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Pollution
Pollution: is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light. Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants.
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JUN 23, 2021Microbiology
Oil drums full of old diesel fuel have accumulated and are contaminating soil at military outposts in Greenland that are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2021Health & Medicine
Prescription drugs in waterways may be altering the behavior of aquatic animals, according to a study published this wee ...Written By: Anne MedinaJUN 14, 2021Plants & Animals
This image by Karen Bean of the Field Museum shows 4 birds that died crashing into McCormick Place windows; they're now ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge has designed and developed a new plastic alternative made from pl ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 10, 2021Plants & Animals
Coral reefs besieged by climate change and pollutants have a new line of defense against disease-an antibiotic commonly ...Written By: Anne MedinaJUN 07, 2021Health & Medicine
A Taiwanese study looked at the incidence of breast cancer in areas of Taiwan with varying levels of air pollutants. Air ...Written By: Alexandria BassJUN 01, 2021Plants & Animals
Plastic pollution, from the great pacific garbage patch to plastic showing up in the food chain, is known to be a major ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research published in Geohealth from a team of North Carolina State University researchers reports that counties wit ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 27, 2021Microbiology
The microbes in our gut can influence our physiology in many ways. Some gut microbes have a positive impact on human hea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2021Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) analyzes the speed at w ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 17, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Do you consider yourself an environmentally conscious citizen? You recycle, right? Maybe even compost? But did you know ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 17, 2021Earth & The Environment
Hydrological dams have been portrayed as green, renewable energy capable of aiding in the transition away from fossil fu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 16, 2021Space & Astronomy
It may get dark at night, but there's still light in the sky in even the darkest places. This low glow comes from natura ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2021Chemistry & Physics
The emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from power plants and chemical manufacturing, as well as other industr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 08, 2021Earth & The Environment
Need another reason to go vegetarian or vegan? In the United States alone, there are 16,000 deaths annually resulting fr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 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 30, 2021Plants & Animals
The oldest environmental holiday in the United States is Arbor Day, celebrated on April 30. It's a day for inspiring peo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2021Chemistry & Physics
In yet another instance of taking inspiration from nature, a research team from Nanyang Technological University, Singap ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 01, 2021Plants & Animals
For more than thirty years, scientists have tried to solve the mystery of the high prevalence of cancer among wild Calif ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 01, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Researchers from Penn State are looking to deep learning to act as a method for improving air quality predictions. The r ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 31, 2021Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters reports an alarming amount of light ...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 16, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A study from a collaboration of researchers at Illinois Tech, Portland State University, and Colorado State University h ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 05, 2021Plants & Animals
The world's coral reefs face numerous threats, including climate change, pollution, and habitat loss. Since 2014, an ...Written By: Tiffany Dazet
JUN 23, 2021
Microbiology
Oil drums full of old diesel fuel have accumulated and are contaminating soil at military outposts in Greenland that are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2021
Health & Medicine
Prescription drugs in waterways may be altering the behavior of aquatic animals, according to a study published this wee
...
Written By:
Anne Medina
JUN 14, 2021
Plants & Animals
This image by Karen Bean of the Field Museum shows 4 birds that died crashing into McCormick Place windows; they're now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge has designed and developed a new plastic alternative made from pl
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
Coral reefs besieged by climate change and pollutants have a new line of defense against disease-an antibiotic commonly
...
Written By:
Anne Medina
JUN 07, 2021
Health & Medicine
A Taiwanese study looked at the incidence of breast cancer in areas of Taiwan with varying levels of air pollutants. Air
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JUN 01, 2021
Plants & Animals
Plastic pollution, from the great pacific garbage patch to plastic showing up in the food chain, is known to be a major
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Geohealth from a team of North Carolina State University researchers reports that counties wit
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 27, 2021
Microbiology
The microbes in our gut can influence our physiology in many ways. Some gut microbes have a positive impact on human hea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) analyzes the speed at w
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 17, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Do you consider yourself an environmentally conscious citizen? You recycle, right? Maybe even compost? But did you know
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 17, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Hydrological dams have been portrayed as green, renewable energy capable of aiding in the transition away from fossil fu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 16, 2021
Space & Astronomy
It may get dark at night, but there's still light in the sky in even the darkest places. This low glow comes from natura
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
The emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from power plants and chemical manufacturing, as well as other industr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 08, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Need another reason to go vegetarian or vegan? In the United States alone, there are 16,000 deaths annually resulting fr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
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 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
The oldest environmental holiday in the United States is Arbor Day, celebrated on April 30. It's a day for inspiring peo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
In yet another instance of taking inspiration from nature, a research team from Nanyang Technological University, Singap
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 01, 2021
Plants & Animals
For more than thirty years, scientists have tried to solve the mystery of the high prevalence of cancer among wild Calif
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 01, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers from Penn State are looking to deep learning to act as a method for improving air quality predictions. The r
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 31, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters reports an alarming amount of light
...
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 16, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A study from a collaboration of researchers at Illinois Tech, Portland State University, and Colorado State University h
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 05, 2021
Plants & Animals
The world's coral reefs face numerous threats, including climate change, pollution, and habitat loss. Since 2014, an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet