Earth Day 2024
Catriona Eke looks at Earth Day and why we still need it now, over fifty years since it began.
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Is recycling a scam? (Part two)
The plastic industry has fooled the public into believing that recycling will offset it’s negative environmental impact. How exactly did they cause the global waste crisis and what should we…
Is recycling a scam? (Part one)
The UK government claims that 44.4% of household waste was recycled in 2020 but is that true? A deeper look at the recyling system reveals that all is not as…
A Message in a Bottle
"Sitting at the top of the shore was a clear plastic bottle containing a rolled up piece of paper with sellotape wrapped intensely around the screw-top. I had just found…
The Biggest Science and Technology Stories of 2018
From climate change to space travel, Charlotte Hartley recaps some of the most prominent and influential Science and Technology stories of 2018.
Plastics and Us: How Pollutants in Our Oceans Affect Us
Chemicals compose everything, including items that we are entirely dependent on, such as plastics and antibiotics to name a couple. Nonetheless there remains a sense of chemophobia - the fear…