In a very unsurprising bit of news, it turns out that the BPA (bisphenol A) substitute used in many “BPA-Free” products, BPS (bisphenol S), is itself an endocrine-disrupting compound that may increase the aggressiveness of various types of cancer (breast cancer, etc.), according to new research.
Over the next couple of hundred years, temperatures could rise to levels not experienced at any point in the last 420 million years, if fossil fuel reserves continue to be extracted and burnt, according to new research from the University of Southampton.
While agriculture has generally been assumed to be the primary source of ammonia air pollution in cities, it seems that quite a lot of it is actually originating with vehicles in the cities themselves, according to new research.
Those who work with common chemical disinfectants, deodorizers, sanitizers, and sterilizers are roughly 65% more likely to develop thyroid cancer than people who don’t, according to new research from Yale University.
The Toyota Research Institute will be investing $35 million into a search for new battery materials and fuel-cell catalysts. The rather unique thing about this is that the search will utilize artificial intelligence.
Air quality inspectors in China found “problems” at over 3,000 companies during the first 3 months of 2017, according to the country’s Environment Minister. These problems included: the widespread falsification of data, a failure to implement air pollution control measures strictly, various violations, and, in some instances, employees working to stop inspectors from making required checks.
Newly published statistics from California show that Uber’s self-driving cars are far and away the worst of the 6 major firms testing in the state with regard to disengagement rates — the rates at which drivers/engineers are forced to take control of the car because of limitations or problems with the self-driving tech.
The UK’s first auto manufacturing plant dealing solely with range-extended electric vehicles was recently opened by the London Taxi Company in Ansty, Coventry. The new facility possesses an annual production capacity of more than 20,000 vehicles. Just before the opening, CleanTechnica recorded the following video at EV-Box’s rEVolution 2017. The video details the London Taxi Company’s new range-extended electric taxi as well as the company’s new manufacturing facility.
Rainfall levels in the Middle East fell to nearly one-fifth of modern levels around 120,000 years ago, and again around 10,000 years ago, according to new research. To put that in different terms, the Middle East at those times experienced a degree of drought that hasn’t been seen in modern or historical times (in the region).
New images of the Tesla Gigafactory have been obtained from the air by the surveying firm NM Group — which was reportedly getting a handle on potential pathways for power lines in the area for an electric company. The new photos make one thing clear … the Gigafactory is growing rapidly.
