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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 05, 2024Earth & The Environment
How is California’s rapidly shrinking Salton Sea contributing to dust pollution in the Golden State? This is what ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 03, 2024Neuroscience
Air pollution from ammonium nitrate is linked to poor learning and memory performance among 9-10 year olds.Written By: Annie LennonOCT 29, 2024Earth & The Environment
In August 2024, the Tangier 1 instrument by the Carbon Mapper Coalition was launched into space. It is a satellite that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2024Earth & The Environment
We rely heavily on plants, which are often exposed to pesticides or fungicides to control insects or fungal diseases, fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2024Earth & The Environment
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been introduced into countless consumer products and materials, and now ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2024Earth & The Environment
Geologists divide time into epochs or series, with subdivisions, according to major variations in rock sequences. They m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2024Cardiology
Metal exposure from environmental pollution may be as bad for your arteries as smoking.Written By: Savannah LoganSEP 26, 2024Earth & The Environment
How do fossil fuels influence the atmospheric chemistry of the Arctic? This is what a recent study published in Nature G ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 26, 2024Earth & The Environment
A new study reported in BMJ Global Health is highlighting the significant cost of bottled water. The study has estimated ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2024Earth & The Environment
How can artificial light influence the behavior of zebrafish? This is what a recent study published in Science of The To ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 11, 2024Earth & The Environment
Researchers went 'bioprospecting' in marine microbes, looking for those that can perform helpful functions like eating p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2024Earth & The Environment
Rechargeable, reusable batteries are a crucial component of the transition to more efficient energy sources. But there a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2024Earth & The Environment
Scientists are trying to learn more about the exact factors that promote the spread of disease, in part because that wil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2024Earth & The Environment
Fashion, and particularly fast fashion, is massively destructive to the planet. Only a few decades ago, people and famil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2024Earth & The Environment
About half of all of the plastics in the world have been created since only 2000, and we are now swimming in the stuff. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plastics are ubiquitous in our society. Made from petroleum products, this highly durable material has what seems like a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2024Earth & The Environment
What impact can severe air pollution have on the health of senior citizens? This is what a recent study published in BMJ ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 16, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
If you've been to a loud concert, you may have experienced the aftereffects, which might have included ringing in the ea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2024Neuroscience
Medical texts from Ancient Greece and Rome suggest that severe memory loss was extremely rare 2500 years ago, unlike tod ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 04, 2024Earth & The Environment
We've all noticed how much insects love to fly around lights. But why? Many theories have been proposed, but now we have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Introduction Clinical medicine aims to develop novel treatments to fight disease and as a result, must constantly ...JAN 28, 2024Neuroscience
Cold-water swimming may relieve the physical and mental symptoms of menopause. The corresponding study was published in& ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 27, 2024Earth & The Environment
Ice core samples are a powerful tool that helps scientists understand the history of the planet's climate. But one site ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2024Earth & The Environment
How can clean drinking water be produced in the simplest most cost-effective way possible? This is what a recent study p ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 05, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How is California’s rapidly shrinking Salton Sea contributing to dust pollution in the Golden State? This is what
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 03, 2024
Neuroscience
Air pollution from ammonium nitrate is linked to poor learning and memory performance among 9-10 year olds.
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 29, 2024
Earth & The Environment
In August 2024, the Tangier 1 instrument by the Carbon Mapper Coalition was launched into space. It is a satellite that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2024
Earth & The Environment
We rely heavily on plants, which are often exposed to pesticides or fungicides to control insects or fungal diseases, fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been introduced into countless consumer products and materials, and now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Geologists divide time into epochs or series, with subdivisions, according to major variations in rock sequences. They m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2024
Cardiology
Metal exposure from environmental pollution may be as bad for your arteries as smoking.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
SEP 26, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How do fossil fuels influence the atmospheric chemistry of the Arctic? This is what a recent study published in Nature G
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 26, 2024
Earth & The Environment
A new study reported in BMJ Global Health is highlighting the significant cost of bottled water. The study has estimated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How can artificial light influence the behavior of zebrafish? This is what a recent study published in Science of The To
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 11, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Researchers went 'bioprospecting' in marine microbes, looking for those that can perform helpful functions like eating p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Rechargeable, reusable batteries are a crucial component of the transition to more efficient energy sources. But there a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists are trying to learn more about the exact factors that promote the spread of disease, in part because that wil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Fashion, and particularly fast fashion, is massively destructive to the planet. Only a few decades ago, people and famil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2024
Earth & The Environment
About half of all of the plastics in the world have been created since only 2000, and we are now swimming in the stuff.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are ubiquitous in our society. Made from petroleum products, this highly durable material has what seems like a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2024
Earth & The Environment
What impact can severe air pollution have on the health of senior citizens? This is what a recent study published in BMJ
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 16, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
If you've been to a loud concert, you may have experienced the aftereffects, which might have included ringing in the ea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2024
Neuroscience
Medical texts from Ancient Greece and Rome suggest that severe memory loss was extremely rare 2500 years ago, unlike tod
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 04, 2024
Earth & The Environment
We've all noticed how much insects love to fly around lights. But why? Many theories have been proposed, but now we have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Introduction Clinical medicine aims to develop novel treatments to fight disease and as a result, must constantly
...
JAN 28, 2024
Neuroscience
Cold-water swimming may relieve the physical and mental symptoms of menopause. The corresponding study was published in&
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 27, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Ice core samples are a powerful tool that helps scientists understand the history of the planet's climate. But one site
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How can clean drinking water be produced in the simplest most cost-effective way possible? This is what a recent study p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc