Many designers are looking for alternatives to conventional materials. Carmen Hijosa of Spain has found one: she uses pineapple fibers to produce a fabric that can be used as a vegan alternative to leather. Who will win the race to be the next leather? The mushroom or the […]
Shoes, bags, armbands – Adi Reza Nughoro in the city of Bandung in Indonesia creates the raw material for such products from agricultural waste. His startup Mycotech makes leather from mushrooms. It’s easy on the environment and doesn’t involve killing animals. Here is a longer version on the […]
Bigger bees have larger brains and are better pollinators. Living in cities has an impact on bumblebee size. Bees are larger in urban areas and, because of their increased heft, they’re more productive than their rural relatives, according to new research. City life has advantages and disadvantages for bumblebees. Gardens, […]
A new study reveals stress-reducing benefits for office workers when even just viewing a small plant on their desk. According to a new study from researches at the University of Hyogo in Awaji, Japan, the mere sight of an indoor plant can reduce stress at work. “In modern […]
A last-minute menu change has switched out fish for mushrooms. The 77th annual Golden Globes is set to take place this coming Sunday, January 5, but guests may be in for a surprise. The dinner, held before the award ceremony, will feature a vegan menu, which the Hollywood […]
The fast food chain will also take old plastic toys and melt them down for re-purposing. Do you remember the two little girls, Caitlin and Ella, who started a petition earlier this summer asking fast food restaurants to get rid of their disposable plastic toys? They have been successful […]
This video shows that microplastics are nearly found in all bottled water: [
More research is needed to study the effects posed by microplastics in drinking water, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The international public health body has also called for a reduction in plastic pollution to reduce the global populations exposed to the substance. Microplastics – which are tiny […]
A recently published article informs us of the higher levels of mercury in fish, as they need to eat more due to increasing water temperatures. More info:
It may not be a cataclysmic turning point in the climate crisis, but global warming has officially come for your fish. According to a new study published in the journal Nature in August, higher ocean temperatures are causing the mercury content of certain fish to increase despite regulations aimed at […]
