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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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DEC 07, 2021Earth & The Environment
Back in September, a scientific paper published about young people’s feelings about climate change received a lot ...Written By: Samantha LottDEC 07, 2021Plants & Animals
Plastic pollution has been a problem for some time, particularly in the ocean. An estimated 12 to 13 billion tons of pla ...Written By: Ryan VingumDEC 06, 2021Plants & Animals
Our planet has a plastic problem, and we can use innovations that use more environmentally friendly materials to replace ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2021Earth & The Environment
COVID-19 lockdowns made stark changes to Earth’s air pollution. In the early stages of the pandemic, people starte ...Written By: Hannah DanielDEC 02, 2021Earth & The Environment
Microplastics are widely accepted as problematic for a number of reasons. They harm wildlife, leech chemicals into our d ...Written By: Samantha LottDEC 01, 2021Space & Astronomy
When a small or medium-sized star reaches the end of its life, it becomes a white dwarf. Suns produce energy by fusing h ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 16, 2021Earth & The Environment
A chemical plant in Port Arthur, Texas is producing ten times as much sulfur dioxide as its neighbors combined, and more ...Written By: Samantha LottNOV 13, 2021Earth & The Environment
River ecosystems receive many inputs from human activities upstream. Rivers bring these inputs out to the ocean, where t ...Written By: Samantha LottNOV 10, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
During pregnancy the growing embryo and fetus undergo remarkable and quick developmental. Around 5 weeks after ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizNOV 03, 2021Technology
The cost of home solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have plummeted. Today nearly every household in North America will prof ...Sponsored By: Michigan Open Sustainability Technology (MOST) LeNOV 02, 2021Earth & The Environment
Electronic waste, or e-waste, is made up of old or broken electronics we throw away. More than 50 million metric tons of ...Written By: Samantha LottOCT 30, 2021Earth & The Environment
Microplastics are becoming more and more common across the globe in all sorts of places. News about levels in ani ...Written By: Samantha LottOCT 29, 2021Neuroscience
Air pollution induces brain inflammation in male mice, which in turn reduces sperm count and fertility. The correspondin ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 26, 2021Earth & The Environment
Soil quality is growing ever more important as we attempt to feed the growing world population. Our soils are being degr ...Written By: Samantha LottOCT 21, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Gazing up at the night sky as a child, I loved to point out the satellites blinking in the night sky. Often, I could see ...Written By: Hannah DanielOCT 20, 2021Earth & The Environment
In July 2021, Maine legislators took a huge step in banning forever chemicals, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl su ...Written By: Hannah DanielOCT 18, 2021Earth & The Environment
Water quality changes all over the globe as humans change land use and develop communities near water. The increase in t ...Written By: Samantha LottOCT 17, 2021Microbiology
The world is full of microorganisms. Luckily, most pose no threat to us. But some harmless bacteria have the potential t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2021Earth & The Environment
Harmful algal blooms, or HABs, are a common summertime nuisance for people that live near fresh or saltwater all over th ...Written By: Samantha LottOCT 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In the world's waterways, fish are confronted with endless challenges. For example, they have to defend themselves from ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2021Plants & Animals
According to a recent announcement by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, also called the & ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 03, 2021Earth & The Environment
This weekend, an oil slick was spotted off the coast of southern California, about three miles from Newport Beach, south ...Written By: Samantha LottSEP 30, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis has been legalized for medicinal or recreational purposes in many US states, which is thought to be driving a r ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2021Cardiology
Human activities such as burning fossil fuels have been the primary driver of climate change over the past two centuries ...Written By: Christopher DiMaio
DEC 07, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Back in September, a scientific paper published about young people’s feelings about climate change received a lot
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
DEC 07, 2021
Plants & Animals
Plastic pollution has been a problem for some time, particularly in the ocean. An estimated 12 to 13 billion tons of pla
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 06, 2021
Plants & Animals
Our planet has a plastic problem, and we can use innovations that use more environmentally friendly materials to replace
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2021
Earth & The Environment
COVID-19 lockdowns made stark changes to Earth’s air pollution. In the early stages of the pandemic, people starte
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
DEC 02, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Microplastics are widely accepted as problematic for a number of reasons. They harm wildlife, leech chemicals into our d
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
DEC 01, 2021
Space & Astronomy
When a small or medium-sized star reaches the end of its life, it becomes a white dwarf. Suns produce energy by fusing h
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 16, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A chemical plant in Port Arthur, Texas is producing ten times as much sulfur dioxide as its neighbors combined, and more
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
NOV 13, 2021
Earth & The Environment
River ecosystems receive many inputs from human activities upstream. Rivers bring these inputs out to the ocean, where t
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
NOV 10, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
During pregnancy the growing embryo and fetus undergo remarkable and quick developmental. Around 5 weeks after
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 03, 2021
Technology
The cost of home solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have plummeted. Today nearly every household in North America will prof
...
Sponsored By:
Michigan Open Sustainability Technology (MOST) Le
NOV 02, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Electronic waste, or e-waste, is made up of old or broken electronics we throw away. More than 50 million metric tons of
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
OCT 30, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Microplastics are becoming more and more common across the globe in all sorts of places. News about levels in ani
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
OCT 29, 2021
Neuroscience
Air pollution induces brain inflammation in male mice, which in turn reduces sperm count and fertility. The correspondin
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 26, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Soil quality is growing ever more important as we attempt to feed the growing world population. Our soils are being degr
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
OCT 21, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Gazing up at the night sky as a child, I loved to point out the satellites blinking in the night sky. Often, I could see
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 20, 2021
Earth & The Environment
In July 2021, Maine legislators took a huge step in banning forever chemicals, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl su
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 18, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Water quality changes all over the globe as humans change land use and develop communities near water. The increase in t
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
OCT 17, 2021
Microbiology
The world is full of microorganisms. Luckily, most pose no threat to us. But some harmless bacteria have the potential t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Harmful algal blooms, or HABs, are a common summertime nuisance for people that live near fresh or saltwater all over th
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
OCT 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the world's waterways, fish are confronted with endless challenges. For example, they have to defend themselves from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2021
Plants & Animals
According to a recent announcement by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, also called the &
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 03, 2021
Earth & The Environment
This weekend, an oil slick was spotted off the coast of southern California, about three miles from Newport Beach, south
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
SEP 30, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis has been legalized for medicinal or recreational purposes in many US states, which is thought to be driving a r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2021
Cardiology
Human activities such as burning fossil fuels have been the primary driver of climate change over the past two centuries
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio