Upcycling is a form of recycling that involves transforming unwanted or useless products, waste products, and byproducts into high-value and functional repurposed and upcycled products. […]
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Cradle to Cradle: Principles, Examples, Pros, and Cons
During the 1970s, Swiss architect and industrial analyst Walter Stahel coined the expression “cradle to cradle” while developing a closed-loop approach to production processing. Further […]
CETO System: Clean Electricity and Water Desalination Using Ocean Waves
Australia-based Carnegie Wave Energy Limited installed its CETO technology system off the coast of Garden Island in Western Australia in late 2014 to use oceanic […]
Waste Incineration: Advantages and Disadvantages
Incineration or waste incineration is a waste disposal method and part of the overall solid waste management strategy positioned as an alternative to landfill. As […]
Climate Emergency Declaration
Several governments, scientists, climate activists, and media organizations around the world have declared a climate emergency to underscore further the need to tackle climate change […]
Nuclear Power: Advantages and Disadvantages
Nuclear energy or nuclear power primarily involves the generation of electricity based on the use of nuclear reaction and the corresponding release of nuclear energy […]
Spillover: How Viruses Jump from Animals to Humans
A spillover or cross-species transmission is the ability of a foreign virus to jump from one species to a new host species, and spread within […]
Polar Motion: The Causes of Spin Axis Drift
The Earth drifts and wobbles as it rotates on its spin axis. Scientists call this phenomenon as spin axis drift or polar motion. Note that […]
The Possible Effects of Melting Arctic
The Arctic is a polar region placed at the northernmost part of the Earth, thus encompassing the area around the North Pole. Covered most of […]
Proposed Solutions to Refreeze the Arctic
The continued warming of the globe due to human-induced climate change has resulted in the sustained melting of ice sheets and permafrost in the Arctic […]