Mysterious Blobs in Pacific Ocean: Study Links These Warm Water Patches to Aerosol Emission Reduction in China

Medicine & Technology May 12, 2024

These blobs have been associated with some dangers in marine ecosystems, including the deaths of fish, seabirds, and other marine life. Read to learn more.

Multi-Organ Chip Developed To Detect Interaction Between Nanoparticles and Lung Cells; This New Nanotechnology May Affect the Liver [Study]

Oct 05, 2022

The integrated multi-organ chip of the Nanocube set up in a laboratory detects interaction between nanoparticles and lung cells. Read to know more about this.

COVID-19 Protection: No Place for Cloth Masks Amidst the Omicron Variant; Experts Explain Why

Dec 28, 2021

A medical expert recently emphasized the need to wear a surgical mask instead of the one made with cloth material to ensure protection from the COVID-19 virus.

DIY Homemade Facemask: How to Make One That is Effective Against COVID-19

Sep 15, 2021

A new study recommended the right materials that can be used to craft a homemade facemask against coronavirus aerosol transmission.

Outdated COVID-19 Guidelines Risks Ontario Citizens to Airborne Transmission

Jun 21, 2021

Recently, experts have found out that the public health protocols of Ontario have been downplaying the airborne transmission of COVID-19.

Pollution Allegedly Cause Reduced Sunlight Brightness: What is Global Dimming?

Feb 22, 2021

A study reports that aerosols and anthropogenic pollution are the prime cause of the global dimming and brightening phenomenon.

Scientists Find Another Mode of COVID Transmission: Airborne via Aerosols

Dec 27, 2020

Even as 2020 heads to a close, the global coronavirus pandemic still seems far from over - with its recent resurgence revealing another mode of transmission: airborne via aerosols.

Man-Made Aerosols and Urban Landscapes Amplify and Pull Hazardous Weather

Dec 16, 2020

New research exploring the relationship between urban development and hazardous weather finds that urban landscapes and man-made aerosols can amplify and steer storms towards cities.

Wrong Mask Can Be Worse Than No Mask, New Airflow Study Says

Dec 16, 2020

Every mask matters. Here's how masks affect airflow and protection effectiveness.

Japanese Supercomputer Deemed Face Shields Ineffective at Trapping Aerosols

Sep 22, 2020

The world's fastest supercomputer casts doubt on the effectiveness of face shields in preventing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused COVID-19.

AeroNabs: A Novel Protection Against COVID

Aug 12, 2020

A new synthetic and inhalable substance is the next promising cure against COVID-19, reported in the latest bioRxiv Tuesday, August 11.

Scientists Find Wood Burning, Combustion Responsible To The Brown Cloud Formation

May 15, 2017

Smokes from wood burning and combustion are responsible for creating a large pollution in form of brown cloud when the organic molecule in the smoke interact with ozone.

Ocean Microbes and How They Affect Our Atmosphere in the Age of Climate Change

May 19, 2015

That restorative sea breeze you enjoy on your vacation is more complex than most of us realize. Now, researchers from the Center for Aerosol Impacts on Climate and the Environment (CAICE) have demonstrated that microbes in seawater influence our climate, shaping the ways that sunlight enters the ocean as clouds form. The study recently presented to the American Chemical Society shows that it is the microbes in the seawater that control the way sea spray enters into the atmosphere, and everything that follows that.