(Natural News) Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental concerns in the world today. However, dealing with our plastic problem isn’t as simple as it seems. Indeed, a lot has been done – especially in recent times – to raise awareness on the issues and drum up ways of addressing it, but for some of […]

(Natural News) Most people understand, for the most part, that long-term exposure to air pollution can be detrimental to their health. However, a study in the Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences reported that birds are also at risk, with some developing severe conditions such as anthracosis (a chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling too much […]

President Donald Trump released a video Wednesday urging Americans in the path of Hurricane Florence to take the storm seriously. (Natural News) (Article by Charlie Spiering republished from Breitbart.com) “Get out of its way. Don’t play games with it. It’s a big one, maybe as big as they’ve seen,” Trump said. Delivering his remarks in […]

(Natural News) Iowa State University (ISU)’s landmark lake floating islands research project is being re-established this year since its first run in 2015. The Lake LaVerne Floating Islands project was intended to measure the nutrient uptake from the water of the LaVerne lake and then to design, construct, and monitor the amount of carbon the […]

(Natural News) Most countries nowadays are doing what they can to reduce the environmental impact of their industries and projects. Malaysia, in particular, is making an effort to become a purveyor of sustainable building. A recent study, published in the Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, evaluated the progress made by the Southeast Asian […]

(Natural News) It’s quite simple: About 87 percent of all flowering plants are pollinated by animals, and this includes 70 percent of the planet’s most produced food crops. Bees alone are responsible for pollinating one in every three bites of food we eat. Without pollinators like bees, birds and bats, we would be faced with […]

(Natural News) Neonicotinoid pesticides are harming more than just honeybees. Research findings have revealed that wild turkeys are inadvertently consuming seeds coated with the pesticides. Wild turkeys have levels of neonicotinoids in their livers The study, which involved researchers from the University of Guelph in Guelph, Canada, showed that aside from non-pest creatures like honeybees, other animals are coming […]

(Natural News) Aside from boats, do other human activities bother marine life? According to a study, the answer is a resounding yes. Christine Erbe, director of the Centre for Marine Science & Technology at Curtin University, talked about her work, which studied the influence of human-generated underwater noise on aquatic life. Erbe, who studies the major contributors of […]

(Natural News) There’s no denying the convenience that comes with single-use coffee cups. Simply fill them with water, take a sip, and throw them in the trash. No clean-up, no hassle, no fuss. But apart from that, is there any other good reason to actually use them? The few precious minutes you save with their […]

(Natural News) Though well-intentioned, a home heating policy in Northern China is actually taking several years off the lives of China’s residents, researchers claimed. In a study that was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers focused on the Huai River policy, wherein northerners receive free coal during winter to power their […]