Bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor, is used in many clear hard plastics.
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The World’s Oceans, In Danger From Overfishing, Marine Degradation & Loss Of Habitat – World Bank
About 85 percent of ocean fisheries are fully exploited, over-exploited or depleted, including most of the stocks of the top 10 species, World Bank president Robert Zoellick told the World Oceans Summit in Singapore.
Rory McIlroy Aims Accenture Match Play Win To Clinch World No. 1 Ranking From Luke Donald
Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy aims to win the WGC-Accenture Match Play and takes over from Luke Donald as world No 1.
No Direct Evidence, Hydraulic Fracturing By Itself Contaminates Shallow Groundwater – Study
Hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking,’ is a process by which high-pressure injections of water, sand and chemicals are used to blast through rock to release oil and gas trapped inside.
Significant Link Is Drawn Between Climate Change & Fire Mortality Worldwide
Wildfires, peat fires and controlled burns on farming lands kill hundred thousands of people worldwide each year.
Frequent Text Messaging May Stunt Reading Skills – Study
People who read ‘traditional’ printed language such as books, magazines and newspapers are much more comfortable with accepting and understanding new words while heavy texters were less able to understand new words, and less willing to accept them, according to a recent study.
Critically Endangered Sea Creatures Face Extinction Unless Conservation Zones Are Made Mobile
Satellite tracking devices are now small and affordable enough that they can monitor the precise location, including the depth, of large numbers of sea creatures.
A 30,000 Years Old Seed Grown Back To Life By Scientists Into A Full Flowering Plant
The herbaceous Silene stenophylla plant, grown from fruit seeds stored more than 30,000 years ago.
Adam Lambert Joins Rockband Queen For A Concert At Sonisphere 2012 Rock Festival
The former American Idol Adam Lambert to showcase the stage with legendary rock band, Queen this summer at Knebworth Park for Sonisphere 2012.
Jeremy Lin Breaks The Barrier Of Stereotyping Where Only Selected Few Dare To Tread
Jeremy Lin is the NBA’s first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent.