Hopefully, we aren’t actually what we eat. ozgurdonmaz/iStock via Getty Images March 28, 2022 Soaring crude prices make the cost of pretty much everything else go up too because we almost literally eat oil Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury Oil is used throughout the US economy. It goes into packaging, toys, clothing and especially the food we eat.
Shutterstock July 1, 2021 The problem with Oodies: hooded blankets are cosy but they are not great for oceans or our health Vincent H.S. Yap, University of Tasmania and Jennifer Lavers (Métis Nation ᓲᐊᐧᐦᑫᔨᐤ), University of Tasmania The thing that makes hooded blankets comfy and unnaturally soft is also what makes them bad for the environment and our health.
Scientists have found widespread evidence of microplastics in the Arctic Ocean. This could further stress the fragile Arctic ecosystem and the food it provides to people living there. (Shutterstock) January 12, 2021 They’re everywhere: New study finds polyester fibres throughout the Arctic Ocean Peter S. Ross, University of British Columbia Microplastic pollution is a global issue, but where do they come from and how are they transported across the ocean? A new study finds polyester microfibres are common throughout the Arctic Ocean.