Hey, you probably aren’t cleaning your carpets and rugs enough. And if your home or the room they’re in in damp then they’re probably growing mold. Which is a real bummer. And not great to breathe in. A new study has revealed that we’ve gotta stay on top of cleaning our rugs because mold and fungi set in fast.
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Ice loss is speeding up and this is not great. The more ice that melts, the higher the seas rise which puts more people in danger from coastal flooding and displacement. Doing what we can to slow the climate crisis is one thing but we must all be prepared for a world where our coasts are different.
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Talking about climate change is politically polarizing. It shouldn’t be, we all live on the same planet, together, but the subject has been taken up by political circles and people tend to fall on different sides of the debate. But by using moral foundations theory, maybe we can get everyone to agree.
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In conjunction with washing your hands, you should also stop touching your face. Trust me, you do this more than you think you do. We all do. If you’re finding yourself struggling with this, check out the web app, Don’t Touch Ya Face, the app that will remind you not touch your. . . face.
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The world runs on energy. A lot of it and we need to move away from emission causing energy sources. Hydrogen fuels have been one that researchers look towards. A new breakthrough using, of all things, rust lead to a massive production of hydrogen that is potentially safer.
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We talk about the climate crisis as if it is a future event but we’re already being affected by it all over the world. You’ve no doubt heard about the warm year we just had but it’s not just the heat. We’re already seeing food shortages, floods, and other issues.
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Fossil fuels are just don’t have a future with us if we want to have a future. Science is working on alternatives and as it turns out, biomass fuels are one way that we can shift the tides on climate change. These fuels, made of various plants, can actually reduce carbon.
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Covid-19 is pretty serious but the best line of defense is still washing your hands. You should wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds to ensure they’re all the way clean. The easiest way to do this is to sing a song so you get the proper timing. Make it personal with Wash Your Lyrics, the site that will generate a hand washing chart with lyrics from a song you choose.
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A new law in California makes it possible for diners to bring their own take out containers to eateries and although this sounds great, it turns out letting people use their own Tupperware is quite a hassle. Still, this could cut down on one, very specific type of waste overall.
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It’s not in your head, this past winter really was mild for Europe. It is the second warmest on record for the continent beat out only by the 2015/2016 year. This may seem like a good thing, after all, no one likes a bitter cold winter, but it’s not such a great trend.
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Wastewater can’t be used for much of anything. In fact, it’s pretty much not able to be used for anything at all, unless it’s been treated. Forward osmosis may provide a cost effective way to clean water in the future to bring more options for wastewater that isn’t consumable.
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Trees are really important in the climate crisis. The carbon sinks that tropical forests provide, specifically, have been seen as a sort of savior during climate change. The trees absorb the carbon and actually do great with the extra carbon dioxide in the air. But unfortunately they’re not doing so great with the other issues with climate change and may be putting more carbon into the air as they die.
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Making plastic that degrade in the ocean isn’t impossible, it’s VERY doable in a number of different ways in fact! But it turns out that implementing such things in a cost effective manner is a bit beyond us at this time so lets not ignore immediate benefits of the Three R’s, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.
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Leather jackets look very cool, this is just a fact. But the production of leather has it’s drawbacks. Specifically, it’s not very sustainable. If you want the look without the waste, check out Adriano Di Marti, the company that makes leather from cactus.
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You’re not on your computer all the time, why not let it help out science? Download Folding or Rosetta @ home and sign your computer up to handle some of the processing needed for research on the Covid-19 virus and help everyone really.
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