UBC launches world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet

Read the full story from the University of British Columbia. UBC researchers recently launched the world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet at the UBC Botanical Garden. The MycoToilet turns human waste into nutrient-rich compost and features a modern,...

NSF grant funds collaborative water-safety innovation

Read the full story from the Prairie Research Institute. University of Illinois scientists are developing a way for households to monitor the quality of their drinking water as part of a $5 million National Science Foundation-funded project led by Washington...

As Lake Powell recedes, beavers are building back

Read the full story at Inside Climate Change. The decline of the reservoir threatens the water and electricity for 40 million people, but is resurfacing vast canyons and lush riversides that the aquatic rodents engineer into robust habitats for many species.

Counting the Dead: Media Drama Warps Reality

While heart disease silently claims hundreds of thousands of lives each year, the media devotes its attention to far rarer tragedies—painting a picture of reality driven by emotion rather than evidence.

Podcast: Will we artificially cool the planet?

Professor Ted Parson talks about solar geoengineering as a potential response to severe climate risks, exploring why humanity may need to consider deliberately cooling Earth by spraying reflective particles in the upper atmosphere.

Podcast: Apple Cider Vinegar for Acid Reflux? No.

Experiencing heartburn? Then consuming an acidic product like apple cider vinegar isn’t the solution. The logic is simple: if you’ve got excess stomach acid, more acid won’t help. But up is down in the world of alternative medicine, so let’s...

Bill Gates said the quiet part out loud

Bill Gates has reignited debate over a climate agenda that prioritizes emissions cuts over the immediate needs of countries already facing deadly climate impacts.

Experts highlight hidden toxins in candles

Experts say many popular candles contain petroleum-based waxes and chemical additives that release potentially harmful fumes, urging consumers to choose cleaner, plant-based alternatives.

ISTC publishes pollution prevention guide

The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center’s TAP group has published a manual for companies wanting to learn about using pollution prevention (P2) industrial assessments. It was developed as part of the EPA-funded Collaborative Training & Assessments in Pollution...

North Carolina mulls how to manage power demand from data centers

Read the full story at Canary Media. From AI to Facebook to Google Maps, the nation’s demand for computing power is growing, with households in the U.S. now averaging a whopping 21 devices — think smartphones, TVs, and thermostats — all connected to the internet. That...

Product Stewardship & EPR Matrix

The Product Stewardship & EPR Matrix, maintained by the Retail Compliance Center, covers state extended producer responsibility (EPR) or product stewardship enacted laws that shifts responsibility to product manufacturers and distributors (i.e., producers) for...
Penalty và luân lưu khác nhau như thế nào?

Penalty và luân lưu khác nhau như thế nào?

Cùng Xoilac tìm hiểu về Penalty và luân lưu, hai thuật ngữ thường xuyên xuất hiện trong các trận cầu đỉnh cao, đều là những cú sút từ chấm 11 mét nhưng lại mang bản chất lẫn ý nghĩa hoàn toàn khác biệt. Trong khi một quả penalty là hình phạt cho lỗi trong trận đấu,...
Hiệp phụ là gì? Khi nào thì áp dụng hiệp phụ?

Hiệp phụ là gì? Khi nào thì áp dụng hiệp phụ?

Cùng Xoilac điểm qua một số kiến thức mới về bóng đá như hiệp phụ là một phần không thể thiếu trong các trận đấu bóng đá và nhiều môn thể thao khác, mang đến sự kịch tính cùng những cảm xúc vỡ òa cho người hâm mộ. Tuy nhiên, không phải ai cũng hiểu rõ về các quy định,...
Đằng sau vụ Real Madrid đòi UEFA bồi thường 4,5 tỷ euro vì Super League

Đằng sau vụ Real Madrid đòi UEFA bồi thường 4,5 tỷ euro vì Super League

Cùng Xoilac tìm hiểu đằng sau vụ Real Madrid đòi UEFA bồi thường 4,5 tỷ euro không phải là một tranh chấp tài chính, mà là đỉnh điểm của cuộc chiến quyền lực về mô hình kinh tế và tương lai bóng đá. Vụ kiện này, với con số khổng lồ, có khả năng vẽ lại bản đồ quyền lực...

Protesters break into COP30 venue in Brazil

Indigenous and political activists broke through security lines at the UN’s COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil, shouting “our forests are not for sale” as they protested deforestation and oil exploration in the Amazon.

The Chinese EV market is imploding

Once hailed as proof of China’s technological ascendancy, the nation’s electric vehicle industry is now buckling under state overreach, overproduction, and mounting losses, threatening both China’s economy and the global auto market.

Shutdown deal kills food safety rules

After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.

Ocean microbes may be developing taste for plastic pollution

Scientists have found that bacteria in more than three-quarters of global ocean samples carry genes for enzymes that can break down PET, the plastic used in bottles, suggesting marine microbes are adapting to use human-made waste as a carbon source.

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