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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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AUG 15, 2019Chemistry & Physics
In late September 2017, meteorology and monitoring stations across Europe detected a spike of radiation in the air, sugg ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 12, 2019Plants & Animals
You’ve undoubtedly heard of something called ‘Hay Fever.’ This term effectively describes the allergy- ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 09, 2019Chemistry & Physics
A new invention that removes microplastics from water was designed by 18-year-old Fionn Ferreira -- winner of the Google ...Written By: Julia TraversAUG 08, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research published in Environmental Research Letters reports that lowering New York’s air pollution levels has ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 31, 2019Earth & The Environment
You know things have gotten bad when the Arctic starts burning. Since June, over 100 wildfires have consumed the Arctic, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 30, 2019Microbiology
Strains of MRSA can become more resistant to antibiotics when exposed to cigarette smoke.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
What do you think of when you hear the words, "plastic pollution"? Beverage bottles, straws, and packaging are ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 22, 2019Microbiology
Cyanidiales are a group of red algae species. Researchers have found that about 10% of them have acquired genes from bac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2019Earth & The Environment
It’s been two weeks since the establishment of the United States was celebrated by the ritual lighting of colorful ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 18, 2019Earth & The Environment
Joshua trees are iconic of southern California deserts and have survived for 2.5 million years in harsh desert condition ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 17, 2019Earth & The Environment
Air pollution in China poses a health concern to many of the nation’s almost 1.4 billion people. Ozone pollution i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 14, 2019Microbiology
Mother Nature has produced some very durable, tough materials, and some of the best synthetic materials are based on nat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Plants use their roots to collect essential nutrients. We may one day be able to use those roots to store carbon undergr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2019Cardiology
Walking is a fantastic way to stay in shape. While easier on your joints than running, walking still provides many healt ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 30, 2019Plants & Animals
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) prevents most of the world from conducting any sort of whaling activities, wh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 25, 2019Plants & Animals
Many of America’s major cities, such as Boston and New York City, are chock-full of wild pigeons. Some people enjo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 25, 2019Earth & The Environment
A device slated to clean up 50% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within five years was recently redeployed on its seco ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 23, 2019Microbiology
This alteration may leave people more vulnerable to infection and disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2019Space & Astronomy
Rockets are flying cargo into space more often these days than ever before, made possible in part by cost-effective reus ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 17, 2019Earth & The Environment
Since 2003, the small town of Kamikatsu in western Japan has been on a mission to become “zero-waste.” In 20 ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
According to a news release from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), this summer’s hypoxic zo ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
As announced today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada aims to ban single-use plastics by 2021. Lakeside at the Gau ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
We all know that the currents atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are not, shall we say, ideal. But according to recent me ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have discovered viruses with massive genomes, which contain surprising genes.Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
In late September 2017, meteorology and monitoring stations across Europe detected a spike of radiation in the air, sugg
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 12, 2019
Plants & Animals
You’ve undoubtedly heard of something called ‘Hay Fever.’ This term effectively describes the allergy-
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 09, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
A new invention that removes microplastics from water was designed by 18-year-old Fionn Ferreira -- winner of the Google
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
AUG 08, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Environmental Research Letters reports that lowering New York’s air pollution levels has
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 31, 2019
Earth & The Environment
You know things have gotten bad when the Arctic starts burning. Since June, over 100 wildfires have consumed the Arctic,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 30, 2019
Microbiology
Strains of MRSA can become more resistant to antibiotics when exposed to cigarette smoke.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
What do you think of when you hear the words, "plastic pollution"? Beverage bottles, straws, and packaging are
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 22, 2019
Microbiology
Cyanidiales are a group of red algae species. Researchers have found that about 10% of them have acquired genes from bac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2019
Earth & The Environment
It’s been two weeks since the establishment of the United States was celebrated by the ritual lighting of colorful
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 18, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Joshua trees are iconic of southern California deserts and have survived for 2.5 million years in harsh desert condition
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 17, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Air pollution in China poses a health concern to many of the nation’s almost 1.4 billion people. Ozone pollution i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 14, 2019
Microbiology
Mother Nature has produced some very durable, tough materials, and some of the best synthetic materials are based on nat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Plants use their roots to collect essential nutrients. We may one day be able to use those roots to store carbon undergr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2019
Cardiology
Walking is a fantastic way to stay in shape. While easier on your joints than running, walking still provides many healt
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 30, 2019
Plants & Animals
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) prevents most of the world from conducting any sort of whaling activities, wh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 25, 2019
Plants & Animals
Many of America’s major cities, such as Boston and New York City, are chock-full of wild pigeons. Some people enjo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 25, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A device slated to clean up 50% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within five years was recently redeployed on its seco
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 23, 2019
Microbiology
This alteration may leave people more vulnerable to infection and disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Rockets are flying cargo into space more often these days than ever before, made possible in part by cost-effective reus
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 17, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Since 2003, the small town of Kamikatsu in western Japan has been on a mission to become “zero-waste.” In 20
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
According to a news release from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), this summer’s hypoxic zo
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
As announced today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada aims to ban single-use plastics by 2021. Lakeside at the Gau
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
We all know that the currents atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are not, shall we say, ideal. But according to recent me
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have discovered viruses with massive genomes, which contain surprising genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch