plastic

Teenager Invents Plastic Bag Made From Shrimp

Science fair winner Angelina Arora of Australia demonstrated a biodegradable plastic made from natural material. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA What were you…

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Microplastics are getting into mosquitoes, contaminating new food chains

Photo: Mosquitoes leave the water and take microplastics with them. Shaun Wilkinson/Shutterstock There is no doubt that plastic pollution in…

6 years ago

The Surprising Solution to Ocean Plastic

This talk was presented at a TED Institute event given in partnership with IBM. TED editors featured it among our…

6 years ago

Flint water bottles become Genusee eyeglass frames

In January 2016, Michigan native Ali VanOverbeke, 28, returned home from working as a designer for a clothing company in…

6 years ago

Bottled water, brought to you by fracking?

The link between fracking and the bottled water industry is one more reason to take back the tap The new…

6 years ago