on plastic ...
ZME Science on MSN1d
Birds are building nests out of decades-old plastic trash and it’s a record of the Anthropocene
The most striking discovery was a nest built on an abandoned foundation pile in Amsterdam’s Rokin canal. Over decades, it had ...
Scientists break down plastic using a simple, inexpensive catalyst and air
Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern University chemists have developed a simple new method for breaking down plastic waste.
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Yep, Microplastics Are in Your Food—How Worried Should You Be?
There’s a good chance you’re aware that plastic water bottles, as well as other types of plastic packaging and kitchen ... According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the presence ...
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Space Travel: Earth, Oxygen, and the Final Frontier
The film discusses the essential needs for survival—oxygen, food, and water—shared by humans and animals. It highlights how ...
NASA launches newest space telescope to seek life’s key ingredients
NASA has launched the SPHEREx telescope to uncover the ingredients for life in our galaxy, as well as the PUNCH mission to study the sun’s mysteries.
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YUTOECO launches FluoZero for food packaging in China
Credit: YUTOECO. YUTOECO, a Chinese provider of eco-friendly packaging solutions, has introduced FluoZero, a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-free greaseproof technology specifically created ...
The New York Times1d
Space and Astronomy
By Kenneth Chang The former Google chief executive is taking a controlling interest in Relativity Space, which aims to build low-cost, reusable rockets to compete against Elon Musk’s SpaceX and ...
Business Insider5d
SpaceX's Starship lost control, spun wildly, and exploded just as it reached space
SpaceX's Starship lost control and started spinning wildly just as it reached space on Thursday, causing major flight disruptions in Florida over the possibility of falling debris. SpaceX lost ...