Microplastics

We are drenched with ‘fixit’ messages here on the web. Eat less, exercise more. But how come we constantly hear of people doing just that and hey,...

"Sir, due to our new ‘honest food policy’, I am obliged to inform you that your Steak Bernaise has certain ingredients you may not be aware of." What...

A study focused on Barcelona, found that the sustainability benefits of avoiding bottled water far outweighed the perceived health benefits of drinkin...

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered several hundred different chemical substances in tap water stored in reusable plastic bott...

A study focused on Barcelona, found that the sustainability benefits of avoiding bottled water far outweighed the perceived health benefits of drinkin...

Plastics in your coffee? Do you use a plastic kettle?

The number of ‘new’ contaminants in our drinking water is rising. The EPA identified over 600, with safety research on them nowhere to be seen.

A (friendly) alien soon realises that he or she (or it) is talking to a bag of water. Nobel laureate Albert Szent-Gyorgyi takes it even further: “Lif...

"Pigs are not the only animal that wallows in its own filth. Fish and frogs on mood elevators, beta blockers and estrogen therapies should not be the...

I am always in wonder at how some people complain about having no money... and yet seem to have a blind spot on what they spend money on. Luckily for...

Ever wonder whether the drugs you ceased taking might still be getting into you? In your water?

Beating the microplastics problem in our clothes. Japanese scientists developed what they call a bulk acoustic wave (BAW) system, which uses piezo vib...