Plastic in the ocean is extremely harmful to marine life and where they live. Not only does it harm them directly, but it also poses danger for navigation and, consequently… the seafood we eat. Specifically, plastic pollution in the ocean is harming sea turtles, in fact, 52% of sea turtles are affected by plastic pollution. … Continue reading Plastic Harms our Oceans
Ocean pollution is a tremendous issue and every day the wildlife keeps gets more sick because of the trash we put into our oceans. Pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizer, detergents, sewage, oil, plastic, and many other objects are being dumped into the oceans every day. These pollutants are being collected at the bottom of the oceans … Continue reading Help take back our planet
Imagine yourself fishing and you catch a fish. When you pull the fish up you notice it has a red mark left next to its gills. You wonder what has caused this? Well its called a sea lamprey. Sea lampreys are attaching to fish and killing them. They cause problems that damage fisheries. The only way … Continue reading Lamprey: The menace of the freshwater
In sixth grade, I was a normal average kid except I never had the energy to do anything, I had really bad teeth, and I was always eating but never gaining weight. I was told I had an eating disorder and needed to get blood drawn. So we did that and were told if anything … Continue reading Type One Diabetes
Worldwide, nearly 44 million people have Alzheimer’s disease. But what is Alzheimer’s? Alzheimer’s is an incurable disease in the brain that cause people to lose their memory. It is the most commonly known case of dementia. This disease was discovered in 1906 by a man named Alois Alzheimer, a neuropathologist. It is most common in … Continue reading Alzheimer’s Disease
Nudibranchs are the fancier word for the common sea slug. Sea slugs are marine invertebrates that resemble the soft slimy slug. Though they may be pretty, we must put a warning label on them. For as pretty as they are, they are also incredibly dangerous. They produce toxins to ward of predators, or to make … Continue reading Nudibranchs
The cardiovascular system is a system in which the blood rich in oxygen and nutrients is sent to the organs of the body. Then the blood travels through the arteries and capillaries within organs throughout the body. Then the nutrients and waste is collected within the blood and is brought to the heart. The right … Continue reading The destruction of Cardiovascular diseases
Eczema, a chronically itchy skin disease diagnosed in childhood, can cause asthma and is a risk factor for smoking, obesity, and alcoholism in adults. It’s estimated that around 35million Americans have eczema. Eczema affects around ten percent of the American population. Inflicting them with patches of extremely itchy, dry, inflamed skin. When scratched, the patches … Continue reading Don’t scratch that itch
A brain tumor is a mass or growth of abnormal cells in your brain or close to your brain. About 5% of brain tumors may be linked to hereditary genetic factors. Symptoms of brain cancer is continuous headaches, vomiting, having any vision problems etc. In the beginning stages of brain cancer, the cancer can be … Continue reading Brain Cancer
The zika virus is a disease that is caused by a virus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. The zika virus is a very new threat to the world. It is only in some countries right now, but it may continue to grow because of travel of people from country to country. Currently, it is circulating in … Continue reading Zika Virus