Artificial Intelligence Project With Predictive Mechanism To Improve Water Quality, Prevent Pollution Shows 90% Accuracy

Medicine & Technology Jun 16, 2023

A new project to will be using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to predict water pollution. Continue reading for more details.

Reusable Metal-Absorbing Sponge Coated With Nanoparticles Aids in Removing Heavy Metals From Water

May 16, 2023

Engineers from Northwestern University developed a new type of sponge that has the ability to absorb heavy metals from polluted water, providing potential solution in obtaining safe and clean drinking water. Find more information in this article.

Octopuses Are Making Human Trash Their Homes, Watch Baby Octopus Taking Shelter in a Beer Can

Mar 14, 2022

A systematic review of 261 underwater images reveals that octopuses are increasingly interacting with litter on the ocean floor. Check out some of the octopuses living in human trash.

WWF Russia, Scientists, and Surfers Report Mass Deaths of Marine Wildlife in Kamchatka

Oct 07, 2020

Experts fear that the waters of the Kamchatka region are contaminated by chemicals that leaked from two sites. Large amounts of marine wildlife were reported dead onshore and several feet away from the shore.

Poisonous Pollution Diverted Into The Ocean Through ‘Cheat Devices’ on Ships

Oct 04, 2019

The experts say that such diversion of pollutants into the ocean could ppose devastating effects of the wildlife.

Antibiotics and Pesticides Causes Pollution Across Europe

Apr 10, 2019

The overall health of humans as well as wildlife are threatened by the widespread pollution of pesticides and antibiotics in the streams all across Europe.

Plastic Bottles Is The Biggest Plastic Menace

Apr 09, 2019

Despite sustained effort in keeping the use of plastic bags low, people have overlooked the fact that they may only be cleaning up 1% of the total plastic used.

Microplastics Cause Major Problems in the Trenches

Mar 28, 2019

A team of scientists found man-made microfibers in the stomachs of crustaceans from the deepest trenches in the seas.

Microplastic Pollution Is Killing Us, Slowly

Mar 08, 2019

New Research study says that microplastic pollution is found just about anywhere in the world.

Seabird Deaths Culprit Points to Balloons

Mar 06, 2019

More seabirds die because of the accidental ingestion of floating marine debris, soft plastic like the pieces of a balloon being one of the most detrimental.

Robotic Fish With Biosensors Scours The Ocean For Water Pollution Data

May 17, 2017

Researchers have paved a way to study water pollution and its PH level changes through a robotic fish.

Glow in the Dark Tampons Could Shed Light on Water Pollution

Apr 03, 2015

While it may not be the most glamorous of scientific instruments, engineers believe that tampons could actually help clean up polluted rivers and streams.