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Environmental Science
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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JUN 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 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have discovered viruses with massive genomes, which contain surprising genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2019Health & Medicine
You’ve probably heard of microplastics by now. If you haven’t, you’ve still likely and unknowingly ing ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
India is home to 75% of the most polluted cities in the world. According to Breathe Life—a global network spearhea ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 31, 2019Health & Medicine
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) estimates that air pollution kills more than 6 million people each year an ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 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 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Animals spend a lot of their lifetime asleep, and scientists have sought to understand the physiological purpose of all ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Whether you are a ‘dog person’ or a ‘cat person’ has been thought to be personal choice. However ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 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 LennonMAY 23, 2019Chemistry & Physics
A group of Department of Energy (DOE)-funded researchers has developed a new, inexpensive approach to harvest uranium fr ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Nature Sustainability on May 20 offers a perhaps surprising solution for climate change: changi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 22, 2019Microbiology
Against the recommendations of other agencies, the EPA has allowed the expanded agricultural use of two antibiotic drugs ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2019Plants & Animals
In what would appear to be an exceedingly-controversial decision, Botswana’s Ministry of Environment, Natural Reso ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
Antarctica is suffering from numerous changes due to global climate change, and scientists are unwavering in their work ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 15, 2019Plants & Animals
Butterflies are some of nature’s most distinguishable pollinators, but like most other insects in this classificat ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 15, 2019Earth & The Environment
Humans have set another historical record, but it’s not good news. Last Sunday, May 12, scientists from Scripps In ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2019Cannabis Sciences
With increases in marijuana production, a particular problem has begun to emerge: mold. Cannabis is actually very suscep ...Written By: Amy LoriauxMAY 12, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The average human lifespan before the 1900’s was between 30 and 40 years old. It is now between 70 and 85 years ol ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 06, 2019Earth & The Environment
One million animal and plant species—one in every four—are at risk of extinction at an unprecedented rate of ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 06, 2019Cancer
As the climate changes and global temperatures rise, will more people get skin cancer? Probably, but the answer is compl ...Written By: Julia Travers
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 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have discovered viruses with massive genomes, which contain surprising genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2019
Health & Medicine
You’ve probably heard of microplastics by now. If you haven’t, you’ve still likely and unknowingly ing
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
India is home to 75% of the most polluted cities in the world. According to Breathe Life—a global network spearhea
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 31, 2019
Health & Medicine
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) estimates that air pollution kills more than 6 million people each year an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
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 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Animals spend a lot of their lifetime asleep, and scientists have sought to understand the physiological purpose of all
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Whether you are a ‘dog person’ or a ‘cat person’ has been thought to be personal choice. However
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
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
MAY 23, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
A group of Department of Energy (DOE)-funded researchers has developed a new, inexpensive approach to harvest uranium fr
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Nature Sustainability on May 20 offers a perhaps surprising solution for climate change: changi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 22, 2019
Microbiology
Against the recommendations of other agencies, the EPA has allowed the expanded agricultural use of two antibiotic drugs
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
In what would appear to be an exceedingly-controversial decision, Botswana’s Ministry of Environment, Natural Reso
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Antarctica is suffering from numerous changes due to global climate change, and scientists are unwavering in their work
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
Butterflies are some of nature’s most distinguishable pollinators, but like most other insects in this classificat
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 15, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Humans have set another historical record, but it’s not good news. Last Sunday, May 12, scientists from Scripps In
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
With increases in marijuana production, a particular problem has begun to emerge: mold. Cannabis is actually very suscep
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAY 12, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The average human lifespan before the 1900’s was between 30 and 40 years old. It is now between 70 and 85 years ol
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 06, 2019
Earth & The Environment
One million animal and plant species—one in every four—are at risk of extinction at an unprecedented rate of
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 06, 2019
Cancer
As the climate changes and global temperatures rise, will more people get skin cancer? Probably, but the answer is compl
...
Written By:
Julia Travers