ALL POSTS TAGGED WITH environment
07/30/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Geologists now believe that a massive volcanic eruption was the cause of the late Ordovician mass extinction. This is the

http://www.environ.news/2017-07-30-a-single-volcanic-eruption-caused-one-of-the-planets-most-devastating-mass-extinctions-scientists-discover.html

07/21/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

A peer-reviewed analysis published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences classified this age as one of “biological annihilation”

http://www.environ.news/2017-07-21-chemical-pesticides-industrial-pollution-and-ecological-destruction-causing-sixth-mass-extinction-on-planet-earth.html

07/14/2017 / By Russel Davis

Human-induced pollution has greatly affected the Greenland ice sheet and the whole Arctic region over the last few decades. Back

http://www.environ.news/2017-07-14-due-to-global-human-pollution-the-arctic-has-become-a-toxic-reservoir-of-heavy-metals-pcbs-and-other-deadly-chemicals.html

07/10/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Since the mid-1990s, the Greenland ice sheet has been losing ice mass at a fast rate, resulting in raising sea

http://www.environ.news/2017-07-10-greenland-ice-melt-caused-by-more-sunny-days-not-catastrophic-climate-change-scientists-discover.html

07/05/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

There is no doubt that human activity is hurting our planet, whether it’s all the plastic winding up in our

http://www.environ.news/2017-07-05-one-lava-field-eruption-just-emitted-more-climate-change-aerosols-than-all-28-european-countries-combined.html

06/16/2017 / By Russel Davis

Marine experts from the California State University recently pointed out that microplastic pollution has steadily become a major threat to the world’s

http://www.environ.news/2017-06-16-microplastic-pollution-is-the-real-threat-to-our-oceans-warn-scientists.html

06/16/2017 / By Russel Davis

A team of researchers from the Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation at the University of Bonn in Germany are currently developing a

http://www.environ.news/2017-06-16-scientists-developing-laser-robot-that-can-zap-weeds-without-using-pesticides.html

06/15/2017 / By Russel Davis

A recent study revealed that our caffeine intake might have a detrimental effect on the environment. Researchers have long established

http://www.environ.news/2017-06-15-the-caffeine-you-urinate-is-harming-the-environment-study-warns.html

05/27/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Some homeowners fix the problem of an odd-smelling house by lighting a scented candle. But be warned: Doing so could

http://www.environ.news/2017-05-27-scented-candles-warning-dust-spores.html

05/22/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

We’d all like to think that experts who speak out about issues like the environment have a solid educational background

http://www.environ.news/2017-05-22-if-you-oppose-carbon-dioxide-then-you-hate-rainforests-ecosystems-trees-and-all-life-on-our-planet.html