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Scottish project tackles ‘environmental impact’ of pills

By: F M

On: January 8, 2020

In: Climate Change, Oceans, Pollution, Science, Water

A new Scottish health project aims to tackle potential harm caused to the environment by pharmaceuticals. An estimated 100 million treatments are prescribed every year in Scotland. After a pill passes through a person’s body, some of its compounds reach rivers, lochs and the sea because waste water plants cannotContinue Reading

Food ‘made from air’ could compete with soya

By: F M

On: January 8, 2020

In: Climate Change, Energy, Food, Science

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Finnish scientists producing a protein “from thin air” say it will compete with soya on price within the decade. The protein is produced from soil bacteria fed on hydrogen split from water by electricity. The researchers say if the electricity comes from solar and wind power, the food can beContinue Reading