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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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JUL 08, 2024Health & Medicine
Microplastics in water and the environment is one of the hot topics under the general discussion of environmental profes ...MAY 27, 2024Cancer
Today marks Memorial Day, a holiday in the United States honoring men and women who died while in military service of th ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 17, 2024Earth & The Environment
Scientists are trying to learn more about the exact factors that promote the spread of disease, in part because that wil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2024Neuroscience
Exposure to traffic-related air pollution during pregnancy and early childhood is linked to worse attention capacity in ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 21, 2024Earth & The Environment
Fashion, and particularly fast fashion, is massively destructive to the planet. Only a few decades ago, people and famil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2024Earth & The Environment
About half of all of the plastics in the world have been created since only 2000, and we are now swimming in the stuff. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2024Technology
When it comes to pollution of our surrounding environment, we often think about how human activity affects the air we br ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAR 07, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plastics are ubiquitous in our society. Made from petroleum products, this highly durable material has what seems like a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2024Earth & The Environment
What impact can severe air pollution have on the health of senior citizens? This is what a recent study published in BMJ ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 16, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
If you've been to a loud concert, you may have experienced the aftereffects, which might have included ringing in the ea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2024Neuroscience
Medical texts from Ancient Greece and Rome suggest that severe memory loss was extremely rare 2500 years ago, unlike tod ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 04, 2024Earth & The Environment
We've all noticed how much insects love to fly around lights. But why? Many theories have been proposed, but now we have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Introduction Clinical medicine aims to develop novel treatments to fight disease and as a result, must constantly ...JAN 28, 2024Neuroscience
Cold-water swimming may relieve the physical and mental symptoms of menopause. The corresponding study was published in& ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 27, 2024Earth & The Environment
Ice core samples are a powerful tool that helps scientists understand the history of the planet's climate. But one site ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2024Earth & The Environment
How can clean drinking water be produced in the simplest most cost-effective way possible? This is what a recent study p ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 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, MSc
JUL 08, 2024
Health & Medicine
Microplastics in water and the environment is one of the hot topics under the general discussion of environmental profes
...
MAY 27, 2024
Cancer
Today marks Memorial Day, a holiday in the United States honoring men and women who died while in military service of th
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 17, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists are trying to learn more about the exact factors that promote the spread of disease, in part because that wil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2024
Neuroscience
Exposure to traffic-related air pollution during pregnancy and early childhood is linked to worse attention capacity in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 21, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Fashion, and particularly fast fashion, is massively destructive to the planet. Only a few decades ago, people and famil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2024
Earth & The Environment
About half of all of the plastics in the world have been created since only 2000, and we are now swimming in the stuff.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2024
Technology
When it comes to pollution of our surrounding environment, we often think about how human activity affects the air we br
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are ubiquitous in our society. Made from petroleum products, this highly durable material has what seems like a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2024
Earth & The Environment
What impact can severe air pollution have on the health of senior citizens? This is what a recent study published in BMJ
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 16, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
If you've been to a loud concert, you may have experienced the aftereffects, which might have included ringing in the ea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2024
Neuroscience
Medical texts from Ancient Greece and Rome suggest that severe memory loss was extremely rare 2500 years ago, unlike tod
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 04, 2024
Earth & The Environment
We've all noticed how much insects love to fly around lights. But why? Many theories have been proposed, but now we have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Introduction Clinical medicine aims to develop novel treatments to fight disease and as a result, must constantly
...
JAN 28, 2024
Neuroscience
Cold-water swimming may relieve the physical and mental symptoms of menopause. The corresponding study was published in&
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 27, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Ice core samples are a powerful tool that helps scientists understand the history of the planet's climate. But one site
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How can clean drinking water be produced in the simplest most cost-effective way possible? This is what a recent study p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
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