Everyone knows that plastic pollutes our environment. But it’s less obvious why plastic would create a lot of emissions. Today, we break down why plastic use is a climate change issue.
Oct 29, 2024 • 3 min 58 sec
There’s an urgent need to use less fossil fuels, and that includes cutting down on how much gasoline we put in our cars. Does that mean longstanding ideas about what counts as “good gas mileage” are out of date?
Oct 22, 2024 • 3 min 58 sec
Plankton form the basis of the food web in oceans and new research shows that the level of phytoplankton in Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay has dropped by half in the past 60 years. We wondered why.
Oct 15, 2024 • 0 min 0 sec
This week on Possibly we’re talking about landfills, the methane they create, and why some landfills are capturing it and using it as a source of energy.
Oct 1, 2024 • 3 min 58 sec
Rhode Island's biggest landfill is expected to fill up by 2043. And there are about 100 inactive landfills across the state. This made us wonder, what can be done with closed landfills?
Sep 24, 2024 • 3 min 58 sec
Students at the Lincoln School have a question: should they be using wooden pencils or plastic mechanical ones? This week on Possibly we explain the answer, and how to find it.
Sep 17, 2024 • 3 min 58 sec
Today we're taking a look at what causes in-flight turbulence and how rising temperatures might be making your flight bumpier.
Sep 10, 2024 • 3 min 58 sec
It turns out, student engineers, and one major car manufacturer are already trying the idea. But there are limits to how effective these panels can be.
Sep 3, 2024 • 3 min 58 sec
A new program at the Boston Medical Center says it prescribes solar panels to patients. But we wondered, what does that really mean?
Aug 20, 2024 • 4 min 19 sec
The two sides just reached a settlement that will have a major impact on the state's carbon emissions.
Aug 13, 2024 • 3 min 58 sec