Heat waves, deaths, and us
In this era of high- end technologies as well as organisational developments, somewhere our climate is being left behind and it is...
Replacing coal with old plastic and corn stalks
Coal is one of the important components of producing fuel and energy. However, burning coal causes severe air pollution as it emits...
Climate change: A trend in flooding
There is an urgent need to manage climate change which eventually causes floods that cause damage to human life and property. These types...
Diving in the knowledge of underwater
Northeastern University always has something or the other interesting things happening on their campus. To honour World Oceans Day,...
The Black Carbon mystery
Soot or Black Carbon (BC) is the reminiscence of incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, biofuels, and biomass. This emission often tends...
Climate crisis: Is renewable energy our only hope?
Climate Change is a word we read almost daily. It is largely considered to be at the forefront of the many crises’ plaguing human...
Water water everywhere, not a drop to drink
The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner is one of the finest pieces of poetry in human history. It spoke of a man stuck at sea, surrounded by...
Climate change and its effects on people
The change in climate around the world is not only affecting the ecosystem and the environment but it has adverse effects on humans as...
Youth takes the front line on fighting climate change
There is no denying anymore that climate change is real, and is happening now! For years, we have seen protests and rallies to fight...
Earth is burning up, and not just figuratively
Earth has already been heating up due to the emissions of greenhouse gases and deforestation. We have been calling it global warming. It...
Blooming algae: Find out what lives in the big rivers
Probably the most prominent urban river in New England, The Charles River, is an 80-mile-long river that is a major source of recreation...
Joining hands to reduce plastic pollution in the oceans
The oceans and the marine life around the world are in grave danger due to pollution. All the sewer water and the garbage dumped in the...
Detecting the Bacteria in Water
More than 844 million people around the globe lack access to clean water. One of the challenges is that bacteria from rivers can flow...
Can Plastic Become a Cleaner Fuel?
2011 saw the global plastic production reaching 280 million tons. The U.S. itself swept aside 32 million tons as waste, and just 8...
A Quiet Revolution: Pollution due to Car Exhaust
The pollution rates have been increasing at alarming rates and the consequences are multiplying exponentially. Recently, Paris has banned...
Reverse climate change — Plant More Trees
If we are successful in planting more trees, to the tune of 1.2 trillion more trees, we could save Earth, with trees capable of storing...
Northeastern Researchers lead efforts on Global disaster planning
Pollution in our environment is one of the main reason for Global warming. The level of Global warming has reached so high that the...
Plastic turned Gold- Myth or Reality?
The advancement of humanity has shrunk the path to doomsday. Numerous speculations in the recent past have uncovered the reckless and...
Oceanic garbage impacting aquatic life
Cuvier’s beaked whale or the goose-beaked whale is one of the most frequently seen beaked whales, despite preferring deep pelagic waters,...



















