
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health tested 32 different lipsticks and lip glosses commonly found in drugstores and department stores and detected lead, cadmium, chromium, alum

Supermarket delivery services are greener than driving to shop
(Mon 29/04)
A new academic research study has revealed it is better for the environment to order the weekly supermarket shop to be delivered to your doorstep with carbon emission savings of up to 75%.... Read more
Air pollution linked to life-threatening hardening of the arteries
(Thu 25/04)
Long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to heart attacks and strokes by speeding up atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries", according to a University of Michigan public health researcher and colleagu... Read more
Ultra-efficient wind turbine under development
(Wed 24/04)
Researchers at the University of Strathclyde are working with Scotland’s fastest growing private firm, energy company Gaia-Wind, to develop new wind turbine systems that will enhance the technology’s efficiency.... Read more
Quantum physics fuels research of new generation of solar cells
(Wed 24/04)
The University of Salford is to conduct theoretical work on third generation solar cells, which will use to revolutionary semi-conductor nanostructures in order to significantly increase the electricity produced by sunli... Read more