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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, 2019Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in the journal Atmospheric Environment adds more support to the growing field of studies pus ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
Recent research has revealed a new development that may take us closer to an ice-free Arctic summer. Scientists consider ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 11, 2019Chemistry & Physics
If the over-reliance on petroleum for plastics production is not already a problem, the plastics pollution crisis is and ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 09, 2019Health & Medicine
According to the State of Global Air 2019 report, air pollution is currently shortening life expectancy by an average of ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 08, 2019Microbiology
While some plastic gets recycled, most plastic waste is constantly being generated. Scientists are trying to make a biod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
Last week the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its 2018 Global Energy and CO2 Status Report. The IEA is an int ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
As more of the world’s population flocks to urban areas, scientists and health officials are increasingly concerne ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 02, 2019Plants & Animals
The world’s oceans are supposed to be a haven for marine wildlife, but have instead become some of humankind&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 01, 2019Earth & The Environment
Economic concerns, rather than environmental or regulatory, may be the key factor in replacing coal-generated electricit ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 29, 2019Earth & The Environment
You’ve probably heard of microplastics by now—microscopic plastic debris that has littered the ocean, infilt ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 19, 2019Plants & Animals
A plethora of the globe’s marine animals are in trouble, but one of the most notable is that of the Mediterranean ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 18, 2019Plants & Animals
It’s an unfortunate reality that the Earth’s vast oceans are littered with human-made trash and debris, much ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 17, 2019Videos
More than 500 million people depend on the Ganges River as their main source of water. The Ganges River also holds ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 17, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society highlights the impact that coal-fired powe ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 15, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Currently, there are two different noise-proofing strategies: active noise control using devices that emit negative soun ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
Florida took a step back in the eyes of the environment earlier this week when the Senate Commerce and Tourism committee ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 09, 2019Videos
Air pollution plagues not only our cities but also our homes. This video follows a family through their journey to try t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
The European Parliament has finally gotten on board. In a recent decision, parliament voted with a grand majority to ban ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 18, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research suggests that household tasks such as cooking and cleaning have significant impact on air pollution, genera ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 16, 2019Microbiology
Some populations of frogs have been able to withstand a widespread epidemic of a deadly disease that is comparable to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2019Earth & The Environment
Polyolefin is a type of polymer that composes the largest group of thermoplastics, the two most important and common typ ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 12, 2019Earth & The Environment
One researcher recently undertook an interesting strategy in order to analyze levels of microplastics in the Tennessee R ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
Great emphasis has been placed on the impact the climate change has on the oceans, the atmosphere, the poles – but ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 28, 2019Microbiology
A growing number of pathogenic microbes are gaining resistance to antibiotics, and the genes that confer that resistance ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in the journal Atmospheric Environment adds more support to the growing field of studies pus
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Recent research has revealed a new development that may take us closer to an ice-free Arctic summer. Scientists consider
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 11, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
If the over-reliance on petroleum for plastics production is not already a problem, the plastics pollution crisis is and
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 09, 2019
Health & Medicine
According to the State of Global Air 2019 report, air pollution is currently shortening life expectancy by an average of
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 08, 2019
Microbiology
While some plastic gets recycled, most plastic waste is constantly being generated. Scientists are trying to make a biod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Last week the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its 2018 Global Energy and CO2 Status Report. The IEA is an int
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
As more of the world’s population flocks to urban areas, scientists and health officials are increasingly concerne
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 02, 2019
Plants & Animals
The world’s oceans are supposed to be a haven for marine wildlife, but have instead become some of humankind&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 01, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Economic concerns, rather than environmental or regulatory, may be the key factor in replacing coal-generated electricit
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 29, 2019
Earth & The Environment
You’ve probably heard of microplastics by now—microscopic plastic debris that has littered the ocean, infilt
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 19, 2019
Plants & Animals
A plethora of the globe’s marine animals are in trouble, but one of the most notable is that of the Mediterranean
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 18, 2019
Plants & Animals
It’s an unfortunate reality that the Earth’s vast oceans are littered with human-made trash and debris, much
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 17, 2019
Videos
More than 500 million people depend on the Ganges River as their main source of water. The Ganges River also holds
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 17, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society highlights the impact that coal-fired powe
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 15, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Currently, there are two different noise-proofing strategies: active noise control using devices that emit negative soun
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Florida took a step back in the eyes of the environment earlier this week when the Senate Commerce and Tourism committee
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 09, 2019
Videos
Air pollution plagues not only our cities but also our homes. This video follows a family through their journey to try t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The European Parliament has finally gotten on board. In a recent decision, parliament voted with a grand majority to ban
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 18, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research suggests that household tasks such as cooking and cleaning have significant impact on air pollution, genera
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 16, 2019
Microbiology
Some populations of frogs have been able to withstand a widespread epidemic of a deadly disease that is comparable to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Polyolefin is a type of polymer that composes the largest group of thermoplastics, the two most important and common typ
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 12, 2019
Earth & The Environment
One researcher recently undertook an interesting strategy in order to analyze levels of microplastics in the Tennessee R
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Great emphasis has been placed on the impact the climate change has on the oceans, the atmosphere, the poles – but
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 28, 2019
Microbiology
A growing number of pathogenic microbes are gaining resistance to antibiotics, and the genes that confer that resistance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch