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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 24, 2024Earth & The Environment
How do microplastics impact marine ecosystems? This is what a recent study published in PLoS One hopes to address as a t ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 23, 2024Earth & The Environment
New research has determined that a type of fishing known as bottom trawling is a major, and unaccounted for source of ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2024Earth & The Environment
Fashion, and particularly so-called fast fashion, in which companies release multiple rounds of cheap clothing every yea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2024Technology
While NASA has long been known for its space-related initiatives, the space agency also has a rich history of aeronautic ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 02, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plastics are made from fossil fuels, and plastic production is a major contributor to climate change. Plastic is a tough ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2023Technology
A team of researchers at Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany recently published a study describing, using mode ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 21, 2023Earth & The Environment
The last eight years have been the hottest ever recorded, and 2023 is on track to be the hottest year of all time. The g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines how marine phytoplankton throug ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 15, 2023Earth & The Environment
Several new research studies have highlighted the increasing risk of wildfires, and the many problems they are causing t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Data in Brief via ScienceDirect examines the alarming discovery of hundreds of toxic chemica ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 10, 2023Microbiology
Rotifers are a type of microscopic zooplankton that lives in freshwater ecosystems and oceans around the world. Ne resea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
In recent years, a growing body of evidence has suggested that air pollution exposure is linked to neurodegenerative dis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2023Neuroscience
People living in areas with median levels of PM 2.5 air pollution have a 56% higher risk of developing Parkinson's d ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 29, 2023Health & Medicine
Surge in allergic disorders unexplained by the hygiene hypothesis, challenging assumptions about early-life microbial ex ...Written By: Amielle MorenoSEP 29, 2023Microbiology
As the COVID-19 pandemic illustrated, pathogens that move in airborne particles can be a serious threat to human health. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plants release gaseous hydrocarbons called sesquiterpenes. Scientists have now found that sesquiterpenes are a significa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2023Technology
The push towards electrifying vehicles around the global has become an increasingly pressing topic, particularly as the ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 07, 2023Earth & The Environment
A collaborative team of researchers led by the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) recently examined long-term tr ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 07, 2023Technology
A recent study published in Nature Communications examines a novel type of “engineering living material” tha ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 31, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plastics have become a major problem, particularly when it comes to single-use, disposable plastics that are commonly us ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science – Nature examines how firelighters, which are smal ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 28, 2023Earth & The Environment
Freshwater ecosystems are a crucial part of the world's climate; they provide a habitat for a wide variety of plants and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2023Cardiology
Pollution from wildfires, cars, and other sources has led to increased cardiovascular disease and deaths.Written By: Savannah LoganAUG 20, 2023Microbiology
A healthy diet that includes vegetables can provide many health benefits. Scientists have now shown that cruciferous veg ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How do microplastics impact marine ecosystems? This is what a recent study published in PLoS One hopes to address as a t
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 23, 2024
Earth & The Environment
New research has determined that a type of fishing known as bottom trawling is a major, and unaccounted for source of ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Fashion, and particularly so-called fast fashion, in which companies release multiple rounds of cheap clothing every yea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2024
Technology
While NASA has long been known for its space-related initiatives, the space agency also has a rich history of aeronautic
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 02, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are made from fossil fuels, and plastic production is a major contributor to climate change. Plastic is a tough
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2023
Technology
A team of researchers at Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany recently published a study describing, using mode
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 21, 2023
Earth & The Environment
The last eight years have been the hottest ever recorded, and 2023 is on track to be the hottest year of all time. The g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines how marine phytoplankton throug
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 15, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Several new research studies have highlighted the increasing risk of wildfires, and the many problems they are causing t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Data in Brief via ScienceDirect examines the alarming discovery of hundreds of toxic chemica
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 10, 2023
Microbiology
Rotifers are a type of microscopic zooplankton that lives in freshwater ecosystems and oceans around the world. Ne resea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
In recent years, a growing body of evidence has suggested that air pollution exposure is linked to neurodegenerative dis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2023
Neuroscience
People living in areas with median levels of PM 2.5 air pollution have a 56% higher risk of developing Parkinson's d
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 29, 2023
Health & Medicine
Surge in allergic disorders unexplained by the hygiene hypothesis, challenging assumptions about early-life microbial ex
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
SEP 29, 2023
Microbiology
As the COVID-19 pandemic illustrated, pathogens that move in airborne particles can be a serious threat to human health.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plants release gaseous hydrocarbons called sesquiterpenes. Scientists have now found that sesquiterpenes are a significa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2023
Technology
The push towards electrifying vehicles around the global has become an increasingly pressing topic, particularly as the
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 07, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A collaborative team of researchers led by the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) recently examined long-term tr
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 07, 2023
Technology
A recent study published in Nature Communications examines a novel type of “engineering living material” tha
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 31, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plastics have become a major problem, particularly when it comes to single-use, disposable plastics that are commonly us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science – Nature examines how firelighters, which are smal
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 28, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Freshwater ecosystems are a crucial part of the world's climate; they provide a habitat for a wide variety of plants and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2023
Cardiology
Pollution from wildfires, cars, and other sources has led to increased cardiovascular disease and deaths.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
AUG 20, 2023
Microbiology
A healthy diet that includes vegetables can provide many health benefits. Scientists have now shown that cruciferous veg
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch