IS wearing a mask bad for you? Nurse’s experiment shows her N95 did NOT drive up her CO2 levels

Most of us have been wearing face masks for several weeks to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus as the pandemic rages on. But social media has been exploding with claims that masks reduce the intake of oxygen, forcing people to breathe in high levels of their own carbon dioxide.  People claim they feel … Read more

IS wearing a mask bad for you? Nurse’s experiment shows her N95 did NOT drive up her CO2 levels

Most of us have been wearing face masks for several weeks to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus as the pandemic rages on. But social media has been exploding with claims that masks reduce the intake of oxygen, forcing people to breathe in high levels of their own carbon dioxide.  People claim they feel … Read more

Insects are gorging themselves on ‘junk’ as rising CO2 levels make plants less nutritious 

Grasshoppers are gorging themselves on the equivalent of ‘junk food’ as rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere make plants less nutritious, a study has found.  Experts studying a grassland preserve in Kansas discovered that its grasshopper numbers have fallen by more than 30 per cent over the last two decades. Increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide … Read more

Netflix figures provide a breakdown of CO2 emitted by popular content

Total streams on Netflix of the latest season of Stranger Things has had the same carbon emissions as driving 420 million miles, according to a new study. 64 million views in total of the third series of the sci-fi hit is comparable to about 420,977,778 in mileage – equivalent to more than 189 million kg … Read more