Landfill Leachate Poses a Growing Global Threat to Groundwater, Major Review Finds
A global synthesis of 422 studies across 78 countries shows that landfill leachate, laden with heavy metals, PFASs, and microplastics, ...
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Kitchen Composters Put to the Test: Electric Units Lose Their Edge in Head-to-Head Trial
A replicated trial of four household composting devices found that electric units offered convenience but no faster compost stabilization, with ...
Labs Throw Away Millions of Tonnes of Plastic. A Simple Sorting Scheme Could Recycle It
Researchers have shown that separately collecting polystyrene and polypropylene from laboratory waste before autoclaving can recover high-quality recyclable polymers and ...
Microplastics Are Flooding Malaysian Cities, and the Laws Are Not Ready
A comparative policy analysis finds Malaysian cities heavily contaminated with microplastics yet governed by legislation that never explicitly addresses them, ...
Why the Circular Economy Became Sustainability’s Most Powerful Buzzword
A new analysis argues that the circular economy's dominance in policy and business stems from its status as a 'magic ...
Hidden metals in rubble: construction waste quietly poisons Ghana’s soils
Researchers in Kumasi, Ghana, have mapped how heavy metals leach from construction and demolition waste into underlying soils, finding that ...
Grassroots Innovations Emerge as Hidden Engine of India’s Plastic Circular Economy
A new study of fifteen community-led initiatives reveals how grassroots innovation is driving India's transition to a circular economy for ...
Discarded Rubber Gloves Could Give Farm Soil a Surprising Boost
Researchers found that sterilized, crushed waste natural rubber latex gloves mixed into soil at ten percent by weight boosted plant ...
Storage Time Quietly Erodes the Climate Case for Bagasse Biogas
New research shows that prolonged storage of sugarcane bagasse lowers methane yields, shifts optimal food-to-microorganism ratios downward, and raises the ...
Green Spaces May Hold the Key to Circular Cities in the Global South
A new review argues that urban green infrastructure, from community gardens to million-tree campaigns, should be treated as the spatial ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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