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Environmental Economics
Environmental economics is a term developed in the 1960s that encompasses the economic impacts of environmental changes such as air pollution and global warming. Among the concepts covered in environmental economics is market failure, or the scenario where markets do not allocate scarce resources strategically to generate the greatest social welfare impact.
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NOV 12, 2019Earth & The Environment
If it seems like hurricanes have become more destructive in recent years, it’s because they have. Thanks to a new ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 22, 2019Plants & Animals
Birds are often at the forefront of interest when it comes to wildlife enthusiasts and photographers. Sadly, new scienti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 06, 2019Chemistry & Physics
To reduce our reliance on fossil fuel, the global community needs to boost the presence of sustainable energy significan ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
Climate change impacts, most notably rising temperatures and changing precipitation patterns, are impacting agricultural ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 02, 2019Plants & Animals
Virtually all mantids are known to science as carnivores, but perhaps unsurprisingly, some other creepy crawlies, such a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 25, 2019Plants & Animals
One of the world’s most distinguishable long-necked animals, the giraffe, appears to be headed for a troubling fut ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
In case you haven’t already heard, the Amazon is on fire. In fact, according to satellite data from the National I ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 20, 2019Genetics & Genomics
From nicotine to heroin, addiction is thought to be a reactive behavior to certain substances with addictive qualities. ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 18, 2019Plants & Animals
Animals can be categorized as having one of two types of diets, including ‘specialists,’ which eat only spec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 15, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Over the years, an increasing body of research has emerged looking at the genetic risk factors for alcoholism. Although ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 02, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Oceans make up 71% of the Earth's surface, and it also harbors one of the world's greatest yet large untouched e ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 31, 2019Earth & The Environment
You know things have gotten bad when the Arctic starts burning. Since June, over 100 wildfires have consumed the Arctic, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 30, 2019Plants & Animals
When the Winter months roll around in Yellowstone, grazing animals such as elk often struggle to find any food. Their lo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 01, 2019Earth & The Environment
Sometimes it is extremely difficult to quantify ecosystem services, such as how much reforestation is worth in terms of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 30, 2019Plants & Animals
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) prevents most of the world from conducting any sort of whaling activities, wh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 25, 2019Plants & Animals
Many of America’s major cities, such as Boston and New York City, are chock-full of wild pigeons. Some people enjo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 23, 2019Plants & Animals
When you’re just an itsy-bitsy spider, you tend to be particularly vulnerable to predation by the plethora of larg ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 22, 2019Health & Medicine
It is well established that the microbiome is essential for metabolism and digestion. The gut bacteria that make up the ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 20, 2019Chemistry & Physics
The humankind has been taking advantage of the metabolic mechanism of microbes to produce useful materials, anything fro ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 17, 2019Plants & Animals
Ecosystems are particularly delicate, and any changes to the careful balances that mother nature had in mind for a speci ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 14, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research is putting numbers to a phenomenon that the world has already come to know well in the last decades: the ex ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
The US is lagging. A new study published in the open access journal Environmental Health reports that the US has failed ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 29, 2019Earth & The Environment
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to global health. Scientists from the University of York conducted a global ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Every year, the world consumes around 182 million tons of tomatoes. Yet, thanks to years of genetic editing and crossbre ...Written By: Annie Lennon
NOV 12, 2019
Earth & The Environment
If it seems like hurricanes have become more destructive in recent years, it’s because they have. Thanks to a new
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
Birds are often at the forefront of interest when it comes to wildlife enthusiasts and photographers. Sadly, new scienti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 06, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
To reduce our reliance on fossil fuel, the global community needs to boost the presence of sustainable energy significan
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Climate change impacts, most notably rising temperatures and changing precipitation patterns, are impacting agricultural
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 02, 2019
Plants & Animals
Virtually all mantids are known to science as carnivores, but perhaps unsurprisingly, some other creepy crawlies, such a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 25, 2019
Plants & Animals
One of the world’s most distinguishable long-necked animals, the giraffe, appears to be headed for a troubling fut
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
In case you haven’t already heard, the Amazon is on fire. In fact, according to satellite data from the National I
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
From nicotine to heroin, addiction is thought to be a reactive behavior to certain substances with addictive qualities.
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 18, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animals can be categorized as having one of two types of diets, including ‘specialists,’ which eat only spec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 15, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Over the years, an increasing body of research has emerged looking at the genetic risk factors for alcoholism. Although
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 02, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Oceans make up 71% of the Earth's surface, and it also harbors one of the world's greatest yet large untouched e
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 31, 2019
Earth & The Environment
You know things have gotten bad when the Arctic starts burning. Since June, over 100 wildfires have consumed the Arctic,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 30, 2019
Plants & Animals
When the Winter months roll around in Yellowstone, grazing animals such as elk often struggle to find any food. Their lo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 01, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Sometimes it is extremely difficult to quantify ecosystem services, such as how much reforestation is worth in terms of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 30, 2019
Plants & Animals
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) prevents most of the world from conducting any sort of whaling activities, wh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 25, 2019
Plants & Animals
Many of America’s major cities, such as Boston and New York City, are chock-full of wild pigeons. Some people enjo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 23, 2019
Plants & Animals
When you’re just an itsy-bitsy spider, you tend to be particularly vulnerable to predation by the plethora of larg
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 22, 2019
Health & Medicine
It is well established that the microbiome is essential for metabolism and digestion. The gut bacteria that make up the
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 20, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The humankind has been taking advantage of the metabolic mechanism of microbes to produce useful materials, anything fro
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 17, 2019
Plants & Animals
Ecosystems are particularly delicate, and any changes to the careful balances that mother nature had in mind for a speci
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 14, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research is putting numbers to a phenomenon that the world has already come to know well in the last decades: the ex
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The US is lagging. A new study published in the open access journal Environmental Health reports that the US has failed
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 29, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to global health. Scientists from the University of York conducted a global
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Every year, the world consumes around 182 million tons of tomatoes. Yet, thanks to years of genetic editing and crossbre
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon