So joked US President Joe Biden during a cabinet meeting at the White House in January 2022. But he was making a serious point about

Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a growing problem globally as technology develops more and more. With each year, consumers toss last year’s smart watches and

It’s a far cry from the toxic dust that children inhale as they mine the cobalt that powers the batteries we rely on for our

Today, nearly everyone has a smartphone. Worldwide, 54 mobile phones are sold every second, representing nearly 1 billion devices sold since the beginning of 2017

Electronic waste (e-waste) contains numerous chemicals harmful to human and ecological health. To update a 2013 review assessing adverse human health consequences of exposure to

When migrants leave their home countries, they are entirely dependent on their mobile phones. Smartphones and tablets have a significant impact on their experiences at