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Environment: The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally, meaning in this case not artificial. The term is most often applied to the Earth or some parts of Earth.
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SEP 30, 2025Microbiology
Legionella bacteria can contaminate many water sources, even windshield wiper fluid, and if inhaled as aerosols in conta ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2025Earth & The Environment
How do frozen environments influence chemical reactions? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 22, 2025Genetics & Genomics
US and Kenyan researchers have collaborated on a study that has revealed more about ongoing genetic adaptations in peopl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2025Microbiology
Microbes have long been engaged in warfare; these cells have to find a place to survive and thrive, and collect enough n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2025Microbiology
Mosquitoes are dangerous pests. They transmit many dangerous pathogens, including the parasite that causes malaria and t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2025Microbiology
In 2013, divers began to notice something terrible happening to sea stars in the waters around Washington State. The sea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2025Earth & The Environment
How can ocean viruses influence the global carbon cycle? This is what a recent study published in Science Advances hopes ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 14, 2025Microbiology
Can a fungus serve as an STD that is deadly to mosquitoes, to prevent malaria transmission?Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2025Microbiology
Remnants of everything that humans ingest ends up in waste water, including medications that people may be taking, like ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Smoking can cause lung cancer. But not all smokers get lung cancer, and about 25% of all lung cancer patients have never ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2025Microbiology
Scientists have discovered how a bacteria makes a kind of detergent, which could help eliminate some forms of pollution. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2025Microbiology
Octopuses have many amazing abilities and characteristics; they have huge brains and can solve puzzles; their ink can di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2025Cardiology
Even low levels of air pollution may damage your heart and cause cardiovascular disease over time.Written By: Savannah LoganJUN 30, 2025Chemistry & Physics
How can improved methods for recycling tires help the environment? This is what a recent study published in Chem hopes t ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 29, 2025Microbiology
The gut microbiome has been associated with many heath conditions, and scientists are exploring the links between the gu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2025Earth & The Environment
Plant fossils were found in the abdomen of a dinosaur called a sauropod, shown in this artistic impression. Image credit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Twin studies can help geneticists determine whether some trait or condition is caused by the environment, or by genetics ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2025Earth & The Environment
The ocean contains a complex food web–the network of interactions among predators and prey that maintain healthy e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2025Earth & The Environment
What are the health implications between particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution and PM1 pollution, which are the diameter ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 17, 2025Earth & The Environment
Scientists have discovered intact evidence of an ancient agricultural site in northern Michigan, and it is likely one of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Cholera is caused by water-borne bacterial pathogen called Vibrio cholerae that may be transmitted through the consumpti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2025Earth & The Environment
When we think of city air, we might consider the temperature, smell, wind speed, or even smoke levels. But we probably d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2025Earth & The Environment
Lakes are a critical part of the ecosystems of Earth. While they are often a crucial source of water, they also emit gre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2025Earth & The Environment
New research has indicated that humans used what bones to create tools as many as 20,000 years ago. These findings have ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2025
Microbiology
Legionella bacteria can contaminate many water sources, even windshield wiper fluid, and if inhaled as aerosols in conta
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2025
Earth & The Environment
How do frozen environments influence chemical reactions? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 22, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
US and Kenyan researchers have collaborated on a study that has revealed more about ongoing genetic adaptations in peopl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2025
Microbiology
Microbes have long been engaged in warfare; these cells have to find a place to survive and thrive, and collect enough n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2025
Microbiology
Mosquitoes are dangerous pests. They transmit many dangerous pathogens, including the parasite that causes malaria and t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2025
Microbiology
In 2013, divers began to notice something terrible happening to sea stars in the waters around Washington State. The sea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2025
Earth & The Environment
How can ocean viruses influence the global carbon cycle? This is what a recent study published in Science Advances hopes
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 14, 2025
Microbiology
Can a fungus serve as an STD that is deadly to mosquitoes, to prevent malaria transmission?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2025
Microbiology
Remnants of everything that humans ingest ends up in waste water, including medications that people may be taking, like
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Smoking can cause lung cancer. But not all smokers get lung cancer, and about 25% of all lung cancer patients have never
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2025
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered how a bacteria makes a kind of detergent, which could help eliminate some forms of pollution.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2025
Microbiology
Octopuses have many amazing abilities and characteristics; they have huge brains and can solve puzzles; their ink can di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2025
Cardiology
Even low levels of air pollution may damage your heart and cause cardiovascular disease over time.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JUN 30, 2025
Chemistry & Physics
How can improved methods for recycling tires help the environment? This is what a recent study published in Chem hopes t
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 29, 2025
Microbiology
The gut microbiome has been associated with many heath conditions, and scientists are exploring the links between the gu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Plant fossils were found in the abdomen of a dinosaur called a sauropod, shown in this artistic impression. Image credit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Twin studies can help geneticists determine whether some trait or condition is caused by the environment, or by genetics
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2025
Earth & The Environment
The ocean contains a complex food web–the network of interactions among predators and prey that maintain healthy e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2025
Earth & The Environment
What are the health implications between particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution and PM1 pollution, which are the diameter
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 17, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have discovered intact evidence of an ancient agricultural site in northern Michigan, and it is likely one of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Cholera is caused by water-borne bacterial pathogen called Vibrio cholerae that may be transmitted through the consumpti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2025
Earth & The Environment
When we think of city air, we might consider the temperature, smell, wind speed, or even smoke levels. But we probably d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Lakes are a critical part of the ecosystems of Earth. While they are often a crucial source of water, they also emit gre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2025
Earth & The Environment
New research has indicated that humans used what bones to create tools as many as 20,000 years ago. These findings have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch