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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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JUL 20, 2016Microbiology
As you can see in the video below, doctors and scientists have been intrigued by the effect gastric bypass surgery has o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2016Plants & Animals
Lionfish may look attractive with their super bright and colorful appearance, but you should stay away from them like th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 16, 2016Videos
A widely used food additive has been found to affect the immune system and induce allergies in mice. The research was co ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUL 11, 2016Neuroscience
The concept of physical exercise being a healthy habit is not new. Dozens of studies show the benefit of moderate exerci ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 06, 2016Microbiology
Microbial fuel cells (MFC) present an intriguing opportunity for technology because they operate in an environmentally f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
An international consortium of researchers has published four related papers, in Nature Biotechnology here and here, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2016Videos
The largest publicly traded coal company in the United States, Peabody Energy, has funded over two dozen organizations a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 01, 2016Microbiology
Coral reefs are known to be crucial for the health of the marine species that rely on them but also to the planet as a w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2016Microbiology
Carbon fixation is the vital function plants, algae and some bacteria perform in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2016Plants & Animals
What if we told you that giant pandas don’t really have the high metabolisms that you’ve been told they had ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 23, 2016Health & Medicine
For unknown reasons, T lymphocytes are known to go rogue, leaving the bloodstream to attack the myelin sheath, the insul ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 21, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Investigating modifications to the oxytocin gene (OXT), researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) have learned that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2016Neuroscience
Any woman who has been pregnant can attest to the stress it can cause. Even in in a typical pregnancy, especially with f ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 13, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Gene drive is a term used to describe the preferential dissemination of some versions of a gene to future generations.&n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells in nature have to respond to environmental stimuli with a complex repertoire of responses. In effect, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2016Microbiology
Several years ago, divers exploring the area around the Greek island of Zakynthos found what looked the be the remnants ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2016Earth & The Environment
Enacted in 1973, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is the most comprehensive law any nation has enacted to protect imperi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 06, 2016Plants & Animals
Male macaques seem to have the ability to regulate their own body’s metabolism based on the environment around the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 01, 2016Microbiology
Scientists have discovered a microbiome in the reproductive tract of male mice that harbors potentially harmful bacteria ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 26, 2016Immunology
Despite a rapid growth in food allergy cases, the proportion of children with telltale food antibodies in their blood di ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 24, 2016Microbiology
Very small fibers made by a bacteria have the unique property of transporting charges at speeds of 1 billion electrons p ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 21, 2016Neuroscience
Stuttering hasn’t always been well understood. While neuroscientists know a lot about how speech is acquired and h ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 19, 2016Technology
NASA has long expressed interest in its development of futuristic X Planes, which would be better for the environment, a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 18, 2016Microbiology
Cholera bacteria kill as many as 140,000 people a year. Away from humans, the same bacteria kill neighboring microbes wi ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 20, 2016
Microbiology
As you can see in the video below, doctors and scientists have been intrigued by the effect gastric bypass surgery has o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2016
Plants & Animals
Lionfish may look attractive with their super bright and colorful appearance, but you should stay away from them like th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 16, 2016
Videos
A widely used food additive has been found to affect the immune system and induce allergies in mice. The research was co
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUL 11, 2016
Neuroscience
The concept of physical exercise being a healthy habit is not new. Dozens of studies show the benefit of moderate exerci
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 06, 2016
Microbiology
Microbial fuel cells (MFC) present an intriguing opportunity for technology because they operate in an environmentally f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
An international consortium of researchers has published four related papers, in Nature Biotechnology here and here, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2016
Videos
The largest publicly traded coal company in the United States, Peabody Energy, has funded over two dozen organizations a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 01, 2016
Microbiology
Coral reefs are known to be crucial for the health of the marine species that rely on them but also to the planet as a w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2016
Microbiology
Carbon fixation is the vital function plants, algae and some bacteria perform in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2016
Plants & Animals
What if we told you that giant pandas don’t really have the high metabolisms that you’ve been told they had
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 23, 2016
Health & Medicine
For unknown reasons, T lymphocytes are known to go rogue, leaving the bloodstream to attack the myelin sheath, the insul
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 21, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Investigating modifications to the oxytocin gene (OXT), researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) have learned that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2016
Neuroscience
Any woman who has been pregnant can attest to the stress it can cause. Even in in a typical pregnancy, especially with f
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 13, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Gene drive is a term used to describe the preferential dissemination of some versions of a gene to future generations.&n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells in nature have to respond to environmental stimuli with a complex repertoire of responses. In effect,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2016
Microbiology
Several years ago, divers exploring the area around the Greek island of Zakynthos found what looked the be the remnants
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Enacted in 1973, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is the most comprehensive law any nation has enacted to protect imperi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 06, 2016
Plants & Animals
Male macaques seem to have the ability to regulate their own body’s metabolism based on the environment around the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 01, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered a microbiome in the reproductive tract of male mice that harbors potentially harmful bacteria
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 26, 2016
Immunology
Despite a rapid growth in food allergy cases, the proportion of children with telltale food antibodies in their blood di
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 24, 2016
Microbiology
Very small fibers made by a bacteria have the unique property of transporting charges at speeds of 1 billion electrons p
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 21, 2016
Neuroscience
Stuttering hasn’t always been well understood. While neuroscientists know a lot about how speech is acquired and h
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 19, 2016
Technology
NASA has long expressed interest in its development of futuristic X Planes, which would be better for the environment, a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 18, 2016
Microbiology
Cholera bacteria kill as many as 140,000 people a year. Away from humans, the same bacteria kill neighboring microbes wi
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)