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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 20, 2020Health & Medicine
Since early statistics began to emerge from China, it seemed that COVID-19 tended to affect older people more than young ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 18, 2020Earth & The Environment
By now, you’ve probably heard of microplastics, which have infiltrated the environment from the deepest parts of t ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 18, 2020Earth & The Environment
Some might think that stepping on a LEGO brick is the worst thing about those toys. However, a new study from the Univer ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial enzymes can serve many processes, from breaking down pollutants and digesting foods to metabolizing drugs.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2020Technology
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed ‘air-powered generator’--a device that ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 17, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Climate Change analyzes the economic impacts of anthropogenic aerosol emissions. Aeroso ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 13, 2020Earth & The Environment
Scientific studies are revealing just how humans have impacted the environment over the past few centuries. Recently, sc ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 01, 2020Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the University of Exeter report in Nature Climate Change their findings of a new "natural climate ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 28, 2020Technology
Aquatic microbes often serve as challenge to study, after all, they are too tiny to detect. But, what if there was a dev ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 28, 2020Earth & The Environment
Humans have depended on ocean resources for centuries. However, a recent analysis of the state of the ocean showed a sha ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 20, 2020Microbiology
Concrete is the second most widely consumed resource on the planet (after water), and it has a massive carbon footprint.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research from scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz highlights the unsustainable footprint of the p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 16, 2020Neuroscience
Children exposed to high levels of stress at home from early on and high levels of air pollution while still in the womb ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 06, 2020Microbiology
About 70 percent of the trash in the ocean is made of plastic. There is so much plastic in our oceans, it's thought to h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Meat consumption has risen around the world in the past few decades, and demand is still increasing.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2019Microbiology
The winner of the Nikon Small World in Motion contest has captured a tiny animal called coral polyp as light levels go d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2019Neuroscience
Living amid high levels of air pollution increases one’s risk of developing depression and commiting suicide, says ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 14, 2019Earth & The Environment
Stormwater pollution is a big problem for LA beaches, report researchers with Heal the Bay, a non-profit environmental o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Our technology may be impacting our health in ways we did not realize.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
Earlier this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced "Mission: Iconic Reefs" ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 06, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Any type of organism that is not native to a location but ends up there anyway is considered an invasive species.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
Plastic litter is a global problem, and some of the tiniest culprits are not visible to the naked eye. These microplasti ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 02, 2019Infographics
Climate crisis is widely recognized as the most urgent problem facing humanity. Climate crisis is real and is happing ri ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorNOV 27, 2019Earth & The Environment
Air pollution is associated with an increased risk of death in Canada—even when air pollution is below national an ...Written By: Tiffany Dazet
MAR 20, 2020
Health & Medicine
Since early statistics began to emerge from China, it seemed that COVID-19 tended to affect older people more than young
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 18, 2020
Earth & The Environment
By now, you’ve probably heard of microplastics, which have infiltrated the environment from the deepest parts of t
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 18, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Some might think that stepping on a LEGO brick is the worst thing about those toys. However, a new study from the Univer
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial enzymes can serve many processes, from breaking down pollutants and digesting foods to metabolizing drugs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2020
Technology
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed ‘air-powered generator’--a device that
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 17, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Climate Change analyzes the economic impacts of anthropogenic aerosol emissions. Aeroso
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 13, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Scientific studies are revealing just how humans have impacted the environment over the past few centuries. Recently, sc
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 01, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the University of Exeter report in Nature Climate Change their findings of a new "natural climate
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 28, 2020
Technology
Aquatic microbes often serve as challenge to study, after all, they are too tiny to detect. But, what if there was a dev
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 28, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Humans have depended on ocean resources for centuries. However, a recent analysis of the state of the ocean showed a sha
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 20, 2020
Microbiology
Concrete is the second most widely consumed resource on the planet (after water), and it has a massive carbon footprint.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research from scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz highlights the unsustainable footprint of the p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 16, 2020
Neuroscience
Children exposed to high levels of stress at home from early on and high levels of air pollution while still in the womb
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 06, 2020
Microbiology
About 70 percent of the trash in the ocean is made of plastic. There is so much plastic in our oceans, it's thought to h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Meat consumption has risen around the world in the past few decades, and demand is still increasing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2019
Microbiology
The winner of the Nikon Small World in Motion contest has captured a tiny animal called coral polyp as light levels go d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2019
Neuroscience
Living amid high levels of air pollution increases one’s risk of developing depression and commiting suicide, says
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 14, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Stormwater pollution is a big problem for LA beaches, report researchers with Heal the Bay, a non-profit environmental o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our technology may be impacting our health in ways we did not realize.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Earlier this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced "Mission: Iconic Reefs"
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Any type of organism that is not native to a location but ends up there anyway is considered an invasive species.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Plastic litter is a global problem, and some of the tiniest culprits are not visible to the naked eye. These microplasti
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 02, 2019
Infographics
Climate crisis is widely recognized as the most urgent problem facing humanity. Climate crisis is real and is happing ri
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
NOV 27, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Air pollution is associated with an increased risk of death in Canada—even when air pollution is below national an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet