How Conifers Maintain Their Green Hue
How do conifers, which are commonly seen on Christmas trees, maintain their needles’ green hue despite the boreal winter causing the shedding of leaves from most trees? Science has yet to give a definitive answer to this. However, a group of international scientists, including experts from Umeå University, has discovered Continue Reading
The Environmental Impacts of Buying and Consuming Mislabeled Seafood
The most commonly traded food commodity in the world is seafood. Sadly, in the past 10 years, there has been an increase in reports wherein seafood mislabeling. Nevertheless, the impact of this in the environments still has to be researched further. Kailin Kroetz, a researcher from Arizona State University, and Continue Reading
Microplastic in the Wind Causes Pollution
Because plastic found in the ocean does not chemically break down, it breaks up into small pieces. As a result, microplastics are formed and have become an alarming environmental issue. Weizmann Institute of Science discovered this from their recent study about the problem with microplastics. Microplastics are particles that have Continue Reading
