by Admin | Jan 4, 2017 | Environmental hazards, Information
A recent study from the Rochester Institute of Technology has estimated that around 10,000 metric tons (22 million pounds) of plastic enters the Great Lakes each year. It is the first study to take several smaller, local studies and use mathematical models to...
by Admin | Dec 21, 2016 | Environmental hazards, Information, Resources
As long as we continue to rely on oil for fuel, we’re going to have to deal with oil spills. While there are several ways to clean up oil spills, they were designed for use in warm water, not the cold and sometimes rough seas of far northern latitudes. But scientists...
by Admin | Nov 2, 2016 | Articles, Information
Mars hasn’t had an atmosphere in a really long time, which has prevented it from having liquid water on its surface, but new evidence from NASA indicates that liquid water may have existed later than expected. That evidence comes primarily from NASA’s Mars...
by Admin | Oct 26, 2016 | Business, Environmental hazards, Information
Agriculture is a constant battle against the elements. Farmers need to worry about the weather, the soil, and pests that want to eat their crops before they can send them to market. As farming has become a bigger business, focused on turning over huge crops, we’ve...
by Admin | Oct 24, 2016 | Environmental hazards, Information
Obesity is on the rise globally, and has been for years. There have been a lot of studies to try and figure out why that is. A new study may have some answers. Researchers from Duke University and Duke Kunshan University found that diet and exercise might only be a...
by Admin | Oct 14, 2016 | Climate Change, Information
Climate change is going to have a very strong impact on the world, and especially on the oceans. Rising temperatures and acidification, the latter caused by the ocean sequestering more carbon dioxide than normal, is already having a negative impact on corals and other...
