Feature Earth Environment: Science news of the year, 2008 Science News writers and editors looked back at the past year's stories and selected a handful as the year's most interesting and important in Environment. Follow hotlinks to the full, original stories. By Science News December 19, 2008 at 7:19 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Bisphenol A, an ingredient in many plastic consumer products, degrades over time, leaching into the materials it comes in contact with.