Environment Archives - Page 11 of 11

A Hero Without a Cape, Here to Make the World a Better Place

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Robert Stewart |

Already leaps and bounds ahead of his generation when it comes to working for the greater good. Most of us today are way too much invested in our own life and the social circle around us but this young Indian…

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Plan to Handle Raising Sea-levels

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Brian Williams |

The City of Imperial Beach and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography will announce the small print Wednesday of the city’s set up for addressing rising ocean levels. An April 2017 report by the CA Ocean Protection Council found that ocean…

Human Infection of Rat Disease Brings Disturbing Questions on Hong Kong’s Rodent Problem

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Brian Williams |

Rodent infestation in Hong Kong has earned public concern over recent reports that a rat disease has infected a 56-year-old man, becoming the “world’s first ever human case of the rat version of the hepatitis E virus,” reports said. “We…

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Produced during Inflammation Awaken Dormant Cancer Cells in Mice

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Lisa Miller |

A process where dormant cancer cells can be activated back to life has been discovered bringing in the idea of a new diagnosis technique meant to treat cancer completely without leaving any traces of its cells whether dead or inactive…

Installation of Solar Farms and Wind Driven Turbines could bring Rain to Africa

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Uma Wright |

The largest desert stretching a distance of 3.55 Million square miles might experience a transformation in vegetation and rainfall.According to scientists,installation of wind and solar farms may even supply energy to the whole globe and rainfall to this arid sky…

Prevention Still Key Amid Spate in West Nile Virus

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Brian Williams |

Medical experts said that prevention remains the key as several districts in the United States are alarmed over the spate in the presence of West Nile Virus in mosquito traps. “Certainly we’re watching the trends very carefully as we work…

How Can Biotechnology Help Humanity in Averting World Hunger?

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Lisa Miller |

Hunger and food shortage is a perennial problem in the contemporary world especially in the third world. People are dying from famine daily due inadequate nutrition which is as a result of shortages in food production. There have been proposals…

Does Single-Use Plastic Really Harm the Environment?

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Lisa Miller |

Experts are claiming that there has yet to be solid proof that the use of reusable bags may actually save the environment. “We don’t know if they’re better and that’s the problem,” said Mark Anthony Browne of the University of…

Researches Achieve Unprecedented Control of Polymer Grids

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Lisa Miller |

Synthetic polymers are found everywhere: nylon, polyester, Teflon, epoxy, and many others. They are composed of long and linear structures that easily tangle. Chemical engineers have for a long time been struggling to create a two-dimensional grid-like form of polymers…

Enzyme’s Accidental Research on Plastic Eating by Scientists

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Brian Williams |

Scientists accidentally develop plastic-eating enzyme. The world of science is a surprise. Scientists are looking for something. Accidentally caught up. That is accidentally found, researched and useful for anything else. That is why we use many tools as a by-product…