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Mutated Plastic-Munching Enzyme Accidentally Created During Lab Experiment

3 years ago

Mutated Plastic-Munching Enzyme Accidentally Created During Lab Experiment

George Dvorsky

A Colossal ‘Fatberg’ Clogging London’s Sewer Is Ten Times Bigger Than The Last One

3 years ago

A Colossal ‘Fatberg’ Clogging London’s Sewer Is Ten Times Bigger Than The Last One

George Dvorsky

Australian Scientists Are Turning Cigarette Butts Into ‘Cooling’ Building Materials

4 years ago

Australian Scientists Are Turning Cigarette Butts Into ‘Cooling’ Building Materials

The Staggering Amount Of Plastic We’ve Produced, And What We’ve Done With It

4 years ago

The Staggering Amount Of Plastic We’ve Produced, And What We’ve Done With It

George Dvorsky

A Staggering Amount Of Fish Is Wasted Each Year

4 years ago

A Staggering Amount Of Fish Is Wasted Each Year

George Dvorsky

Biodegradable Vibrators Won’t Screw The Earth

4 years ago

Biodegradable Vibrators Won’t Screw The Earth

Hong Kong’s Beaches Are Suddenly Covered In Garbage And No One Knows Why

5 years ago

Hong Kong’s Beaches Are Suddenly Covered In Garbage And No One Knows Why

Sophie Kleeman

China’s Enormous Derelict Shopping Mall Does Not Bode Well For Humanity’s Future

5 years ago

China’s Enormous Derelict Shopping Mall Does Not Bode Well For Humanity’s Future

Maddie Stone

Are We Recycling Too Much Of Our Trash?

5 years ago

Are We Recycling Too Much Of Our Trash?

Thomas Kinnaman

Americans Have 115% More Garbage Than We Thought

5 years ago

Americans Have 115% More Garbage Than We Thought

Jon Powell, Julie Zimmerman & Timothy G Townsend

These Sneakers Are Made Entirely From Ocean Waste

6 years ago

These Sneakers Are Made Entirely From Ocean Waste

Jamie Condliffe

NYC Produces Twice As Much Garbage As Any Other Large City On Earth

6 years ago

NYC Produces Twice As Much Garbage As Any Other Large City On Earth

Alissa Walker

The Fukushima Cleanup Wasted Half A Billion Dollars On Bad Technology

6 years ago

The Fukushima Cleanup Wasted Half A Billion Dollars On Bad Technology

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

‘Biodegradable’ Plastic Is Not So Biodegradable After All

6 years ago

‘Biodegradable’ Plastic Is Not So Biodegradable After All

Sarah Zhang

Watch How New York’s Enormous Organic Garbage System Works

6 years ago

Watch How New York’s Enormous Organic Garbage System Works

Nicholas Stango

Here’s What Happens To Your Beer Can After You Recycle It

7 years ago

Here’s What Happens To Your Beer Can After You Recycle It

Jordan Kushins

Venezuela Is Turning Thousands Of Abandoned Cars Into Houses

7 years ago

Venezuela Is Turning Thousands Of Abandoned Cars Into Houses

Adam Clark Estes

A Plane Fuelled By Garbage Could Soon Fly You From New York To London

7 years ago

A Plane Fuelled By Garbage Could Soon Fly You From New York To London

Sarah Zhang

This Obsidian Mirror Was Once Toxic Chemical Waste

7 years ago

This Obsidian Mirror Was Once Toxic Chemical Waste

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

A Toxic And Deadly Week In Landscape Reads

7 years ago

A Toxic And Deadly Week In Landscape Reads

Sarah Zhang

You’ll Never Believe All The Things Made Out Of Chicken Feathers

7 years ago

You’ll Never Believe All The Things Made Out Of Chicken Feathers

Sarah Zhang

Ecstasy In London? Heroin In Zagreb? The Answer Is Found In The Sewers

7 years ago

Ecstasy In London? Heroin In Zagreb? The Answer Is Found In The Sewers

Brian Bienkowski - Environmental Health News

Is Human Pee The Future Of Fertiliser?

7 years ago

Is Human Pee The Future Of Fertiliser?

Sarah Zhang

A Tour Of The Largest Commingled Recycling Plant In The US

7 years ago

A Tour Of The Largest Commingled Recycling Plant In The US

Nick Stango

London Shuts Down Creepy, Phone-Tracking ‘Smart’ Garbage Bins

8 years ago

London Shuts Down Creepy, Phone-Tracking ‘Smart’ Garbage Bins

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

This Real-Life WALL-E Cruises Around Landfills Spotting Gas With Lasers

8 years ago

This Real-Life WALL-E Cruises Around Landfills Spotting Gas With Lasers

Adam Clark Estes

Science & Health

8 years ago

How Much Food Do We Waste Every Year?

Casey Chan

A Garbage-Crushing Bin You Control With Your Bare Hands

8 years ago

A Garbage-Crushing Bin You Control With Your Bare Hands

Andrew Liszewski

Oslo Is So Good At Recycling That It Has Run Out Of Rubbish

8 years ago

Oslo Is So Good At Recycling That It Has Run Out Of Rubbish

Andrew Tarantola

How Astronauts Turn Pee Into Drinking Water

Science & Health

8 years ago

How Astronauts Turn Pee Into Drinking Water

Eric Limer

These Stacking Bins Make Separating Papers And Plastics A Cinch

8 years ago

These Stacking Bins Make Separating Papers And Plastics A Cinch

Andrew Liszewski

Monster Machines: This Water Treatment Plant Is Powered By Poop

Science & Health

8 years ago

Monster Machines: This Water Treatment Plant Is Powered By Poop

Andrew Tarantola

Monster Machines: The Future Of Nuclear Power

Science & Health

8 years ago

Monster Machines: The Future Of Nuclear Power

Andrew Tarantola

The First Shot Of World War III Will Be Fired By Russia’s Mighty Poop Tank

8 years ago

The First Shot Of World War III Will Be Fired By Russia’s Mighty Poop Tank

Andrew Liszewski

How Your Brain Cleans Itself

Science & Health

9 years ago

How Your Brain Cleans Itself

Jamie Condliffe

This Is How Much Water It Takes To Make Jeans, Burgers, Pizza And Other Stuff

9 years ago

This Is How Much Water It Takes To Make Jeans, Burgers, Pizza And Other Stuff

Casey Chan

Recycling Paper From Poop: I’m Not Sure I Want To Save The Planet That Badly

Science & Health

9 years ago

Recycling Paper From Poop: I’m Not Sure I Want To Save The Planet That Badly

Andrew Tarantola

Toilet Freezes Your Poop To Stop It Stinking

Science & Health

9 years ago

Toilet Freezes Your Poop To Stop It Stinking

Mario Aguilar

The Denver Zoo’s Poo-Powered Rickshaw

Science & Health

9 years ago

The Denver Zoo’s Poo-Powered Rickshaw

Andrew Tarantola

New Microbial Fuel Cells Could Turn Sewage Plants Into Power Plants

Science & Health

9 years ago

New Microbial Fuel Cells Could Turn Sewage Plants Into Power Plants

Andrew Tarantola

Olympics Will Have Bombproof Rubbish Bins With LCD Screens

9 years ago

Olympics Will Have Bombproof Rubbish Bins With LCD Screens

Casey Chan

9 years ago

What Is This?

Andrew Liszewski

Toilet Trouble On Navy Carrier Leaves Sailors Doing Pee-Pee Dance

9 years ago

Toilet Trouble On Navy Carrier Leaves Sailors Doing Pee-Pee Dance

Roberto Baldwin

Burj Khalifa’s Plumbing: Fewer Pipes, More Trucks

9 years ago

Burj Khalifa’s Plumbing: Fewer Pipes, More Trucks

Jesus Diaz

MARS Arm Blasts Away Radioactive Waste

Science & Health

9 years ago

MARS Arm Blasts Away Radioactive Waste

Andrew Tarantola

What Comes Out Goes Back In With The Microbial Home

9 years ago

What Comes Out Goes Back In With The Microbial Home

Jack Loftus

Man Sets Neighbourhood Ablaze Trying To Turn Poo Into Gold

9 years ago

Man Sets Neighbourhood Ablaze Trying To Turn Poo Into Gold

Kyle Wagner

This Automated Poop Scooper Will Pick A Peck Of Piles

Science & Health

9 years ago

This Automated Poop Scooper Will Pick A Peck Of Piles

Andrew Tarantola

Aussie ‘E-Waste Hell’ In Ghana

9 years ago

Aussie ‘E-Waste Hell’ In Ghana

Your House Could Be Made Of Recycled Nappies Someday

9 years ago

Your House Could Be Made Of Recycled Nappies Someday

Kelly Hodgkins

Human Poop Is Killing The Coral

Science & Health

10 years ago

Human Poop Is Killing The Coral

Kristen Philipkoski

Texas Town Is Drinking Recycled Pee Water Because Of Drought

10 years ago

Texas Town Is Drinking Recycled Pee Water Because Of Drought

Casey Chan

Tennessee To Be Proud Owner Of 1000 Tons Of Radioactive Waste

10 years ago

Tennessee To Be Proud Owner Of 1000 Tons Of Radioactive Waste

Seth Abramovitch

An Obscenely Stinky Waste Facility Is Destroying A California Town

10 years ago

An Obscenely Stinky Waste Facility Is Destroying A California Town

Casey Chan

Gazelle Gets Into The Reselling Business

10 years ago

Gazelle Gets Into The Reselling Business

Jack Loftus

Canadian Waste Plant Will Power Itself Using Soda And Beer

Science & Health

10 years ago

Canadian Waste Plant Will Power Itself Using Soda And Beer

Davey Alba

Infrared Look At 123 Tons Of Nuclear Waste Reveals Hot Mess

Science & Health

10 years ago

Infrared Look At 123 Tons Of Nuclear Waste Reveals Hot Mess

Rosa Golijan

Shit-Eating Poo-Gloos Look Like They Came From Outer Space

Science & Health

10 years ago

Shit-Eating Poo-Gloos Look Like They Came From Outer Space

Kat Hannaford

Barilliant Sacrifices Free Drinks To The Gods Of Profit

13 years ago

Barilliant Sacrifices Free Drinks To The Gods Of Profit

Howard’s Internet Porn Filter Nothing But An Expensive Failure, Much Like Wendell Sailor

13 years ago

Howard’s Internet Porn Filter Nothing But An Expensive Failure, Much Like Wendell Sailor