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News & Articles By Edsel Cook
06/04/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Scientists discover a soil bacteria that commits “ecological suicide”
A joint team of American and German researchers recently discovered self-destructive behavior by soil bacteria that should serve as a cautionary tale for us humans. A Cosmos Magazine article stated that excessively large populations of these microbes often commit “ecological suicide,” where they accidentally wipe themselves out by polluting their surroundings. In their study, the […]
06/03/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Oil companies in Saudi Arabia use nanotechnology for petroleum extraction to minimize environmental pollution
There are few greater oxymorons than “environment-friendly oil company,” especially if said company is the biggest example in the world. But Saudi Aramco is trying to do just that, using nanotechnology to max out the petroleum from its oil wells while minimizing environmental pollution, an article in Nanowerks stated. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) professor Nancy Burnham […]
06/01/2018
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By Edsel Cook
39 percent of the total food waste in the U.S. caused by healthy eaters
Picking a healthy diet is good for the human body, but it might also be bad for the environment. Researchers from Vermont warned that healthy eaters are responsible for 39 percent of all food waste in the U.S., according to a LiveScience article. In their recently published study, the research team discovered that healthier diets […]
05/31/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Duke suspends its plans for a new gas power plant and will focus on generating energy from pig waste
Duke University has indefinitely suspended its plan for a natural gas power plant on its campus. According to an article in the Energy News Network, the school will be getting its energy needs from methane biogas made from hog waste. The decision is the culmination of a two-year struggle between the similarly-named but unrelated Duke Energy and an alliance […]
05/31/2018
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By Edsel Cook
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces first bat to be removed from the endangered species list
Here’s some good news you can definitely drink to. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced that the lesser long-nosed bat has made a full recovery. According to an EcoWatch article, the agave pollinator is the first U.S. bat species to be removed from the endangered species list. The lesser long-nosed bat is one […]
05/31/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Mushroom-based products could soon replace leather, cloth, and even bricks
A San Francisco Bay startup is using fungi-based materials as possible substitutes for leather, cotton, wood, and bricks. In a Waking Times article, the company showed that they could turn mushrooms into a sustainable source of eco-friendly biomaterials for many common products. In 2016, MycoWorks developed a way to turn fungi into a leather-like material […]
05/29/2018
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By Edsel Cook
New laser-based system can locate small methane leaks in an area of several square miles
Methane leaks in oil and gas production sites will soon be unable to escape notice. Colorado-based researchers are validating a laser-based spectroscopy technique that can “sniff” out the tiniest emissions over several square miles. According to a ScienceDaily article, the new system can monitor its assigned areas nonstop. The current approach to detecting methane emissions involves on-site […]
05/25/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Zero-waste cellphone now a reality: Researchers have perfected the process to completely recycle a phone
Fiberglass and resin are the main components of a cell phone, yet they are also the most commonly disposed parts. In a Science Daily article, Canadian researchers have come up with a process that neatly separates the two materials for recycling purposes. The new method is perhaps the first of its kind to lift organic resins […]
05/24/2018
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By Edsel Cook
The technology behind the largest battleship built by the Nazis still affects us today
The biggest battleship ever built by Nazi Germany hid itself from Allied bombers by deploying an artificial fog made from toxic chemicals. Seventy years after World War II, the effects of this technology are still felt in Norway, where local trees took many years to recover from the deadly air pollution, according to a Live Science […]
05/24/2018
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By Edsel Cook
“Rip Van Winkle” plants can remain dormant for 20 years to survive through difficult times
The fictional character Rip Van Winkle slept for 20 years and missed the American Revolution. Now, researchers have identified more than a hundred different real-life plants that can go dormant for just as long in order to make it through unfavorable periods, a EurekAlert article stated. The research team counted at least 114 species that […]
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