Clothing brands are burning or shredding their unsold stock Fortunately, we can do something about this wasteful practice.

We may not see Closing The Gap in our lifetimes, but we could do this — and together.

Has Covid-19 left us wary of each other, physical objects . . . and the world?

Yes, this new virus has a message for us. Like all viruses, all diseases. And this one is one of the more challenging ones. ‘Coronavirus’...

We know it’s taking over our oceans and beaches — an estimated seven million tonnes of plastic ends up in our oceans every year, and...

A new study confirms that, on average, humans consume 50,000 bits of plastic a year and inhale nearly the same amount. Microplastics are...

Over the past few years, research has been piling up that strongly suggests air pollution is one of the causes of dementia. Now, evidence...

• Worldwide, almost 100 billion items of clothing are made annually — 400% more than twenty years ago. A third of them end up in...

This might sound gross to some, but only because we’ve all been conditioned (pardon the pun) to think it just has to be gross. You don’t...

When you lack proper sanitation — in fact, when you lack a physical toilet and a whole in the ground in a crowded shanty town just won't...

I've been sharing stories recently that almost seem like science fiction: Coked-up eels, shellfish on opoids, antiobiotic waste...

Mountains of plastic washed up on idyllic honeymoon islands in The Maldives Photo: Caters News Agency Like our birthdays, phone numbers,...

Endangered European eels are getting smashed on cocaine

Shellfish test positive for opioids and other drugs Back in January I noted that antibiotics were leaking from pharmaceutical factories...

Whoever wishes to investigate medicine properly, should proceed thus . . . Consider the seasons of the year, and what effects each of...

Many of the world’s leading drug manufacturers may be leaking antibiotics from their factories into the environment, according to a...

As if we needed more evidence that our addiction to plastic and our cavalier attitude toward its disposal was coming back to bite us,...