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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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APR 14, 2025Earth & The Environment
What can estuaries, mixture locations salt and freshwater, teach environmentalists about pollution and extreme events? T ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 08, 2025Earth & The Environment
What are the potential health risks from airborne dust pollution, especially in the growing threat of climate change? Th ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 27, 2025Cardiology
Exposure to high levels of microplastic pollution may raise your risk of stroke, diabetes, and more.Written By: Savannah LoganMAR 24, 2025Plants & Animals
A study published in ScienceAdviser investigated the physiological effects of plastic ingestion in seabird chi ...Written By: Greta AnneMAR 14, 2025Microbiology
Plastic is a cheap and durable material that has been adapted and applied in innumerable ways. Vast amounts of plastic h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2025Neuroscience
Short-term exposure to air pollution reduces people's ability to interpret emotions and focus on performing tasks.Written By: Annie LennonJAN 29, 2025Earth & The Environment
When PFAS were developed, companies found a huge number of ways to apply them to different products. But while they have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2025Neuroscience
Natural soundscapes proven to decrease stress, whereas sound pollution was proven to increase stressListening to natural soundscapes has long been associated with feelings of calm and relaxation. Now, a groundbreaking st ...Written By: Greta AnneDEC 25, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The widespread production and use of plastics began around the 1950s, but the production of plastics has also increased ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2024Earth & The Environment
Right now, plastics are wreaking havoc on the environment. While plastics have been very useful, they are also quite tou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 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 25, 2024Health & Medicine
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), a family of more than 4,700 chemical molecules, are known for their non-stic ...OCT 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 LeitchOCT 02, 2024Earth & The Environment
A study published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology by McGraw et al. offers compelling evidence that unde ...Written By: Greta AnneSEP 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 Leitch
APR 14, 2025
Earth & The Environment
What can estuaries, mixture locations salt and freshwater, teach environmentalists about pollution and extreme events? T
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 08, 2025
Earth & The Environment
What are the potential health risks from airborne dust pollution, especially in the growing threat of climate change? Th
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 27, 2025
Cardiology
Exposure to high levels of microplastic pollution may raise your risk of stroke, diabetes, and more.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
MAR 24, 2025
Plants & Animals
A study published in ScienceAdviser investigated the physiological effects of plastic ingestion in seabird chi
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAR 14, 2025
Microbiology
Plastic is a cheap and durable material that has been adapted and applied in innumerable ways. Vast amounts of plastic h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2025
Neuroscience
Short-term exposure to air pollution reduces people's ability to interpret emotions and focus on performing tasks.
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 29, 2025
Earth & The Environment
When PFAS were developed, companies found a huge number of ways to apply them to different products. But while they have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2025
Neuroscience
Natural soundscapes proven to decrease stress, whereas sound pollution was proven to increase stress
Listening to natural soundscapes has long been associated with feelings of calm and relaxation. Now, a groundbreaking st
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
DEC 25, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The widespread production and use of plastics began around the 1950s, but the production of plastics has also increased
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Right now, plastics are wreaking havoc on the environment. While plastics have been very useful, they are also quite tou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 25, 2024
Health & Medicine
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), a family of more than 4,700 chemical molecules, are known for their non-stic
...
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
OCT 02, 2024
Earth & The Environment
A study published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology by McGraw et al. offers compelling evidence that unde
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
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