Taking estrogen out of your drinking water
A biological filter to remove estrogens from waste water and drinking water has been developed The post Taking estrogen out of your drinking water appeared first on This Is Really Interesting.
View ArticleThe nuclear reactor in your house
How would you like to replace your water heater with a nuclear reactor? That's what Joseph Zawodny, a senior scientist at NASA's Langley Research Center, hopes to help bring about. The post The nuclear...
View ArticleNoise does affect our health
Exposure to noise, for example from road traffic, may adversely affect the cardiovascular system. The post Noise does affect our health appeared first on This Is Really Interesting.
View ArticleFish exposed to antidepressants exhibit altered behavioural changes
Fish exposed to the antidepressant Fluoxetine, an active ingredient in prescription drugs such as Prozac, exhibited a range of altered mating behaviours, repetitive behaviour and aggression towards...
View ArticleWater-polluting anxiety drug reduces fish mortality
A drug that is commonly used to treat anxiety in humans and which regularly finds its way into surface waters through wastewater effluence has been shown to reduce mortality rates in fish. The post...
View ArticleHappier consumers can lead to healthier environment
Positive psychology explains why less materialism makes people happier The post Happier consumers can lead to healthier environment appeared first on This Is Really Interesting.
View ArticleAssociation between sunshine and suicide examined in study
Lower rates of suicide are associated with more daily sunshine in the prior 14 to 60 days. The post Association between sunshine and suicide examined in study appeared first on This Is Really...
View ArticleCould hydrogen vehicles take over as the ‘green’ car of choice?
Now that car makers have demonstrated through hybrid vehicle success that consumers want less-polluting tailpipes, they are shifting even greener. In 2015, Toyota will roll out the first hydrogen...
View ArticleHumans erode soil 100 times faster than nature
A new study shows that removing native forest and starting intensive agriculture can accelerate erosion so dramatically that in a few decades as much soil is lost as would naturally occur over...
View ArticleGlobal water use may outstrip supply by mid-century
Technological advances will be needed in coming decades to avoid water shortages The post Global water use may outstrip supply by mid-century appeared first on This Is Really Interesting.
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