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Around 2.5 billion single-use cups are used in the U.K. every year, yet fewer than 1% are recycled. They contribute to litter, contaminate recycling streams and increase waste management and street cleaning costs for local authorities and taxpayers.
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The seafloor is more than just the ground beneath the sea. Two-thirds of Earth's surface is covered by oceans, which have an average depth of almost 4 kilometers (2.5 miles).
What if cells that form scars after a spinal cord injury could become part of the repair process? Researchers have developed a genetic system that converts certain scar-forming cells into neurons…
The numbers are clear: Americans aren't getting enough fiber.
Scientists have found the first convincing direct evidence of radio signals coming out of the exoplanet Beta Pictoris b. Even if it's not aliens, it could still teach us something big about life in…
Dr. Dirk Knaust, a geologist with the Norwegian energy company Equinor ASA, has identified plesiosaur regurgitalites -- the technical term for fossilized vomit -- from preserved in rock cores drilled…
COP17: Update on 30x30 goal shows the world is off track, especially in the ocean, but campaigners say there is hope The post Is the target to protect 30% of Earth still achievable, and still…
