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Environmental Impact Assessment
An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is routinely performed before initiating a development project. The EIA assess the impact of the proposed project on the environment of the area. Many environmental factors are evaluated during an EIA including socioeconomic impacts and beneficial and adverse health effects.
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DEC 22, 2021Cannabis Sciences
A recent review on environmental impacts of cannabis cultivation found that hemp requires more water than other commodit ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 06, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common condition around the world, and it can cause bloating, abdominal pain, and dy ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2021Health & Medicine
Western diets are known to cause environmental and health detriments. There are many studies on the effects of various f ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 28, 2021Microbiology
Accumulating evidence has suggested that the community of microbes in the gastrointestinal tracts of most organisms have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Labroots virtual events are a great place to share research and learn about others work. These events feature participan ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2021Earth & The Environment
In July 2021, Maine legislators took a huge step in banning forever chemicals, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl su ...Written By: Hannah DanielOCT 18, 2021Earth & The Environment
Water quality changes all over the globe as humans change land use and develop communities near water. The increase in t ...Written By: Samantha LottOCT 18, 2021Plants & Animals
Two new, unrelated studies have examined how very different environmental disasters affected wildlife in the areas where ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2021Microbiology
The world is full of microorganisms. Luckily, most pose no threat to us. But some harmless bacteria have the potential t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2021Cardiology
Human activities such as burning fossil fuels have been the primary driver of climate change over the past two centuries ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 16, 2021Plants & Animals
Climate change is accelerating, causing more severe droughts, heat, and flooding. The United Nations Intergovernmental P ...Written By: Ryan VingumAUG 27, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Globally, obesity rates have been rising for years. Research has indicated that a western diet that's high in fat, sugar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2021Earth & The Environment
Whether you know it or not, healthy ecosystems are an essential part of your life and many of the services you use daily ...Written By: Samantha LottJUL 23, 2021Earth & The Environment
For many years scientists have been investigating the role of clouds in global warming. Using satellite measurements to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The human microbiome is intimately connected to our health; the genes and proteins expressed by gut microbes can influen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Parents pass down their genes to their offspring, and it seems that epigenetic features, which can affect gene activity ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2021Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2021Microbiology
Organic food has been touted as healthier, but that's been debated. While meat that is produced organically now has to m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2021Earth & The Environment
A new paper published in Nature Nanotechnology calls for intensified research into the movement of nanoplastics within o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 23, 2021Microbiology
The microbes that live in the human gut have a powerful influence on our health, and that microbial community is with us ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2021Immunology
In a recent study, scientists found that commonly-used chemical additives added to processed foods can have toxic effect ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 22, 2021Plants & Animals
While there was a brutal winter storm in the Texas region only a few weeks ago, climate change is causing winters to war ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
We know that there are certain substances that can harm a developing fetus, like alcohol or lead. Some health conditions ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Retroviruses can infect cells and insert themselves into the genetic code of their host. Sometime in the past 50,000 yea ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
A recent review on environmental impacts of cannabis cultivation found that hemp requires more water than other commodit
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common condition around the world, and it can cause bloating, abdominal pain, and dy
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2021
Health & Medicine
Western diets are known to cause environmental and health detriments. There are many studies on the effects of various f
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 28, 2021
Microbiology
Accumulating evidence has suggested that the community of microbes in the gastrointestinal tracts of most organisms have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Labroots virtual events are a great place to share research and learn about others work. These events feature participan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2021
Earth & The Environment
In July 2021, Maine legislators took a huge step in banning forever chemicals, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl su
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 18, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Water quality changes all over the globe as humans change land use and develop communities near water. The increase in t
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
OCT 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
Two new, unrelated studies have examined how very different environmental disasters affected wildlife in the areas where
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2021
Microbiology
The world is full of microorganisms. Luckily, most pose no threat to us. But some harmless bacteria have the potential t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2021
Cardiology
Human activities such as burning fossil fuels have been the primary driver of climate change over the past two centuries
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 16, 2021
Plants & Animals
Climate change is accelerating, causing more severe droughts, heat, and flooding. The United Nations Intergovernmental P
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
AUG 27, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Globally, obesity rates have been rising for years. Research has indicated that a western diet that's high in fat, sugar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Whether you know it or not, healthy ecosystems are an essential part of your life and many of the services you use daily
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JUL 23, 2021
Earth & The Environment
For many years scientists have been investigating the role of clouds in global warming. Using satellite measurements to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The human microbiome is intimately connected to our health; the genes and proteins expressed by gut microbes can influen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Parents pass down their genes to their offspring, and it seems that epigenetic features, which can affect gene activity
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2021
Microbiology
Organic food has been touted as healthier, but that's been debated. While meat that is produced organically now has to m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A new paper published in Nature Nanotechnology calls for intensified research into the movement of nanoplastics within o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 23, 2021
Microbiology
The microbes that live in the human gut have a powerful influence on our health, and that microbial community is with us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2021
Immunology
In a recent study, scientists found that commonly-used chemical additives added to processed foods can have toxic effect
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 22, 2021
Plants & Animals
While there was a brutal winter storm in the Texas region only a few weeks ago, climate change is causing winters to war
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
We know that there are certain substances that can harm a developing fetus, like alcohol or lead. Some health conditions
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Retroviruses can infect cells and insert themselves into the genetic code of their host. Sometime in the past 50,000 yea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch