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Increased Greenwashing Practices Caused by Interest in Sustainability

Rising demand for more sustainable products across all business sectors has also led to increased greenwashing practices in organizations globally. With no governmental mandates yet finalized (though...

‘Crystal critters’ self-eject from salty solution

Globules of crystallizing minerals can spontaneously eject themselves from a salt solution as they evaporate. This unexpected phenomenon, which was observed by researchers at...

Collaboration has mission to build UK’s first commercial quantum computer

The mission to build the UK’s first commercial quantum computer is gathering pace in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, at the facility of Oxford Instruments NanoScience. The...

We call out for greenwashing every other day, but how do we distinguish between poor intentions and imperfect outcome? As we all know by now,...

Apparently, climate change is now affecting our mental health, too. As if it wasn’t doing enough damage already, people are getting climate anxiety. It’s...

Apparently, climate change is now affecting our mental health, too. As if it wasn’t doing enough damage already, people are getting climate anxiety. It’s...

Nanoparticle sensors detect arsenic in drinking water

“About 785 million people are living without access to safe and clean drinking water; 140 million people in more than 50 countries have been...

5 ways you can give back to your community (even under lockdown)

Something I’m working to do more of this year is contribute more to my local community and those with less. If 2020 taught me...

Porous carbon aerogels might power future Mars missions

Lightweight composite materials containing more than 99% air could prove key to powering future space missions. The materials, known as porous carbon aerogels, make...

Commodifying and financializing nature

The rush continues to commodify soil carbon or other "ecosystem services" and trade these on some kind of markets. USDA is paving the way...

This post is a sponsored collaboration with Zero Co. When I started my waste journey back in 2012, I primarily wanted to reduce my...

The world doesn’t have a recycling crisis, it has an overconsumption crisis. These words (by my friend Oberon, author of the book The Family...

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