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Home » Science Topics » Sustainability » Page 2

Category: Sustainability

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City waste could support urban farming

Posted on March 17, 2025October 1, 2025 by Madeline Taylor

Researchers found that adding city waste products to local farms promoted a healthy soil microbiome and improved how tomatoes taste.

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    Researchers develop new eco-friendly fashion

    Posted on November 11, 2024June 26, 2025 by Bhargabi Banerjee

    Scientists modified bacteria to produce an eco-friendly, self-coloring leather substitute, in a step toward sustainable fashion.

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      What’s making Earth’s atmosphere drier?

      Posted on June 10, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

      Scientists investigated humidity patterns in tree rings across Europe to test whether recently drier air is natural or caused by global…

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        Scientists reevaluate global methane emissions

        Posted on October 16, 2023June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

        Researchers used high-resolution satellite data to show the amount of methane entering the atmosphere currently surpasses the amount removed…

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          Biofilm technology for powering wearables

          Posted on November 28, 2022June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

          Scientists devised a new method for converting energy from evaporation into electricity, using sustainable microbial biofilms. This device…

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            Can insects munch their way through our plastic problem?

            Posted on November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 by Erica Curles

            The invention of plastic improved human lives in many ways, but it has also created a lot of waste. Plastic waste can take centuries to…

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              How long will plastic waste stick around in the deep sea?

              Posted on August 15, 2022June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

              Plastics are ideal for use in household and industrial products because they are strong and elastic, but these properties also make them…

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                What is direct heating and how does it impact our future?

                Posted on January 7, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                You hear people panicking about climate change. But what about direct heating? Even if there was no climate change, our energy use still…

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                  Is humanity ready to live in space?

                  Posted on December 1, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                  This article explores incentives for projects spanning millennia, and determines which of those incentives would provide the most successful…

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                    Fungi may be able to help clean up polluted water

                    Posted on November 24, 2020December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

                    Human activities such as coal mining and processing can cause high levels of selenium contamination, which can be harmful to human health.…

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