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Climbers on Mount Everest will be ordered to buy poop bags and bring their waste back down with them, authorities say
To improve a smelly, unsightly situation, climbers scaling Mount Everest will be ordered to buy poo…
Joshua Zitser
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Plastic testes: Scientists analyse human testicles, find microplastics in every single one of them!
Eat right, exercise, get adequate sleep, manage your stress, avoid smoking and limit alcohol — thes…
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2 teens won $50,000 for inventing a device that can filter toxic microplastics from water
Two 17-year-olds created a new device to successfully filter microplastics from water using ultraso…
Ellyn Lapointe,Morgan McFall-…
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We've now found microplastics on the very highest and lowest points on Earth. Mount Everest is littered with them.
Microplastics are tiny fragments of plastic pollution that never break down. They're scattered acro…
Aylin Woodward
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'This is my year's earnings': Nepal's tourism industry is reeling after the Everest climbing season was canceled
Over 1 million workers in Nepal rely on tourism, but a nationwide lockdown has left many unable to …
Robert Leslie
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Mount Everest isn't the Earth's tallest mountain
Construction of a 14th telescope recently inspired mass protests on the mountainside by native Hawa…
Kelly Dickerson
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The companies polluting the planet have spent millions to make you think carpooling and recycling will save us
The plastics industry kickstarted recycling to avoid bans on plastic packaging. Decades later, BP i…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Coca Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo are the top global polluters in plastic waste
According to an annual audit conducted by environmental group Break Free From Plastic, of the to…
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Microplastics have been linked to a higher risk of heart attacks and stroke for the first time
This is the first time microplastics have been linked to health problems in humans, following decad…
Kim Schewitz
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Bill Nye says Coca-Cola is recycling its way to 'a world without waste.' He's wrong.
Coca-Cola is among the world's biggest plastic polluters. Recycling doesn't keep plastics out of la…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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We went inside a virtual simulation of a black hole, and it was a mind-bending experience
Vulcan's director of business development, Cooper Moo, said the commercial version of the Holodome …
Aria Bendix
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What's inside the Mariana Trench
They're crustaceans called amphipods. And some individuals can grow up to 30 centimeters long, or a…
Emily Park,Benji Jones,Benji …
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Oil giants are pivoting to plastic, which could backfire amid a growing crackdown
Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil company, struck a $69 billion deal to acquire Saudi Arabian c…