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The Vector

The Melting Arctic: And why its important to the rest of society...

The Melting Arctic: And why it’s important to the rest of society…

Isaac Scafe November 7, 2018

The Arctic is turning green. It is not snowing or getting colder—instead, plants are growing in the cold tundra. A team from Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Oak Ridge...

Morbid Mammal Massacre: Do we have a responsibility as members of the environment?

Morbid Mammal Massacre: Do we have a responsibility as members of the environment?

Sreya Sanyal October 31, 2018

Long after dinosaurs went extinct, humans are committing the ultimate act of self-sabotage: mass killings of fellow mammals. Over the last 150,000 years, humans evolved alongside other mammals that inhabited...

Water pouring from pipe. Flow of clean water. Vector illustration

The Murky Waters of Environmental Regulation

James Nanchanatt October 24, 2018

A Gallup poll indicated the number one and two environmental issues causing a “great deal of concern” among Americans are the pollution of drinking water and the pollution of rivers, lakes and reservoirs,...

NJIT Terrace Garden: A Returning of the Green Spaces

NJIT Terrace Garden: A Returning of the Green Spaces

Prem Naik September 26, 2018

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Veganism: Whats the Beef?

Veganism: What’s the Beef?

Katherine Ji September 20, 2018

When vegannism is mentioned, we often conjure up images of animal activists and Instagram-worthy green smoothies. However, can eating our vegetables help reduce our ecological footprint? Simply put, yes—a...

Is Fracking Worth the Risk?

Is Fracking Worth the Risk?

Anuj Patel September 19, 2018

[one_third]Liberal --  Nicole Cheney  Hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as “fracking,” is the process by which water and other chemicals are pumped into a horizontal well at pressures...

Getting Stroppy About Straws

Getting Stroppy About Straws

Sreya Das, Alumni September 19, 2018

Have you ever seen anyone drinking with a straw at the NJIT cafeteria? Personally, in the three weeks since move-in, I have not seen a single person using a straw. Perhaps it is because the small cardboard...

A man spraying a pesticide on some plants in his garden

France Bans Pesticides

Sreya Sanyal September 19, 2018

An environmental crisis that affects agriculturalists ranging from international farm conglomerates to home gardeners is underway: the depletion of bee populations. Bee populations around the globe are...

What Does Global Warming Taste Like?

What Does Global Warming Taste Like?

Akinlolu Aguda October 25, 2017

Climate change is real. Relatively speaking, industrial farming is half-a-disaster, although very much essential for feeding future generations, and our daily diet choices have an actual impact on the...

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