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A 16-year-old boy builds a trash-eating robot to save the oceans and ends up becoming the UN’s youngest ‘Champion of the Earth’
With no investors, no credentials, and just $300 in savings, this teenager decided to clean the ocean... and somehow, it worked.
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Scientists enlist tiny helpers in fight against one of humanity's most pressing issues: 'A growth advantage'
The study's results could offer an affordable and effective solution. Scientists enlist tiny helpers in fight against one of ...
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Seattle’s Material Recovery Facility (MRF) is a cacophonic, colorful symphony of industry, and it almost never stops—because ...
Underwater Avalanches Are Pushing Microplastics Into the Deepest Reaches of the Ocean
It's impossible to be in the dark about the scourge of microplastics, but new light has been shone on how they end up in the deep sea: underwater avalanches.