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04/07/2023
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By Ethan Huff
UK public health authorities incite fresh fears about tick-borne brain disease virus
Brits might want to avoid ticks, says the government, because of a new tick-borne virus that supposedly eats away at the human brain. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued a warning after the disease was allegedly identified in four separate areas of the United Kingdom. The agency says the risk of infection is very […]
07/23/2020
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By Franz Walker
Face masks and other equipment meant to protect against coronavirus are polluting our oceans
The fight against the ongoing Wuhan coronavirus pandemic seems to have had an unintended but worrying environmental consequence. Improperly disposed of personal protective equipment (PPE) is now finding its way into the world’s oceans. Nonprofit group Operation Mer Propre – French for “Operation Clean Sea” – is warning that there could now be “more masks than […]
06/10/2020
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By Franz Walker
Coronavirus masks and gloves polluting oceans and beaches
Facemasks, gloves and other personal protective equipment (PPE) used to fight the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) are adding to the garbage in the world’s oceans. Operation Mer Propre (Operation Clean Sea), a French nonprofit group that regularly picks up litter along the Cote d’Azur, sounded the alarm late last month after their divers found discarded gloves, […]
05/21/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
Bee populations beginning to thrive as coronavirus lockdowns result in better environments due to fewer cars and less air pollution
One unexpected development due to the global coronavirus pandemic is its positive effects on the world’s bee populations. Almost every facet of the global economy is at a standstill and large portions of the global population are being forced to stay indoors. This has led to less air pollution, less car traffic and a marked improvement in […]
05/15/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
Environmentalists concerned over how increased use of face masks and PPEs will contribute to worldwide problem of plastic pollution
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, many environmentalists are now sounding an alarm over another enemy this global outbreak is highlighting: plastic. Millions of people around the world are now living in a country where wearing masks has been deemed mandatory. From Vietnam, Israel to Cuba, Germany and France, people are required to wear masks […]
05/01/2020
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By Franz Walker
Caribbean island uses solar hydropanels to harvest water after coronavirus shut down supply lines
Residents of Belize’s Caye Caulker Island have begun using solar power to harvest fresh water from the air after shipments to the island were delayed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Islanders are using 23 solar-powered hydropanels from Zero Mass Water to convert airborne moisture into potable water. Caye Caulker Island, which sits just 20 miles […]
04/14/2020
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By Ethan Huff
Coronavirus is now being found in biosludge
Tests conducted at a wastewater treatment plant in Massachusetts have confirmed some people’s worst nightmare: that the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) persists in raw sewage. A biotechnology startup firm known as Biobot Analytics reportedly collected samples from the facility, which is located near an unnamed metropolitan area of Massachusetts, and tested them back in March. They […]
03/26/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
Air pollution levels DROPPING all over the world as coronavirus causes cities and industries to shut down
As major cities all over Europe go into lockdown, levels of air pollution are dropping dramatically. Levels of particulate matter, which usually come from vehicles burning fuel, as well as nitrogen dioxide from vehicle exhausts, have been dropping in London, Paris, Rome, Milan and many other major cities in Europe. According to data retrieved from […]
03/26/2020
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By Franz Walker
Coronavirus is a message from nature, says UN environment chief
The ongoing coronavirus outbreak could be nature’s way of sending us a message warns Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Andersen stated that humanity was placing too many pressures on the natural world and that the coronavirus was one of the consequences of doing so. Andersen, along with other leading scientists, […]
11/30/2017
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By Janine Acero
Touch is the most basic sense: Even bacteria use it to navigate their environment and communicate
Bacteria may be some of the simplest forms of organisms, but they have been known to be capable of responding to chemical signals and perceiving their environment even without sensory organs. However, a new research has revealed that bacteria actually possess a “sense of touch” and are able to recognize surfaces and change their behavior within seconds […]
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