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A 15-year-old from Ontario built a bionic underwater “robot turtle” that detects what is quietly killing our seas and just won $50,000 for itA young innovator has created BURT, a robotic turtle that moves quietly underwater. This AI-powered machine mimics natural swimming to obse...- Living Supermaterial: What is the new plastic alternative scientists have created that is stronger, smarter, & fully biodegradable?Living Supermaterial: Indian scientists have developed a novel bacteria-grown cellulose material that could serve as a sustainable alternat...
- A simple diving trip led an 18-year-old to build a system to pull plastic from the oceanInspired by a beach clean-up day, an 18-year-old innovator envisioned a groundbreaking solution for ocean pollution. By applying his unders...
- Portugal eyes bigger role in India’s infrastructure, manufacturing push as trade ties deepenPortugal's Minister of State for Economy, João Rui Ferreira, expressed readiness to contribute to India's infrastructure goals, highlightin...
- Heat-trapping microplastics found to play role in climate changeScientists found that colored plastic particles, prevalent in the atmosphere, have a significant heat-trapping impact, particularly in area...
- These mid-cap stocks with ‘Strong Buy’ & ‘Buy’ recos can rally over 25%, according to analystsAs far as India is concerned, the biggest pain point from the US-Iran war in the Gulf region has been the spike in the prices of not only o...
- Iran-US war pushes polymer, resin prices up 60%; plastics exporters squeezed despite ceasefireFreight rates jump up to 10x, polymer prices rise 60%, while supply disruptions and supply chain delays strain MSMEs and the sector's expor...
- ET Now GBS Summit 2026: 'Ocean plastic pollution can be solved in decade if waste stopped at source'During a session, titled 'The Ocean Reset: Rebooting Earth's Largest System', at the ET Now Global Business Summit, he said that while plas...
- The Ocean’s Tiniest Drifters May Be Quietly Deciding Where Plastic Ends UpNew research reveals ocean microbes significantly influence plastic's journey. These tiny organisms attach to plastic, altering its buoyanc...
- Climate impact of plastic pollution is negligible, production of new plastics is the real problemPlastic pollution and climate change are often linked together, but new research shows that existing plastic pollution has a negligible imp...
- View: The menace that plastics in our waters pose to all life should not worry us on Earth Day aloneThe serious menace of plastics should not worry us one day a year alone, today on Earth Day. It should make us genuinely concerned about th...
- Scientists reveal that plastic pollution in the oceans is an equity issue
- United States is world's biggest plastic polluter, Report findsOverall, the US contributed around 42 million metric tons (MMT) in plastic waste in 2016 -- more than twice as much as China and more than ...
- 414 million plastic pieces found on Indian Ocean islands: StudyAn estimated 414 million pieces of plastic - including nearly one million shoes and 370,000 toothbrushes - have been found washed ashore on...
- 414 million plastic pieces found on Indian Ocean islands: StudyPlastic pollution is a well-documented threat to wildlife and its potential impact on humans is a growing area of medical research.
- Plastic eaten by creatures living in deepest places on EarthScientists have found plastic in the stomachs of animals living more than 10 kilometres below the ocean surface in the deepest places on Ea...
- The plastic menace: How mankind is treating oceans as a global trash canWhen UN member countries come together in New York for the Oceans Conference in June, addressing marine litter will be a priority.
- Focus on coasts to clean up plastics in ocean: StudyThe patch is enclosed by ocean currents that concentrate the plastics into an area estimated to be larger than twice the size of the UK.
- Over five trillion pieces of plastic floating in world oceans: StudyMicroplastic pollution in varying proportions throughout the oceans, but estimates of its global abundance lack sufficient data to support ...
- Over 5 trillion plastic particles floating in world's oceans, finds studyOver 5.25 trillion plastic particles, with a combined weight of 269,000 tons may be floating in the world's oceans, according to a new stud...
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