Science & Technology Archives - The World from PRX

A new meta-study correlates phthalates in plastics with numerous health disorders, including obesity, male and female reproduction problems and mental health troubles.

The world’s oceans are in trouble, and plastic is a huge part of it. A group of YouTube influencers is now helping to slow the estimated 20 billion pounds of plastic that get dumped into the ocean each year.

It takes at least 10 years for a Christmas tree to grow big enough to be cut down. And Canada's loss of tree crops due to recent extreme weather events has led to a shortage that could last for many holiday seasons to come.

Demand from the energy sector for metals to sustain the burgeoning renewable energy industry is expected to rise sixfold in the next 20 years, according to the International Energy Agency.

The Snow Leopard Trust works to protect vulnerable snow leopards that face wide-ranging threats primarily due to climate change.

Subsidies that make coal, oil and gas cheaper are widely recognized as a roadblock to a transition toward cleaner energy. But they’ve proven hard to get rid of.

The Living Lab is home to 40 resident students and researchers who showcase the most advanced innovations in energy-conservation technologies.

The World’s Southeast Asia correspondent Patrick Winn spoke with marine bioloigst Dr. Daniel Pauly, asking him what can be done to reverse the crisis around overfishing and creating "dead zones" in the oceans.

Tropical forests are a treasure trove of biodiversity and contain vast stores of carbon that, if released through deforestation, threaten the stability of Earth’s climate system.

At the recent COP26 climate talks in Scotland, the US and European nations agreed to provide $8.5 billion in financing to help South Africa phase out its use of coal power.