Picture Credit: A pod of beluga whales. (NOAA/NMFS/National Marine Mammal Laboratory photo) Lead author Rhiannon Moore says individual actions can reduce plastic pollution. A new study from Simon Fraser University researchers has found that microplastics found in the stomachs of beluga whales are working their way from washing machines and up the food chain. The …
A WHO report states that 13 people are dying per minute across the globe due to air pollution. (Picture credit: PTI) The WHO COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health, launched today in the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, spells out the global health community’s prescription for …
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Now that the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 winners have been officially announced, we are excited for you to learn more about each winning team and the story behind each innovation. The Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge is an annual competition that awards cash prizes to early-stage tech entrepreneurs solving the world’s toughest problems. Now in its …
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Picture: Lauryn Bloodworth, president and founder of Code Green / image: Courtesy of Code Green With the internet at the ready of their fingertips, today’s teenagers are more knowledgeable than we ever were, but they also have more concerns. One of them is the impact that we as humans are making on the environment and …
These can become dangerous to human health when ocean chemistry and temperature, and other marine ecosystem dynamics, are altered, which can lead to shellfish poisoning, mercury exposure and poisoning and other illnesses. Climate change will alter the distribution and severity of pollutants. umans have a deep and complex relationship with the sea. It provides food …
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