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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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NOV 26, 2019Neuroscience
Worldwide, 9 in every 10 people breathe highly polluted air. A known contributing factor for many respiratory illnesses ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 25, 2019Earth & The Environment
A research team led by scientists from The University of Manchester has figured out a new way of making toxic pollutants ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
Have you ever heard about fine particulate matter air pollution? If not, it’s time you do, because it is literally ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 21, 2019Health & Medicine
Offices can be a stew of various odors, from perfumes to microwaved lunches. However, the air breathed in offices may co ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 20, 2019Health & Medicine
Many are already feeling the impacts of climate change around the world. Heat waves, severe storms, and flooding have af ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 18, 2019Earth & The Environment
It might cause us to laugh, but this news isn’t funny: nitrous oxide emissions are on the rise. As a potent greenh ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 13, 2019Earth & The Environment
Have you ever tried to take photographs underwater, only to be sorely disappointed by the results? Pictures of vivid und ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 06, 2019Earth & The Environment
A worldwide coalition of more than 11,000 scientists from 153 countries warns "clearly and unequivocally that plane ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 28, 2019Earth & The Environment
Based on parameters set by the Australian and Queensland Governments, a significant pesticide reduction target for water ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 15, 2019Cancer
Mesothelioma is a very rare kind of malignant tumor that is caused by inhaled asbestos fibers and forms in the lining of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 14, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
New research findings, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, are the first to sug ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 02, 2019Earth & The Environment
It’s more than likely that you’ve heard of plastic microfibers and the dangers that they pose to our oceans, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 27, 2019Health & Medicine
New research from the Desert Research Institute (DRI) and the Washoe County Health District (WCHD) shows that the same c ...SEP 26, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
Do you know a mist of air freshener or the burning of a deliciously-scented candle in your home is a "sweet" and a slow ...Written By: Nupur SrivastavaSEP 20, 2019Cannabis Sciences
The strong smell of cannabis comes from chemicals that could potentially cause indoor or outdoor air pollution, if not p ...Written By: Julia TraversSEP 15, 2019Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are considered a major threat to public health, which is expected to get more serious.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2019Plants & Animals
When you go for a walk at the local city park, you’re likely to see a high number of gray squirrels crawling in an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Until recently, testing the age of dolphin involved extract a tooth, sawing it in half, and then counting the layers wit ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 05, 2019Microbiology
Antibiotic use would have to be reduced by 80% in order to effectively curtail the spread of antibiotic-resistant microb ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2019Health & Medicine
Microplastics have infiltrated the planet, from remote mountain regions to the deepest parts of the ocean. Because of th ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 29, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
"I like to call it 'the Chernobyl effect' -- you've turned the reactor on and now you can't turn it off," said senior au ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2019Chemistry & Physics
In the military, gliders are a much-desired method for stealth scouting. But when they become captured or accidentally c ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 27, 2019Earth & The Environment
As part of the “Sullied Sediments” program, which is assessing pollutant levels in European waterways to man ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
Plastic was the furthest thing from Gregory Wetherbee’s mind when he began analyzing rainwater samples collected f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 26, 2019
Neuroscience
Worldwide, 9 in every 10 people breathe highly polluted air. A known contributing factor for many respiratory illnesses
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 25, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A research team led by scientists from The University of Manchester has figured out a new way of making toxic pollutants
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Have you ever heard about fine particulate matter air pollution? If not, it’s time you do, because it is literally
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 21, 2019
Health & Medicine
Offices can be a stew of various odors, from perfumes to microwaved lunches. However, the air breathed in offices may co
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
Many are already feeling the impacts of climate change around the world. Heat waves, severe storms, and flooding have af
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 18, 2019
Earth & The Environment
It might cause us to laugh, but this news isn’t funny: nitrous oxide emissions are on the rise. As a potent greenh
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 13, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Have you ever tried to take photographs underwater, only to be sorely disappointed by the results? Pictures of vivid und
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 06, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A worldwide coalition of more than 11,000 scientists from 153 countries warns "clearly and unequivocally that plane
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 28, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Based on parameters set by the Australian and Queensland Governments, a significant pesticide reduction target for water
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 15, 2019
Cancer
Mesothelioma is a very rare kind of malignant tumor that is caused by inhaled asbestos fibers and forms in the lining of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 14, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
New research findings, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, are the first to sug
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 02, 2019
Earth & The Environment
It’s more than likely that you’ve heard of plastic microfibers and the dangers that they pose to our oceans,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 27, 2019
Health & Medicine
New research from the Desert Research Institute (DRI) and the Washoe County Health District (WCHD) shows that the same c
...
SEP 26, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Do you know a mist of air freshener or the burning of a deliciously-scented candle in your home is a "sweet" and a slow
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
SEP 20, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
The strong smell of cannabis comes from chemicals that could potentially cause indoor or outdoor air pollution, if not p
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
SEP 15, 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are considered a major threat to public health, which is expected to get more serious.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2019
Plants & Animals
When you go for a walk at the local city park, you’re likely to see a high number of gray squirrels crawling in an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Until recently, testing the age of dolphin involved extract a tooth, sawing it in half, and then counting the layers wit
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 05, 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotic use would have to be reduced by 80% in order to effectively curtail the spread of antibiotic-resistant microb
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2019
Health & Medicine
Microplastics have infiltrated the planet, from remote mountain regions to the deepest parts of the ocean. Because of th
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
"I like to call it 'the Chernobyl effect' -- you've turned the reactor on and now you can't turn it off," said senior au
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
In the military, gliders are a much-desired method for stealth scouting. But when they become captured or accidentally c
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 27, 2019
Earth & The Environment
As part of the “Sullied Sediments” program, which is assessing pollutant levels in European waterways to man
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Plastic was the furthest thing from Gregory Wetherbee’s mind when he began analyzing rainwater samples collected f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan