Concrete Made with Shredded Diapers Is Just as Strong and Saves Landfill Space
Used diapers can replace up to 40 percent of the sand that is typically used in making concrete, lowering costs and keeping more trash out of landfills
Used diapers can replace up to 40 percent of the sand that is typically used in making concrete, lowering costs and keeping more trash out of landfills
World Biodiversity Day reminds us that the profound crises we confront are just different sides of the same coin
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More sustainable ways of removing persistent chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the environment are on the horizon.
New research says climate change was responsible for yet another withering heat wave, which baked South Asia in April
Dozens of people reported tremors on the island of Bornholm, but seismologists say there was no earthquake
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Solar-powered balloons detected strange, ultra-low-frequency rumblings in Earth’s stratosphere that, so far, scientists can’t identify
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