A researcher at the University of Illinois is developing a floating oil skimmer that removes oil from the surface of water more efficiently than existing skimmers and, when it becomes available, could help clean up oil spills such as the ...

The water bottle you are drinking from may have a new life after it’s empty (if you choose to recycle it). In 2008, 1451 million lbs. of the common PET water bottles were recycled in the US. http://earth911.com/recycling/plastic/

In many workplaces across America, one can tell actual work is being performed only when the noise levels start to rise. The official term for this type of noise is called the ambient noise level, and it can vary widely depending on the location ...