California Plastic Bag Ban Would Be First Of Its Kind In The Nation
The California state legislature enacted a ban on plastic grocery bags on Friday near the end of its two-year session, a measure that if signed into law would become the first of its kind in America.
Neanderthals Made Some Of Europe’s Oldest Art
Criss-cross patterns deep in a Gibraltan cave suggest that the species had minds capable of abstract artistic expression. Archaeologists uncovered the engravings in Gorham’s Cave, a site overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
Giant Garbage Patches Help Redefine Ocean Boundaries
Researchers have created a new model that could help determine what area of the world is most responsible for each ocean garbage patch of floating debris; a difficult task for a system as complex and massive as the ocean.