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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 05, 2019Health & Medicine
You’ve probably heard of microplastics by now. If you haven’t, you’ve still likely and unknowingly ing ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
India is home to 75% of the most polluted cities in the world. According to Breathe Life—a global network spearhea ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 31, 2019Health & Medicine
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) estimates that air pollution kills more than 6 million people each year an ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 29, 2019Earth & The Environment
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to global health. Scientists from the University of York conducted a global ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 24, 2019Cardiology
Incorporating fitness into your daily commute is one of the healthiest things you can do for your heart. This can be don ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAY 21, 2019Health & Medicine
Abortions are incredibly safe procedures. The rate of complications for abortions is lower than the complication rate fo ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAY 21, 2019Cardiology
Whether we want to believe it or not, our well-being is continually being influenced by our environment. Many people ass ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAY 20, 2019Cardiology
Peace and quiet are hard to come by these days. Cities are rife with noise pollution from a significant number of source ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAY 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2019Cancer
The European Union (EU) is considering whether and how to launch a moon shot cancer research mission -- a massive commit ...Written By: Julia TraversMAY 12, 2019Earth & The Environment
According to a recent report from the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), almost every one of our national p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 06, 2019Earth & The Environment
One million animal and plant species—one in every four—are at risk of extinction at an unprecedented rate of ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
Maine has taken a significant step to battle the generation of waste products: banning Styrofoam. The bill, which was si ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 01, 2019Plants & Animals
A team of researchers in the United Kingdom was conducting river water chemical analyses when they happened upon a mind- ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 01, 2019Earth & The Environment
As summer temperatures begin to rise, city dwellers face the task of keeping cool—mentally and physically. Defined ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 29, 2019Genetics & Genomics
One of the most defining characteristics of a human is their voice: its pitch, how it resonates and of course, the vocal ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 28, 2019Microbiology
Oil-consuming microbes have been discovered in the deepest part of the oceans of Earth - the Mariana Trench.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
The worldwide celebration of Earth Day began on April 22, 1970, when people rallied together to protest the declining bi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 21, 2019Earth & The Environment
According to a new University of Michigan study, the benefits we will be reaping in the not-so-distant future from self- ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 19, 2019Technology
In a study published in Optical Materials Express, researchers have developed a new method for programming a commerciall ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 17, 2019Earth & The Environment
It’s no secret that our planet is overrun with plastic debris. Plastic debris of all sizes reaches larger bodies o ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 15, 2019Earth & The Environment
Washington state will soon become the fourth state in the nation to commit to 100% renewable energy, joining Hawaii, Cal ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 15, 2019Plants & Animals
It seems like each passing day brings a new wave of animal conservationists warning the world about the risk of a specif ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 14, 2019Space & Astronomy
Stratolaunch is the unique name given to a specialized dual-fuselage airplane that, much like the name implies, could on ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUN 05, 2019
Health & Medicine
You’ve probably heard of microplastics by now. If you haven’t, you’ve still likely and unknowingly ing
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
India is home to 75% of the most polluted cities in the world. According to Breathe Life—a global network spearhea
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 31, 2019
Health & Medicine
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) estimates that air pollution kills more than 6 million people each year an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 29, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to global health. Scientists from the University of York conducted a global
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 24, 2019
Cardiology
Incorporating fitness into your daily commute is one of the healthiest things you can do for your heart. This can be don
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 21, 2019
Health & Medicine
Abortions are incredibly safe procedures. The rate of complications for abortions is lower than the complication rate fo
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 21, 2019
Cardiology
Whether we want to believe it or not, our well-being is continually being influenced by our environment. Many people ass
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 20, 2019
Cardiology
Peace and quiet are hard to come by these days. Cities are rife with noise pollution from a significant number of source
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2019
Cancer
The European Union (EU) is considering whether and how to launch a moon shot cancer research mission -- a massive commit
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 12, 2019
Earth & The Environment
According to a recent report from the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), almost every one of our national p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 06, 2019
Earth & The Environment
One million animal and plant species—one in every four—are at risk of extinction at an unprecedented rate of
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Maine has taken a significant step to battle the generation of waste products: banning Styrofoam. The bill, which was si
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
A team of researchers in the United Kingdom was conducting river water chemical analyses when they happened upon a mind-
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 01, 2019
Earth & The Environment
As summer temperatures begin to rise, city dwellers face the task of keeping cool—mentally and physically. Defined
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
One of the most defining characteristics of a human is their voice: its pitch, how it resonates and of course, the vocal
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 28, 2019
Microbiology
Oil-consuming microbes have been discovered in the deepest part of the oceans of Earth - the Mariana Trench.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The worldwide celebration of Earth Day began on April 22, 1970, when people rallied together to protest the declining bi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 21, 2019
Earth & The Environment
According to a new University of Michigan study, the benefits we will be reaping in the not-so-distant future from self-
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 19, 2019
Technology
In a study published in Optical Materials Express, researchers have developed a new method for programming a commerciall
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 17, 2019
Earth & The Environment
It’s no secret that our planet is overrun with plastic debris. Plastic debris of all sizes reaches larger bodies o
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 15, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Washington state will soon become the fourth state in the nation to commit to 100% renewable energy, joining Hawaii, Cal
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
It seems like each passing day brings a new wave of animal conservationists warning the world about the risk of a specif
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 14, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Stratolaunch is the unique name given to a specialized dual-fuselage airplane that, much like the name implies, could on
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard