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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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JAN 25, 2019Chemistry & Physics
The current trend to replace non-composable plastics materials such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), or polysty ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 24, 2019Microbiology
Unsurprisingly, microbial pathogens and related issues, like a growing hesitancy surrounding the use of vaccines, make u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research published in Science suggests that we had better rethink current climate models. The research comes from He ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 12, 2019Cardiology
We are just 11 days into our heart-healthy New Year's resolutions knowing that fitness, diet and timely access to he ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 09, 2019Videos
Plastic is a major pollutant that is contaminating our waterways and oceans. Researchers have now found a way to create ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2019Earth & The Environment
The west coast of the United States is a hotspot for biodiversity. Sea otters, harbor seals, shorebirds, fish and shellf ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 06, 2019Technology
While most airplanes get a fresh tank of gas before ever leaving the ground, some get refueled in mid-air. The United St ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 06, 2019Earth & The Environment
National parks are suffering greatly due to the recent government shutdown, which began on December 22 as a result of di ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 02, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Microplastics particles (MP), often in the forms of fibers, beads, and pellets, are fragments broken off plastic waste. ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 31, 2018Earth & The Environment
What is the Green New Deal? This is a term that has been thrown around a lot in recent months, equally in the political ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 31, 2018Plants & Animals
The Madagascar pochard is a duck species so elusive that conservationists once thought it was extinct. But in 2006, a te ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 26, 2018Plants & Animals
Olfaction, or more colloquially known as the sense of smell, is essential for coho salmon. The fish depend on their nose ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 17, 2018Earth & The Environment
The divestment campaign has reached an impressive milestone: 1,000 institutions have cut ties with fossil fuels. The ach ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 16, 2018Space & Astronomy
Stargazers should be in for a pleasant treat if they look up to the night skies on Sunday. As it would seem, a comet com ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 12, 2018Cardiology
Many people who experience symptoms like difficulty breathing, fatigue and tightness in the chest during physical activi ...Written By: Abbie ArceDEC 05, 2018Plants & Animals
The world’s oceans are undergoing a pollution crisis the likes of which we’ve never seen before, and the uns ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 21, 2018Videos
Although at first it may sound unappealing, human urine could be a key asset in sustainable agriculture research particu ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 20, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
In the long run, some cancer therapeutics may be doing more harm than good.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2018Genetics & Genomics
When both strands of DNA break, it must be repaired or the cell will die.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2018Cardiology
There are a number of risk factors for heart disease. Many of them are within our control such as a healthy diet and bei ...Written By: Abbie ArceOCT 23, 2018Earth & The Environment
The Hambach Forest is nestled in the Rhineland of western Germany, not too far from the city of Cologne. At 12,000 years ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 18, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Located next to a Soviet's plutonium fuel processing center, Lake Karachay a small lake in Central Russia was c ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 14, 2018Videos
According to the United Nations, ocean plastics kill an estimated 100,000 marine mammals annually—and straws are m ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 09, 2018Earth & The Environment
Roughly one-quarter of the climate change crisis can be attributed to the choices we make about the food we eat. A new s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 25, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The current trend to replace non-composable plastics materials such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), or polysty
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 24, 2019
Microbiology
Unsurprisingly, microbial pathogens and related issues, like a growing hesitancy surrounding the use of vaccines, make u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Science suggests that we had better rethink current climate models. The research comes from He
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 12, 2019
Cardiology
We are just 11 days into our heart-healthy New Year's resolutions knowing that fitness, diet and timely access to he
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 09, 2019
Videos
Plastic is a major pollutant that is contaminating our waterways and oceans. Researchers have now found a way to create
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The west coast of the United States is a hotspot for biodiversity. Sea otters, harbor seals, shorebirds, fish and shellf
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 06, 2019
Technology
While most airplanes get a fresh tank of gas before ever leaving the ground, some get refueled in mid-air. The United St
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 06, 2019
Earth & The Environment
National parks are suffering greatly due to the recent government shutdown, which began on December 22 as a result of di
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 02, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Microplastics particles (MP), often in the forms of fibers, beads, and pellets, are fragments broken off plastic waste.
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 31, 2018
Earth & The Environment
What is the Green New Deal? This is a term that has been thrown around a lot in recent months, equally in the political
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 31, 2018
Plants & Animals
The Madagascar pochard is a duck species so elusive that conservationists once thought it was extinct. But in 2006, a te
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
Olfaction, or more colloquially known as the sense of smell, is essential for coho salmon. The fish depend on their nose
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 17, 2018
Earth & The Environment
The divestment campaign has reached an impressive milestone: 1,000 institutions have cut ties with fossil fuels. The ach
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 16, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Stargazers should be in for a pleasant treat if they look up to the night skies on Sunday. As it would seem, a comet com
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 12, 2018
Cardiology
Many people who experience symptoms like difficulty breathing, fatigue and tightness in the chest during physical activi
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
The world’s oceans are undergoing a pollution crisis the likes of which we’ve never seen before, and the uns
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 21, 2018
Videos
Although at first it may sound unappealing, human urine could be a key asset in sustainable agriculture research particu
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 20, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the long run, some cancer therapeutics may be doing more harm than good.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
When both strands of DNA break, it must be repaired or the cell will die.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2018
Cardiology
There are a number of risk factors for heart disease. Many of them are within our control such as a healthy diet and bei
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
OCT 23, 2018
Earth & The Environment
The Hambach Forest is nestled in the Rhineland of western Germany, not too far from the city of Cologne. At 12,000 years
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 18, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Located next to a Soviet's plutonium fuel processing center, Lake Karachay a small lake in Central Russia was c
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 14, 2018
Videos
According to the United Nations, ocean plastics kill an estimated 100,000 marine mammals annually—and straws are m
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 09, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Roughly one-quarter of the climate change crisis can be attributed to the choices we make about the food we eat. A new s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan