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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 26, 2018Earth & The Environment
Ever heard of telomeres? Reach way back to your high school biology class and remember that telomeres are special parts ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 19, 2018Videos
Your phone is probably one of your most closely-held possessions, literally and figuratively. But what happens after one ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 18, 2018Chemistry & Physics
According to a recently published study on the American Chemical Society journal ACS Catalysis, a team of engineering re ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 15, 2018Earth & The Environment
An Iranian oil tanker that crashed into a Hong Kong-registered vessel on January 7 has been ablaze since and has now sun ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 11, 2018Earth & The Environment
Do you believe your grocery stores when the products they’re selling say “organic” or “sustainab ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 01, 2018Earth & The Environment
Everyone loves a good Caribbean getaway, especially with the cold-streak that some of us up North are having. But how mu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
Here’s something you may not have known that the new tax bill is hiding: drilling in the artic. Now, no matter you ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 30, 2017Earth & The Environment
Using streams to monitor the health of an ecosystem has been in the scientist’s toolbox for a while now. That&rsqu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Fish of all types depend on coral reefs for survival. Not only do coral reefs provide shelter and a place to hide from p ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 25, 2017Earth & The Environment
Air pollution regulation has been a relative success story within the US, with major cities like LA having seen huge imp ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 20, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The sun is often seen as an under-utilized source of energy. Solar energy is abundant, reliable and pollution free, but ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 19, 2017Health & Medicine
Does where you live impact how healthy you are? Well, it seems like it's definitely a factor. Each year the United H ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 18, 2017Earth & The Environment
Ho ho ho, and happy holidays to all! All, that is, except for the environment, which takes a major toll in carbon footpr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 05, 2017Technology
Cell phones have complex compositions that are not easily disassembled and reused.Written By: Julia TraversNOV 30, 2017Technology
The new design entails the use of an array of smaller, drifting U-shaped screens that will be equipped with sea anchors ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 19, 2017Technology
Despite the advancements and diversity of toilets, about 4.5 billion people or 60 percent of the world's population are ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 17, 2017Videos
Ever feel the need to "detox?" A lot of commercial products claim they have the stuff to get it done, but the body actua ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 14, 2017Earth & The Environment
You can now add osteoporosis to the long list of negative medical impacts caused by air pollution. New research publishe ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 10, 2017Technology
Marine cloud brightening (MCB) is the process of changing the makeup of clouds to help them reflect more sunlight away f ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 08, 2017Technology
The Navajo Nation has long been a major energy provider for the Southwest but has not had widespread access to electrici ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 07, 2017Chemistry & Physics
In 2016, the Paris Agreement (also known as Paris climate accord) marked a turning point in the battle against climate c ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Smoke from factories, incinerators, and cigarette smoke contains chemicals that can disrupt the crucial early stages of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2017Plants & Animals
Investigations are ongoing after more than 130 deceased Baikal seals have washed up on the coast of the landlocked Lake ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 31, 2017Plants & Animals
A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE by researchers from the University of Bordeaux in France highlights that o ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 26, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Ever heard of telomeres? Reach way back to your high school biology class and remember that telomeres are special parts
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 19, 2018
Videos
Your phone is probably one of your most closely-held possessions, literally and figuratively. But what happens after one
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 18, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
According to a recently published study on the American Chemical Society journal ACS Catalysis, a team of engineering re
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 15, 2018
Earth & The Environment
An Iranian oil tanker that crashed into a Hong Kong-registered vessel on January 7 has been ablaze since and has now sun
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 11, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Do you believe your grocery stores when the products they’re selling say “organic” or “sustainab
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 01, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Everyone loves a good Caribbean getaway, especially with the cold-streak that some of us up North are having. But how mu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Here’s something you may not have known that the new tax bill is hiding: drilling in the artic. Now, no matter you
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 30, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Using streams to monitor the health of an ecosystem has been in the scientist’s toolbox for a while now. That&rsqu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Fish of all types depend on coral reefs for survival. Not only do coral reefs provide shelter and a place to hide from p
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 25, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Air pollution regulation has been a relative success story within the US, with major cities like LA having seen huge imp
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 20, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The sun is often seen as an under-utilized source of energy. Solar energy is abundant, reliable and pollution free, but
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 19, 2017
Health & Medicine
Does where you live impact how healthy you are? Well, it seems like it's definitely a factor. Each year the United H
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 18, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Ho ho ho, and happy holidays to all! All, that is, except for the environment, which takes a major toll in carbon footpr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 05, 2017
Technology
Cell phones have complex compositions that are not easily disassembled and reused.
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 30, 2017
Technology
The new design entails the use of an array of smaller, drifting U-shaped screens that will be equipped with sea anchors
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 19, 2017
Technology
Despite the advancements and diversity of toilets, about 4.5 billion people or 60 percent of the world's population are
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 17, 2017
Videos
Ever feel the need to "detox?" A lot of commercial products claim they have the stuff to get it done, but the body actua
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 14, 2017
Earth & The Environment
You can now add osteoporosis to the long list of negative medical impacts caused by air pollution. New research publishe
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 10, 2017
Technology
Marine cloud brightening (MCB) is the process of changing the makeup of clouds to help them reflect more sunlight away f
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 08, 2017
Technology
The Navajo Nation has long been a major energy provider for the Southwest but has not had widespread access to electrici
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
In 2016, the Paris Agreement (also known as Paris climate accord) marked a turning point in the battle against climate c
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Smoke from factories, incinerators, and cigarette smoke contains chemicals that can disrupt the crucial early stages of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2017
Plants & Animals
Investigations are ongoing after more than 130 deceased Baikal seals have washed up on the coast of the landlocked Lake
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 31, 2017
Plants & Animals
A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE by researchers from the University of Bordeaux in France highlights that o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard