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Researchers conducted their two-part study using corals collected from waters off the North Carolina coast. (Photo: Pixabay)

Corals developing taste for plastics: Study

Researchers conducted their two-part study using corals collected from waters off the North Carolina coast.

25 Oct 2017 7:53 PM IST

Anu Tandon Vieira

Way to retyre!

Recycling and upcycling are key words for designer Anu Tandon Vieira, who uses discarded tyres and plastic ropes to...

17 Sept 2017 6:03 AM IST

Some eight million tonnes of plastic is dumped into oceans every year. (Photo: Pixabay)

New ultralight material offers many uses for plastic waste,...

The team had been looking for novel engineering applications to help reduce the global scourge of plastic waste.

30 Nov 2018 12:16 PM IST

Juhi Chawla destined to fight plastic

Pursuing the cause in full effect, Juhi believes it to be her destiny to make the world plastic-free.

5 Nov 2018 4:27 AM IST

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Ocean plastics raise risk of coral reef disease

Coral reefs are already under stress due to global warming.

26 Jan 2018 2:15 PM IST

Taiwan to ban disposable plastic items by 2030. (Photo: Pixabay)

Taiwan to ban disposable plastic items by 2030

The island started recycling plastic and pushing to reduce single-use plastic items more than a decade ago.

23 Feb 2018 1:41 PM IST

A picture a model sporting the glitter eye makeup trend.

Glitter's toxic, scientists want it banned

Experts believe glitter can be harmful for both skin and the environment.

2 Feb 2018 6:58 PM IST

Taiwan to ban disposable plastic items by 2030. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Infinitely' recyclable plastic developed

Polymers are a broad class of materials characterised by long chains of chemically bonded, repeating molecular units...

29 April 2018 6:51 PM IST

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Science Says: Amount of straws, plastic pollution is huge

437 million to 8.3 billion plastic straws are on the entire world's coastlines.

22 April 2018 11:15 AM IST

The production of this enzyme allowed a research team to produce something capable of digesting plastic most effectively. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists create plastic-eating enzyme

The production of this enzyme allowed a research team to produce something capable of digesting plastic more...

19 April 2018 4:08 PM IST

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Space study fashionable, waste management isn't

A huge economic opportunity arises from incorporating good waste management.

17 April 2018 12:45 AM IST

Half of all plastic enters oceans from just 5 rapidly growing economies in South-East Asia.

What nations are doing to stem flow

Concerted action in the form of a $5 billion annual spending on waste-management could trigger revamp packaging systems,...

17 April 2018 12:42 AM IST