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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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MAR 05, 2015Cardiology
People living in areas with more air pollution face a greater risk of carotid artery stenosis (narrowing of the arteries ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeDEC 16, 2014Health & Medicine
Firefighters and rescue workers who conducted the rescue and cleanup operations at Ground Zero from September 2001 to Ma ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderOCT 13, 2014Technology
was closing up. First, we figured out that, indeed, nothing was wrong. The next question was: ‘Why is this happening?" T ...Written By: Peter MicheliOCT 02, 2014Earth & The Environment
Did you know that the word "galaxy" comes from the Greek work for milk because the night sky was so awash with stars tha ...Written By: Peter MicheliAUG 13, 2014Space & Astronomy
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has mostly been conducted by trying to detect electromagnetic radiat ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUN 25, 2014Earth & The Environment
CO2, which is generally accepted as being the leading cause of climate change, has been increasing in the atmosphere for ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUN 19, 2014Earth & The Environment
Understanding how clouds affect the climate is a difficult proposition. What controls the makeup of the low clouds that ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 22, 2014Technology
Among molecules, ethanol is one of the simplest: Two carbons, six hydrogens, and a hydroxyl group. And like other simple ...JAN 23, 2014Chemistry & Physics
Conventional wisdom has always held that smooth surfaces are best for moving quickly through water. This is the logic be ...JAN 14, 2014Technology
Cars that can drive themselves are inching closer to reality. Google driverless vehicles have passed the 500,000-mile ma ...
MAR 05, 2015
Cardiology
People living in areas with more air pollution face a greater risk of carotid artery stenosis (narrowing of the arteries
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
DEC 16, 2014
Health & Medicine
Firefighters and rescue workers who conducted the rescue and cleanup operations at Ground Zero from September 2001 to Ma
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
OCT 13, 2014
Technology
was closing up. First, we figured out that, indeed, nothing was wrong. The next question was: ‘Why is this happening?" T
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
OCT 02, 2014
Earth & The Environment
Did you know that the word "galaxy" comes from the Greek work for milk because the night sky was so awash with stars tha
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
AUG 13, 2014
Space & Astronomy
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has mostly been conducted by trying to detect electromagnetic radiat
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUN 25, 2014
Earth & The Environment
CO2, which is generally accepted as being the leading cause of climate change, has been increasing in the atmosphere for
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUN 19, 2014
Earth & The Environment
Understanding how clouds affect the climate is a difficult proposition. What controls the makeup of the low clouds that
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 22, 2014
Technology
Among molecules, ethanol is one of the simplest: Two carbons, six hydrogens, and a hydroxyl group. And like other simple
...
JAN 23, 2014
Chemistry & Physics
Conventional wisdom has always held that smooth surfaces are best for moving quickly through water. This is the logic be
...
JAN 14, 2014
Technology
Cars that can drive themselves are inching closer to reality. Google driverless vehicles have passed the 500,000-mile ma
...