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Biotechnological innovations can create a thrivable future

Biotechnological Innovations: Paving The Way

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Biotechnology, as its name suggests, is biology-based technology. It makes use of cellular and biomolecular processes to create goods and techniques. That’s used to improve business operations, our quality of life, and the existence of a healthy environment. The employment of these biological processes by mankind is by no means new (National Academy of Sciences). […]

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Environment, Innovation, Science
Water pollution has an unfathomably negative effect on climate change.

Water Pollution: Its Inevitable Effect On Climate Change

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Water pollution has an unfathomably negative effect on climate change. It occurs when dangerous substances like chemicals or microbes pollute streams, rivers, lakes, oceans, and bodies of water, reducing water purity and rendering it hazardous to humans and to the environment. So, what is the inevitable effect that water pollution has on climate change? what

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Environment, Health, Sustainability
In 2019, environmental pollution was responsible for an estimated 9 million annual global premature deaths. The consequences of human activity are wide-ranging and far-reaching.

Environmental Pollution: are we on course to stop it?

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Environmental Pollution is Still a Problem The earth is undergoing a lot of changes primarily due to human activity. Global development continues to negatively impact the environment at many scales (Rhind, 2009). The consequences of human activity are wide-ranging and far-reaching, including deforestation, desertification, biodiversity loss, environmental pollution, land degradation, global warming and climate change,

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Environment, Health, Science, Sustainability
Microplastics in the sea are accumulating at an alarming rate.

Microplastics In The Sea: Is There A Way Out?

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Microplastics in the sea have become one of the biggest threats to our planet. Millions of tons of plastic waste continue to make their way to our oceans every year. It takes years for plastic to degrade in the environment. However, when it degrades it breaks down into tiny pieces and remains in the ecosystem indefinitely. Unfortunately,

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Environment, Innovation, Science, Technology

Water Pollution: Effects on health and sustainability

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Water pollution is the contamination of water sources by substances that make the water unusable for daily usage. Pollutants include chemicals, trash, bacteria, and parasites. All forms of pollution eventually make it unattainable. Water pollution leads to water shortage Water is one of the essential compounds for all living beings. Even though 71% of Earth’s

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Environment, Health, Society, Sustainability

Sunscreen is killing coral reefs, so what can be done?

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Coral reefs attract boatloads of tourists each year obsessed with their natural beauty. However, most tourists are unaware that they may be contributing to the destruction of the coral they have come to admire. When you go to the beach, you probably apply sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun’s harmful UV rays. If

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Environment, Science, Sustainability
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Discarded cigarette butts: A major source of water pollution

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Every year, trillions of discarded cigarette butts end up negatively impacting the environment by blocking waterways and leaching toxic heavy metals. Discarded cigarettes are a huge source of water pollution, especially because cigarette filters break down into microplastics, which are toxic for aquatic organisms. Did you know, cigarettes are the most littered item on Earth?

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