The Negative Impacts of Science and Technology

Technology Failures and Wasting Resources

Dual-flush toilets are wasting more water than they save, says U.K. water utility | CBC RadioToilets designed to save water are actually wasting it at an alarming rate, says the U.K.'s largest water utility.

The Environmental Impact of Mining and using Chemicals

From the technologies we use to communicate to the chemicals that are essential for life - everything is impacted by chemistry.

This is where your smartphone battery beginsWorkers, including children, labor in harsh and dangerous conditions to meet the world’s soaring demand for cobalt, a mineral essential to powering electric vehicles, laptops, and smartphones, according to an investigation by The Washington Post.

The batteries in your favorite devices are literally covering Chinese villages in black sootThere’s a trace of graphite in many of today’s consumer devices. In these Chinese villages near the factories that produce it, it’s everywhere — in their water, inside their homes and on their food.

Scale of 'nitrate timebomb' revealedBig quantities of nitrate chemicals from farm fertilisers are polluting the rocks beneath our feet.

Calculate Mercury Content in FishTurtle Island Restoration Network's calculator helps you figure out the mercury content in fish and seafood.

After Decades Of Air Pollution, A Louisiana Town Rebels Against A Chemical GiantNeighborhoods around a Louisiana chemical plant have the highest cancer risk in the U.S. Residents felt powerless, until the Environmental Protection Agency released data on what they were breathing.

Battle over phosphate mining roils small Florida townPhosphate mining is a major industry in Florida, but it’s also a major source of pollution, responsible for red tide, toxic algal blooms and killing wildlife. In the northern part of the state, residents of a small town are resisting a man who wants to mine phosphate near their homes. Can the local government balance individual rights and with community health concerns? Laura Newberry reports.

The Impact of Climate Change

Is There A Ticking Time Bomb Under The Arctic?Just what exactly is permafrost? And what is happening now that it's warming up? To find out, we enter the Arctic Circle's secret world of ice and frozen history.

Antarctic ice loss has tripled in a decade. If that continues, we are in serious trouble.Antarctica lost 3 trillion tons of ice in the last 25 years — and the losses are getting faster.

The Impact of Plastics

Corals eat plastic the way humans eat junk food — because it's tasty

Plastic Contaminates Table Salt in ChinaSupermarket products have tiny plastic particles, probably from ocean pollution attached to sea salt

Ocean plastic a 'planetary crisis' - UNLife in the seas risks irreparable damage from the ever-increasing tide of plastic waste, the UN's head of oceans has warned.

The Impact of the Human Population

Can Planet Earth Feed 10 Billion People?Humanity has 30 years to find out.

Five billion people face water shortages by 2050, warns UNBillions more will go thirsty unless we increase use of forests and soils to capture and recycle water

The Impact of Using Chemicals in War

German escapes WW2 weapon injuryThe woman picked up an object believing it to be amber but it then ignited.

Biodiversity Loss and Mass Extinctions

1) Illegal Wildlife trade

2) Overfishing

3) Population and Consumption

4) Pollution

5) Destruction of Natural Habitats

6) Climate Change

Ozone Layer

Emissions of banned ozone-eating chemical rise mysteriously | CBC NewsSomething strange is happening with a now-banned chemical that eats away at Earth's protective ozone layer: Scientists say there's more of it — not less — going into the atmosphere and they don't know where it is coming from.

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