Belfast Lough: Raw sewage posters at lough not official, says Andrew Muir

The company’s Chief Executive Andrew Billingsley said finding a way to take blade waste beyond the end of its useful life is an essential part of creating a green, circular economy. “The issue today is, I could say, colossal. “The blades are big – they have been going to landfill and they’ve been disappearing into…

Fashion resale app Depop announced on Wednesday the launch of a new styling and collaging tool, designed specifically for users who love creating fashion collages. Named “Outfits,” the new feature provides a moodboard-like interface, allowing users to design curated outfits to share with followers or inspire their next look. To use the feature, users can…

Up to 3 million abandoned oil and gas wells litter the U.S. alone, and while many still contain oil or natural gas, the owners decided it wasn’t worth it to keep pumping. “They’ve tried everything,” Prab Sekhon, CEO of Eclipse Energy, told TechCrunch. “There’s still a ton of oil left behind.” Eclipse doesn’t have a…

A vital warning from experts is to avoid looking at the sun even when it appears to have dimmed during the eclipse. Looking with the naked eye could cause severe, permanent damage to eyesight. Mohamed Elalfy, a consultant ophthalmologist and president of the Royal College of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, said: “Crucially, the retina…

Meteor showers happen when the Earth passes through trails of debris from asteroids or comets – a snowball of frozen rock and gas orbiting the Sun. As that debris enters our planet’s atmosphere, it burns up and creates spectacular streaks of light – meteors. Royal Astronomical Society Research Fellow Dr Becky Smethurst described the Perseids…