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Dissolving peanuts | Day 139

Dissolving peanuts | Day 139

Styrofoam is not all there is. Meet the starch packing peanut, allegedly edible, and supposedly water-soluble.

Posted on January 2, 2015January 4, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags chemistry, environment, starchLeave a comment on Dissolving peanuts | Day 139
Microplastics, or a tale in human stupidity | Day 70

Microplastics, or a tale in human stupidity | Day 70

Don’t buy abrasive toothpastes and facial scrubs with plastic, because one day they’ll come back and give you cancer.

Posted on October 25, 2014Categories 365 Science StoriesTags environment, microplastics, pollution2 Comments on Microplastics, or a tale in human stupidity | Day 70
Three sentences on the shrinking sea | Day 46

Three sentences on the shrinking sea | Day 46

Once the world’s fourth largest lake in Central Asia, the 5.5 million year old Aral Sea has been shrinking for decades.

Posted on October 1, 2014October 3, 2014Categories 365 Science StoriesTags environment, history, NASA, TSS1 Comment on Three sentences on the shrinking sea | Day 46
Enviroweek | Day 10

Enviroweek | Day 10

August 24 – 30 has been nominated as the fifth annual Enviroweek. It’s a country-wide educational event that schools can choose to participate in, and it’s geared towards teaching children everyday actions that make living more sustainable and nature friendly.

Posted on August 26, 2014February 9, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags education, environmentLeave a comment on Enviroweek | Day 10

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