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Plastic Waste
Plastic waste are bottles, bags, microbeads, and other plastic objects that are disposed of. They are known to have an adverse impact on wildlife, habitats, and human health. Every year between 1 to 8 million tons of plastic waste enters the ocean.
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NOV 08, 2024Earth & The Environment
Right now, plastics are wreaking havoc on the environment. While plastics have been very useful, they are also quite tou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2024Earth & The Environment
Geologists divide time into epochs or series, with subdivisions, according to major variations in rock sequences. They m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2024Earth & The Environment
A new study reported in BMJ Global Health is highlighting the significant cost of bottled water. The study has estimated ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2024Earth & The Environment
Researchers went 'bioprospecting' in marine microbes, looking for those that can perform helpful functions like eating p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2024Earth & The Environment
About half of all of the plastics in the world have been created since only 2000, and we are now swimming in the stuff. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2024Plants & Animals
LONDON, 14 January 2024: LGC Biosearch Technologies™ has launched a nucleic acid extraction method, sbeadex& ...Sponsored By: LGC Biosearch TechnologiesFEB 08, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Our Contribution to Sustainability in the laboratory Accumax understands the importance of sustainability and the enviro ...FEB 05, 2024Immunology
Introduction Proteins are essential molecules in the human body that construct the building blocks of life. Long chains ...Sponsored By: MilliporeSigmaJAN 24, 2024Earth & The Environment
How do microplastics impact marine ecosystems? This is what a recent study published in PLoS One hopes to address as a t ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 02, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plastics are made from fossil fuels, and plastic production is a major contributor to climate change. Plastic is a tough ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Our Contribution to sustainability in the laboratory Accumax understands the importance of sustainability and the enviro ...NOV 13, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Data in Brief via ScienceDirect examines the alarming discovery of hundreds of toxic chemica ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 20, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A study conducted by Western University researchers found that hemp bioplastics make suitable packaging material. The st ...Written By: Kerry CharronAUG 31, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plastics have become a major problem, particularly when it comes to single-use, disposable plastics that are commonly us ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2023Technology
Researchers at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan have devised a new way to take plastic bottles that often fi ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUN 23, 2023Earth & The Environment
In a new study, researchers from the University of Cambridge explain how they have developed solar-powered technology to ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandJUN 05, 2023Microbiology
Sargassum is a brown macroalgae that is abundant in the ocean. It has many appendages and 'berries' that are ful ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2023Earth & The Environment
As fast fashion and production of goods ramps up around the world, textiles are an increasingly large portion of the was ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandMAY 25, 2023Microbiology
Plastic waste is a major problem around the world... But, one that microbes could help us tackle.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2023Earth & The Environment
Microplastics, also known as MPs, are tiny pieces of plastic that measure less than 5 millimeters (0.20 inches) across a ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 01, 2023Technology
Are artificial muscles the future in robotics? This is a question that an international team of researchers led by the M ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 23, 2023Space & Astronomy
An international team of researchers led by the University of Plymouth examined how the increasing number of satellites ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 22, 2023Chemistry & Physics
According to a 2022 facts sheet, plastic waste in the ocean has grown to alarming rates, with approximately 51 trillion ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 26, 2022Health & Medicine
Over the years, a number of studies have found evidence that reproductive health in men has been declining. Research has ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Right now, plastics are wreaking havoc on the environment. While plastics have been very useful, they are also quite tou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Geologists divide time into epochs or series, with subdivisions, according to major variations in rock sequences. They m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2024
Earth & The Environment
A new study reported in BMJ Global Health is highlighting the significant cost of bottled water. The study has estimated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Researchers went 'bioprospecting' in marine microbes, looking for those that can perform helpful functions like eating p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2024
Earth & The Environment
About half of all of the plastics in the world have been created since only 2000, and we are now swimming in the stuff.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2024
Plants & Animals
LONDON, 14 January 2024: LGC Biosearch Technologies™ has launched a nucleic acid extraction method, sbeadex&
...
Sponsored By:
LGC Biosearch Technologies
FEB 08, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our Contribution to Sustainability in the laboratory Accumax understands the importance of sustainability and the enviro
...
FEB 05, 2024
Immunology
Introduction Proteins are essential molecules in the human body that construct the building blocks of life. Long chains
...
Sponsored By:
MilliporeSigma
JAN 24, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How do microplastics impact marine ecosystems? This is what a recent study published in PLoS One hopes to address as a t
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 02, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are made from fossil fuels, and plastic production is a major contributor to climate change. Plastic is a tough
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Our Contribution to sustainability in the laboratory Accumax understands the importance of sustainability and the enviro
...
NOV 13, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Data in Brief via ScienceDirect examines the alarming discovery of hundreds of toxic chemica
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 20, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A study conducted by Western University researchers found that hemp bioplastics make suitable packaging material. The st
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
AUG 31, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plastics have become a major problem, particularly when it comes to single-use, disposable plastics that are commonly us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2023
Technology
Researchers at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan have devised a new way to take plastic bottles that often fi
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUN 23, 2023
Earth & The Environment
In a new study, researchers from the University of Cambridge explain how they have developed solar-powered technology to
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
JUN 05, 2023
Microbiology
Sargassum is a brown macroalgae that is abundant in the ocean. It has many appendages and 'berries' that are ful
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2023
Earth & The Environment
As fast fashion and production of goods ramps up around the world, textiles are an increasingly large portion of the was
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
MAY 25, 2023
Microbiology
Plastic waste is a major problem around the world... But, one that microbes could help us tackle.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Microplastics, also known as MPs, are tiny pieces of plastic that measure less than 5 millimeters (0.20 inches) across a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 01, 2023
Technology
Are artificial muscles the future in robotics? This is a question that an international team of researchers led by the M
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 23, 2023
Space & Astronomy
An international team of researchers led by the University of Plymouth examined how the increasing number of satellites
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 22, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
According to a 2022 facts sheet, plastic waste in the ocean has grown to alarming rates, with approximately 51 trillion
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 26, 2022
Health & Medicine
Over the years, a number of studies have found evidence that reproductive health in men has been declining. Research has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch