While disasters are common throughout the history of mankind, one of the worst environmental disasters began in China in 1958. It all started when Mao Zedong, the leader of the People’s Republic of China, was looking for ways to improve life in China. Mao Zedong undertook several massive campaigns aimed at modernizing and improving life. ...
It has been over seven years since Pennsylvania officials requested that the dumping of radium-laden fracking wastewater into surface waters be restricted. However, a new study has found high levels of radioactivity persist in stream sediments at three disposal sites. But the contamination is coming from the disposal of conventional oil and gas wastewater, and ...
Whether you make your sandwich or buy it from a shop could have a major impact on greenhouse gas emissions. Little was known about the environmental impacts of the humble sandwich until a comprehensive study of the carbon footprint of sandwiches was conducted. The new research studied both home-made and pre-packaged, and took into consideration ...
When you put out the recycling bin, do you stop to think about where your waste ends up? Would you be surprised to learn the answer, in most cases, is China? But now, China’s recycling ban threatens the entire recycling industry. For decades, shipping containers have been loaded with recyclable material and dispatched to China ...
While we read stories in the national media of a possible catastrophic eruption of the Yellowstone volcanic area, scientists are not so sure of the likelihood of such an event. In an effort to better understand the region’s subsurface geology, geologists are taking another look at geologic history. Geology professor Lijun Liu, who led the new research, has ...
While exploring volcanic rocks on Scotland’s Isle of Skye, geologists made a discovery literally out of this world — mineral forms that have only ever been found in space. The minerals were thrown out from a 60 million-year-old meteorite impact, previously unknown to scientists. This makes it the first known meteorite impact designated within the British Paleogene ...
While some local communities find hydraulic fracturing as benefiting the local economy, a new study shows the hidden health risks to infants born to mothers living within 2 miles of a hydraulic fracturing site. There is no doubt that hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, has turned small towns into energy capitals. However, what is ...
Researchers have developed a new technique that can be used to monitor the seismic activities around fracking operations that may help to reduce the likelihood of larger and potentially damaging earthquakes at fracking sites from occurring. The tiny tremors, which are caused by hydraulic fracturing of natural gas near the surface, may be an indication ...
Two “smoke rings” have been discovered off the Australian coast, leaving researchers believing that they could “suck up” small marine creatures carrying them at high speed for long distances across the ocean. Researchers from the University of Liverpool spotted the equivalent of smoke-rings in the Tasman Sea, off the southwest of Australia and in the ...
The Aquilaria tree is regarded by some as an “enduring symbol of Hong Kong.” Due to its being endangered, less than 100 remain in Hong Kong. The ancient trade of agarwood is what gave the harbor city its name, which in Cantonese means fragrant city. The oil derived from the wood is a key ingredient of ...
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