Living in an area with high levels of air pollution can increase your risk of developing macular degeneration and going BLIND, study warns Experts from the UK studied 15,954 people aged 40–69 with no vision issues They monitored them for the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) And they compared this to the subjects’ average annual air … Read more
Three quarters of the microplastic pollution in the Arctic ocean is made up of polyester fibres from clothing and other textiles, a study has found. Canadian experts sampled seawater from 71 locations, finding that synthetic fibres more broadly make up types 92 per cent of microplastic pollution in the Arctic. Furthermore, sea water in the Arctic … Read more
Light pollution is a ‘blight on the night sky’ that is obscuring our view of the stars and should be controlled for the sake of future generations, a group of MPs claim. An influential cross-party coalition of MPs and Peers have set out ‘ten dark sky policies’ they say the government should introduce to tackle … Read more
The level of a toxic car exhaust pollutant dropped across parts of south London following the scrapping of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTN), according to a report. Levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were higher at 11 south London streets when residential roads were closed and dropped when seven Wandsworth Council schemes were halted, The Telegraph reports. … Read more
A National Geographic-backed experiment has shown how plastic bottles can travel almost 2,000 miles in just three months in natural waterways in Asia. UK researchers from placed GPS and satellite tags in plastic bottles in the Ganges river and the Bay of Bengal at the top of the Indian Ocean. The maximum distance travelled by … Read more
Birds living in urban areas have more chicks than those in the country because of light pollution prompting them to lay eggs earlier in the year, study finds. Researchers from California Polytechnic State University based examined data collected by the public on 58,506 nests from 142 species across North America. They found that urban birds are … Read more
Russian city’s rivers run RED from mystery pollution as ducks refuse to swim in the ‘toxic’ water The Iskitimka River has turned beetroot red after an apparent contamination Local officials said the water came from a blocked drain in Kemerovo city Two other Russian rivers have previously suffered similar discolouration By Will Stewart For Mail … Read more
Metal pollution left over from mining in the 19th century is weakening the shells of scallops off of the coast of the Isle of Man, a study has warned. Researchers led from York analysed shells from six areas around the island, looking at their thickness, strength and internal mineralogical composition. They said that the seabed … Read more
Volkswagen has big expectations for its new ID.3 electric car. The zero-emission family hatchback is hitting the UK with a price tag starting from less than £30,000 and is already in huge demand. And to keep orders flooding in, the German manufacturer has unveiled a new advertising campaign to celebrate the car’s carbon neutral production. … Read more
Volkswagen has big expectations for its new ID.3 electric car. The zero-emission family hatchback is hitting the UK with a price tag starting from less than £30,000 and is already in huge demand. And to keep orders flooding in, the German manufacturer has unveiled a new advertising campaign to celebrate the car’s carbon neutral production. … Read more