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Environmental Health
Environmental health studies the relationships between the environment and human health and wellbeing. These include how factors such as climate change, air pollution, sanitation, radiation, and agricultural practices can directly impact health.
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JUL 11, 2019Chemistry & Physics
The 2014 crisis of lead contamination in drinking water resulted in the poisoning of tens of thousands of children and t ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
The brown macroalgae Sargassum is not uncommon in the Atlantic Ocean. In fact, the Sargasso Sea on the western side of t ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 07, 2019Plants & Animals
Bats are an essential part of any ecosystem because they help keep irritating pests, such as mosquitoes, at bay. Unfortu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 04, 2019Cardiology
Walking is a fantastic way to stay in shape. While easier on your joints than running, walking still provides many healt ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUL 04, 2019Chemistry & Physics
The year 2019 turns out to be a critical year for hydrogen. Just before the G20 summit in Japan, the International ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
How exactly instincts are formed is a topic of hot debate. Between an interplay of genetic and environmental factors, th ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 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 29, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Smoke can linger and leave residues on clothes, hair and furniture, creating what's called thirdhand smoke.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2019Earth & The Environment
A device slated to clean up 50% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within five years was recently redeployed on its seco ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 24, 2019Cardiology
Today, workplace wellness programs are offered by most large employers. They may be presented as part of an employee ben ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 23, 2019Microbiology
This alteration may leave people more vulnerable to infection and disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 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, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Some things are just instinct. For example, a mother’s urge to look after her young is generally considered an ins ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 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 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Previous work did not look at the impact of small changes in regulatory genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2019Health & Medicine
For decades, scientists and doctors alike have known that excess weight and body fat are risk factors for cardiovascular ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
We often think of the negative byproduct of trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), as a personal experience. But ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 12, 2019Health & Medicine
Groups linked to the telecommunications industry claim there are no possible health impacts related to Wi-Fi use. Severa ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 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 SullivanJUN 11, 2019Microbiology
There are trillions of microbes in the human microbiome, which has been linked to a wide array of health conditions.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2019Health & Medicine
Are you exposed to any artificial light while sleeping? Exposure to artificial light at night could be a risk factor for ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
According to a news release from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), this summer’s hypoxic zo ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
As announced today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada aims to ban single-use plastics by 2021. Lakeside at the Gau ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 10, 2019Microbiology
The gut microbiome has been shown to be closely related to human health, and appears to impact how we metabolize drugs.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The 2014 crisis of lead contamination in drinking water resulted in the poisoning of tens of thousands of children and t
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The brown macroalgae Sargassum is not uncommon in the Atlantic Ocean. In fact, the Sargasso Sea on the western side of t
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 07, 2019
Plants & Animals
Bats are an essential part of any ecosystem because they help keep irritating pests, such as mosquitoes, at bay. Unfortu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 04, 2019
Cardiology
Walking is a fantastic way to stay in shape. While easier on your joints than running, walking still provides many healt
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 04, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The year 2019 turns out to be a critical year for hydrogen. Just before the G20 summit in Japan, the International
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
How exactly instincts are formed is a topic of hot debate. Between an interplay of genetic and environmental factors, th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
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 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Smoke can linger and leave residues on clothes, hair and furniture, creating what's called thirdhand smoke.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A device slated to clean up 50% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within five years was recently redeployed on its seco
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 24, 2019
Cardiology
Today, workplace wellness programs are offered by most large employers. They may be presented as part of an employee ben
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 23, 2019
Microbiology
This alteration may leave people more vulnerable to infection and disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
Genetics & Genomics
Some things are just instinct. For example, a mother’s urge to look after her young is generally considered an ins
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
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 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Previous work did not look at the impact of small changes in regulatory genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2019
Health & Medicine
For decades, scientists and doctors alike have known that excess weight and body fat are risk factors for cardiovascular
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
We often think of the negative byproduct of trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), as a personal experience. But
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 12, 2019
Health & Medicine
Groups linked to the telecommunications industry claim there are no possible health impacts related to Wi-Fi use. Severa
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
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
JUN 11, 2019
Microbiology
There are trillions of microbes in the human microbiome, which has been linked to a wide array of health conditions.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2019
Health & Medicine
Are you exposed to any artificial light while sleeping? Exposure to artificial light at night could be a risk factor for
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
According to a news release from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), this summer’s hypoxic zo
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
As announced today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada aims to ban single-use plastics by 2021. Lakeside at the Gau
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 10, 2019
Microbiology
The gut microbiome has been shown to be closely related to human health, and appears to impact how we metabolize drugs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch