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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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MAR 04, 2021Immunology
There’s bad news for pollen allergy sufferers: New research has shown that climate change is making hay fever seas ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 10, 2021Cardiology
While many studies have shown that air pollution is linked to negative health impacts including poor cardiovascular heal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
Many ocean species use sound to communicate and survive. Sound is a crucial communication method since vision is limited ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 07, 2021Space & Astronomy
Air travel is thought to be a significant contributor to emissions that lead to climate change. NASA is now launching an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2021Cancer
New research from a 20-year long study on California sea lions shows cause for alarm for both ecologists and oncologists ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 25, 2021Microbiology
The advancement of genetic and computational tools has given us so much new information its opened up new research field ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2021Plants & Animals
Plastic pollution in the ocean is a major problem, from the great Pacifici Garbage Patch to the micro plastics that have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2021Earth & The Environment
It will likely come as no surprise that 2020 held another record that we wish it didn’t: hottest year on record. W ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 17, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A new method of eradicating microplastics in wastewater has been described in a study published recently in the Env ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 02, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in Indoor Air from the University of Colorado Boulder has found that the emissions that humans ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 22, 2020Immunology
A study by researchers at the University of Michigan has found that high levels of cadmium — a heavy metal found i ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 18, 2020Microbiology
Research has shown that air pollution & smoke can have serious detrimental health effects. Now scientists have revealed ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
A study by Duke University researchers has revealed that children’s gut microbiomes hold clues as to their possibl ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 30, 2020Plants & Animals
Soil helps provide plants with some of the nutrients they need, like phosphorous. Fertilizers may include phosphorous, w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A promising solution relies on materials that capture heavy metal atoms, such as copper ions, from wastewater through a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 20, 2020Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a major public health threat. The overuse of antibiotics is thought t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Science Advances urges the necessity of reducing carbon dioxide and aerosol p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 12, 2020Plants & Animals
Orca pods heavily depend on vocal communication for survival. Their unique ability to communicate with other pod members ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
We are exposed to a vast array of chemicals every day. Many are harmless or even important, like the air we breathe, wat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2020Earth & The Environment
To most of us, sand is something that we likely only think about while at the beach. But for people who build things, es ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 26, 2020Earth & The Environment
A team of researchers from USC, Columbia University, University of Washington, MIT and the University of Hawaii, have fo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 22, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study published in the journal Environment International has found long-forgotten chemicals, called legacy chemicals, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 18, 2020Cardiology
New research has suggested that over two-thirds of heart disease cases around the world are preventable with improvement ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2020Earth & The Environment
A new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health reports that pandemic-enforced lockdowns in China and Europe h ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 04, 2021
Immunology
There’s bad news for pollen allergy sufferers: New research has shown that climate change is making hay fever seas
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
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
FEB 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Many ocean species use sound to communicate and survive. Sound is a crucial communication method since vision is limited
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 07, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Air travel is thought to be a significant contributor to emissions that lead to climate change. NASA is now launching an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2021
Cancer
New research from a 20-year long study on California sea lions shows cause for alarm for both ecologists and oncologists
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 25, 2021
Microbiology
The advancement of genetic and computational tools has given us so much new information its opened up new research field
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2021
Plants & Animals
Plastic pollution in the ocean is a major problem, from the great Pacifici Garbage Patch to the micro plastics that have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2021
Earth & The Environment
It will likely come as no surprise that 2020 held another record that we wish it didn’t: hottest year on record. W
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 17, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A new method of eradicating microplastics in wastewater has been described in a study published recently in the Env
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 02, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in Indoor Air from the University of Colorado Boulder has found that the emissions that humans
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 22, 2020
Immunology
A study by researchers at the University of Michigan has found that high levels of cadmium — a heavy metal found i
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 18, 2020
Microbiology
Research has shown that air pollution & smoke can have serious detrimental health effects. Now scientists have revealed
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A study by Duke University researchers has revealed that children’s gut microbiomes hold clues as to their possibl
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 30, 2020
Plants & Animals
Soil helps provide plants with some of the nutrients they need, like phosphorous. Fertilizers may include phosphorous, w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A promising solution relies on materials that capture heavy metal atoms, such as copper ions, from wastewater through a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 20, 2020
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a major public health threat. The overuse of antibiotics is thought t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Science Advances urges the necessity of reducing carbon dioxide and aerosol p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 12, 2020
Plants & Animals
Orca pods heavily depend on vocal communication for survival. Their unique ability to communicate with other pod members
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
We are exposed to a vast array of chemicals every day. Many are harmless or even important, like the air we breathe, wat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2020
Earth & The Environment
To most of us, sand is something that we likely only think about while at the beach. But for people who build things, es
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 26, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A team of researchers from USC, Columbia University, University of Washington, MIT and the University of Hawaii, have fo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 22, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study published in the journal Environment International has found long-forgotten chemicals, called legacy chemicals,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 18, 2020
Cardiology
New research has suggested that over two-thirds of heart disease cases around the world are preventable with improvement
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health reports that pandemic-enforced lockdowns in China and Europe h
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan