Scientists Find Wastewater Bacteria That Break Down PET Plastic, Aiding Pollution Control

Scientists Find Wastewater Bacteria That Break Down PET Plastic, Aiding Pollution Control

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Our environment continues to grapple with plastic pollution, with microplastics infiltrating the air, food, and water. Scientists are actively seeking methods to break down this persistent material. A new development has identified bacteria in wastewater that can degrade polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a plastic…

Polar Bear Fur’s Natural Oil Prevents Ice Build-Up, Study Finds

Polar Bear Fur’s Natural Oil Prevents Ice Build-Up, Study Finds

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Polar bears rely on their thick fur and blubber to survive in the Arctic, but recent research has revealed that their fur also plays a crucial role in preventing ice accumulation. Unlike other cold-weather animals, which rely on structural adaptations in feathers or…

Get a fjord escape on an eco-cruise along the Norwegian cost
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Get a fjord escape on an eco-cruise along the Norwegian cost

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Looking at Norway on the map, you could imagine that Thor took his hammer to it, splintering the elongated coastline into bits. In fact, its 63,962 miles, incorporating 50,000 islands and 1,190 fjords, was created by Ice Age glaciers, making it the second-longest…

Hippie Oko Farms volunteers to get evicted from NYC plot before they can harvest crops
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Hippie Oko Farms volunteers to get evicted from NYC plot before they can harvest crops

About 600 urban farmers say they are being evicted from their Williamsburg plot so suddenly that they won’t even be able to harvest their last batch of crops. The volunteer gardeners toiling for Oko Farms — which provides fresh produce to low-income Brooklynites — was warned by Two Trees Management in…

NYC’s first ‘Make Food, Not Waste’ restaurant week aims to produce zero waste
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NYC’s first ‘Make Food, Not Waste’ restaurant week aims to produce zero waste

Zero waste doesn’t mean zero taste, if you ask these top chefs. A dozen of New York City’s most celebrated restaurants and bars have accepted the challenge to produce no food waste for an entire week as part of the first-ever Make Food, Not Waste Restaurant Week. Pegged to the…

Coastal communities face ‘catastrophic flooding’ from rising sea levels | Climate News

Coastal communities face ‘catastrophic flooding’ from rising sea levels | Climate News

Surging sea levels are creating “a rising tide of misery” that threaten the future of nearly a billion people that live in low-lying coastal areas, the UN chief has warned, as they become increasingly vulnerable to storm surges, coastal erosion and flooding. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the…

Nusantara: Indonesia’s costly ‘symbol of progress’ set for inauguration | Business and Economy News

Nusantara: Indonesia’s costly ‘symbol of progress’ set for inauguration | Business and Economy News

Medan, Indonesia – Nusantara, the future capital city of Indonesia, will be inaugurated on the country’s Independence Day on Saturday, as the country looks to replace Jakarta, which has served as the capital since Indonesia declared independence from the Dutch in 1945. A heaving metropolis of at least 11 million…

Mexico City is sinking, running out of water: How can it be saved? | Sustainability

Mexico City is sinking, running out of water: How can it be saved? | Sustainability

Mexico City, Mexico – Walking through Mexico City’s historic Zocalo district, Dario Solano-Rojas points to signs of a subterranean catastrophe that is under way. The roads are uneven in the city’s central plaza, the streets and walkways are sloped and twisting. Many building foundations have sunk dramatically while others have…