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Air Pollution
Air Pollution: occurs when harmful substances including particulates and biological molecules are introduced into Earth's atmosphere. It may cause diseases, allergies or death of humans; it may also cause harm to other living organisms such as animals and food crops, and may damage the natural or built environment. An air pollutant is a substance in the air that can have adverse effects on humans and the ecosystem. The substance can be solid particles, liquid droplets, or gases. A pollutant can be of natural origin or man-made.
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DEC 26, 2015Health & Medicine
Have you ever had trouble breathing? People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have trouble breathing all ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 01, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA sends a lot of equipment into space to try and learn more about the formation of the universe. Whether the secrets ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 08, 2015Earth & The Environment
Oregon's environmental regulatory agency, the Environmental Quality Commission, is heavily regulating the state's coal-f ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUN 05, 2015Plants & Animals
In China, it's about the numbers. Not math skills, but just sheer numbers. Most recent figures put the country's populat ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 26, 2015Neuroscience
A study of families who reside in southwestern Pennsylvania appears to show that "exposure to fine particulate air pollu ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 27, 2015Neuroscience
Air pollution can shrink brains, lead to cognitive problems and even cause silent stokes, according to new research publ ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 26, 2015Neuroscience
Long-term exposure to the fine particles associated with air pollution can cause damage to brain structures and impair c ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 22, 2015Earth & The Environment
Recently released air pollution data paints a dismal picture of more than 90% of Chinese cities. In the first quarter of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 19, 2015Earth & The Environment
Tens of thousands came to Washington's National Mall on Saturday to hear Gwen Stefani, Mary J. Blige and other pop stars ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 13, 2015Cancer
Li Xiaohe has set herself up for the long haul in a cramped but sunny room in western Beijing, about a block from China' ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 01, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers from the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles have been looking into the effects of air pollution. While it sh ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 01, 2015Plants & Animals
Humpback whales are renowned for their ability to produce songs of remarkable beauty, complexity, and duration. But scie ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 25, 2015Neuroscience
A mother's exposure to common air pollution-the type emitted from car exhaust, coal burning, and even charred foods-has ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 24, 2015Technology
Sometime in the near future, drones may be wearable and may even become our buddies - at least if one futurist has any s ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 05, 2015Cardiology
People living in areas with more air pollution face a greater risk of carotid artery stenosis (narrowing of the arteries ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAUG 13, 2014Space & Astronomy
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has mostly been conducted by trying to detect electromagnetic radiat ...Written By: Peter MicheliJAN 23, 2014Chemistry & Physics
Conventional wisdom has always held that smooth surfaces are best for moving quickly through water. This is the logic be ...
DEC 26, 2015
Health & Medicine
Have you ever had trouble breathing? People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have trouble breathing all
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 01, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA sends a lot of equipment into space to try and learn more about the formation of the universe. Whether the secrets
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 08, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Oregon's environmental regulatory agency, the Environmental Quality Commission, is heavily regulating the state's coal-f
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
JUN 05, 2015
Plants & Animals
In China, it's about the numbers. Not math skills, but just sheer numbers. Most recent figures put the country's populat
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 26, 2015
Neuroscience
A study of families who reside in southwestern Pennsylvania appears to show that "exposure to fine particulate air pollu
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 27, 2015
Neuroscience
Air pollution can shrink brains, lead to cognitive problems and even cause silent stokes, according to new research publ
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 26, 2015
Neuroscience
Long-term exposure to the fine particles associated with air pollution can cause damage to brain structures and impair c
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 22, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Recently released air pollution data paints a dismal picture of more than 90% of Chinese cities. In the first quarter of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 19, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Tens of thousands came to Washington's National Mall on Saturday to hear Gwen Stefani, Mary J. Blige and other pop stars
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 13, 2015
Cancer
Li Xiaohe has set herself up for the long haul in a cramped but sunny room in western Beijing, about a block from China'
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 01, 2015
Neuroscience
Researchers from the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles have been looking into the effects of air pollution. While it sh
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 01, 2015
Plants & Animals
Humpback whales are renowned for their ability to produce songs of remarkable beauty, complexity, and duration. But scie
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 25, 2015
Neuroscience
A mother's exposure to common air pollution-the type emitted from car exhaust, coal burning, and even charred foods-has
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 24, 2015
Technology
Sometime in the near future, drones may be wearable and may even become our buddies - at least if one futurist has any s
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 05, 2015
Cardiology
People living in areas with more air pollution face a greater risk of carotid artery stenosis (narrowing of the arteries
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
AUG 13, 2014
Space & Astronomy
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has mostly been conducted by trying to detect electromagnetic radiat
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JAN 23, 2014
Chemistry & Physics
Conventional wisdom has always held that smooth surfaces are best for moving quickly through water. This is the logic be
...