How Runoff Pollution is Suffocating Our Water Bodies

August 19, 2019

Today’s world community is plagued with a series of environmental disasters, ranging from global warming to the depletion of natural...

Life of N

August 19, 2019

I remember nothing but the heat and pressure as my longtime friends, Oxygen, Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide were forcibly separated...

A Microbead Murder Mystery: Discovering the Danger in Products I Use Every Day

August 16, 2019

“Which one should I get, mom?” I say, slightly baffled by my number of options. As I walk down aisle 6 at CVS®, over twenty types of exfoliators overwhelm me, all with flashy labels telling me why none other than theirs will do the trick.  “Expert exfoliator with jojoba microbeads” “Deep action exfoliating scrub with a cool refreshing tingle” “Nourishing exfoliator with grapefruit for exfoliating bliss,” read various labels.   “I recommend this one,” my mother replies, holding up a refreshing blue bottle, the one advertising a ‘cool tingle,’ “I use it and I love the way it makes my skin feel. Plus it’s not too rough so I can use it every day without it irritating my skin.”  Why not? This product seems just as worthy as any other so I grab it...