If you've ever browsed through a jewellery catalogue, chances are you've paused at two glittering options: diamonds and zirconia. At first glance they may look identical, after all both of them catch ...

Officials are relieved that containers filled with polymeric beads have been removed from a massive cargo vessel run aground at Lark Harbour. A private, U.S.-based salvage company is involved in the ...

Why is it important to stop microbeads polluting the environment? Microbeads are small, solid, manufactured plastic particles that are less than 5mm in diameter and do not degrade or dissolve in water ...