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Environmental Science: is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical, biological and information sciences to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems. Environmental science emerged from the fields of natural history and medicine during the Enlightenment.
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MAR 19, 2021Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry B from the University of Cincinnati describes using qua ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 18, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Although everyone’s relieved to see the snow melting into springtime, have you ever thought about what snowflakes ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 18, 2021Microbiology
Greenwashing is a term used to describe an intentionally-misleading or false claim about the environmental benefits of a ...MAR 16, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research pinpoints when we can expect the ocean to turn from a CFC sink into a CFC source. CFCs are ozone-depleting ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 14, 2021Plants & Animals
Many types of lemurs live in the forests of Madagascar, a large island off the coast of Africa. In the wild, the fat-tai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2021Cancer
New research reported in the February issue of the journal Toxicological Sciences suggests that brominated flame re ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research from Michigan State University advocates for soil management as a climate mitigation strategy for farmers. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 09, 2021Microbiology
Assistance dogs are vital to many people who need them to perform daily tasks, but are sometimes denied entry to places ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2021Microbiology
A new type of endosymbiosis has been discovered; the organisms are shown in this image by S. Ahmerkamp, Max Planck Insti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2021Plants & Animals
Terroir is a term usually associated with wine; it describes the environmental characteristics like climate and soil tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature takes a fresh look at the inescapable anthropogenic impacts on the planet, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 03, 2021Plants & Animals
Vocal communication is a primary key to survival for many species, including the Arctic Ocean's bearded seals. Accor ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 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 LeitchFEB 24, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Long ago, fungi colonized the impact crater of an ancient meteor. It seems they may have begun working in partnership wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The small variations in the genome that lead to differences in biology, including risk for diseases, can't be assumed to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2021Technology
Scientists have devised a new method of using smartphones to measure food consumption and to predict physical well-being ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 22, 2021Earth & The Environment
Research published in the journal One Earth reports that ecosystem services are responsible for up to 18% of sanitation ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 21, 2021Space & Astronomy
As we move through space, the magnetic field of the planet, which (the dynamo theory states is) generated by its metal c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2021Microbiology
Chemicals that are designed to kill weeds, known as herbicides, can apparently raise the levels of antibiotic resistant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2021Plants & Animals
In a discovery touted as a "fortunate accident," scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) stumbled u ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 15, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 14, 2021Cancer
New research from UC Riverside reports alarming findings on the risks of exposure to carcinogenic chemicals from time sp ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 11, 2021Microbiology
Sourdough bread has a unique taste because it's not made with years from a packet; it's made with wild yeast that gr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2021Cardiology
While many studies have shown that air pollution is linked to negative health impacts including poor cardiovascular heal ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry B from the University of Cincinnati describes using qua
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 18, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Although everyone’s relieved to see the snow melting into springtime, have you ever thought about what snowflakes
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 18, 2021
Microbiology
Greenwashing is a term used to describe an intentionally-misleading or false claim about the environmental benefits of a
...
MAR 16, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research pinpoints when we can expect the ocean to turn from a CFC sink into a CFC source. CFCs are ozone-depleting
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 14, 2021
Plants & Animals
Many types of lemurs live in the forests of Madagascar, a large island off the coast of Africa. In the wild, the fat-tai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2021
Cancer
New research reported in the February issue of the journal Toxicological Sciences suggests that brominated flame re
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research from Michigan State University advocates for soil management as a climate mitigation strategy for farmers.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 09, 2021
Microbiology
Assistance dogs are vital to many people who need them to perform daily tasks, but are sometimes denied entry to places
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2021
Microbiology
A new type of endosymbiosis has been discovered; the organisms are shown in this image by S. Ahmerkamp, Max Planck Insti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2021
Plants & Animals
Terroir is a term usually associated with wine; it describes the environmental characteristics like climate and soil tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature takes a fresh look at the inescapable anthropogenic impacts on the planet,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 03, 2021
Plants & Animals
Vocal communication is a primary key to survival for many species, including the Arctic Ocean's bearded seals. Accor
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
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
FEB 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Long ago, fungi colonized the impact crater of an ancient meteor. It seems they may have begun working in partnership wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The small variations in the genome that lead to differences in biology, including risk for diseases, can't be assumed to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2021
Technology
Scientists have devised a new method of using smartphones to measure food consumption and to predict physical well-being
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 22, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Research published in the journal One Earth reports that ecosystem services are responsible for up to 18% of sanitation
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 21, 2021
Space & Astronomy
As we move through space, the magnetic field of the planet, which (the dynamo theory states is) generated by its metal c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2021
Microbiology
Chemicals that are designed to kill weeds, known as herbicides, can apparently raise the levels of antibiotic resistant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
In a discovery touted as a "fortunate accident," scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) stumbled u
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 15, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2021
Cancer
New research from UC Riverside reports alarming findings on the risks of exposure to carcinogenic chemicals from time sp
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 11, 2021
Microbiology
Sourdough bread has a unique taste because it's not made with years from a packet; it's made with wild yeast that gr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2021
Cardiology
While many studies have shown that air pollution is linked to negative health impacts including poor cardiovascular heal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch