ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

UN Reports New Record Breaking Distance for the Longest Detected Megaflash Exceeding the 770-Kilometer Stretch

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 02.01.2022 10:13 AM

The United Nations recently reported that a single flash of lightning reported and recorded in the United States almost two years ago cut through the sky for almost 770 kilometers that then held a new world record.

Air Pollution That We Cannot See? New Study Reveals Unhealthy Particles Floating in the Atmosphere

02.01.2022 10:08 AM

Air pollution can be easily seen when it settles as smog covering a particular area, but in rural places where the air appears clearer, scientists recently revealed what they describe as "invisible pollutants" floating in the air.

Medical Waste Due to COVID-19 Pandemic Poses Great Risk to Human and Environmental Health, WHO Warns

02.01.2022 08:01 AM

The containment of the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the amount of medical waste around the world, which now causes great concern for human and environmental health.

Earth Has 14% More Tree Species Than Previously Thought: Why Does Diversity of Forests Matter?

02.01.2022 05:24 AM

Researchers used second world war codebreaking calculations that were employed at Bletchley Park and found over 9,000 undiscovered tree species, including rare and vulnerable to extinction trees.

Prehistoric Fish Head Discovered with Hundreds of Smaller Fossils Inside

02.01.2022 03:07 AM

A new study discovered a prehistoric fish head full of tiny fossils inside of it. A recent study on paleontology led the experts to discover one of the strangest fossils ever unearthed.

First-Ever Exploration Under Greenland's Ice Sheet Using Robotic Submarine to Study Global Rise Of Sea Level Scheduled for 2023

02.01.2022 02:22 AM

A robotic exploration beneath Greenland's ice sheets will be conducted in 2023. Findings of the study will support the ongoing research for rising sea levels, artificial moraines, and climate change.

What is Bomb Cyclone? Winter Storm Undergoes Bombogenesis Causing Blizzard in Northeast

01.31.2022 10:34 AM

Meteorologists from the 1980s coined the term "bomb cyclone" to describe a storm that quickly grows in intensity, unlike any ordinary cyclone.

Giant Coral Reef Dubbed As One of the World’s Biggest Suggests There Are More to Find at Greater Depth

01.31.2022 07:22 AM

Alexis Rosenfeld, a photographer, and explorer recently uncovered a giant, highly valuable reef that is nearly almost 200 feet in length, about 30 to 65 meters beneath the surface.

Climate Change Affects Coffee Quality and Turn Your Favorite Morning Brew Into A Luxury Product, Study Says

01.31.2022 03:14 AM

University of Zurich presented a study that shows how production of coffee and other crops will change due to climate change.

Earth's Magnetic Field Help Migratory Birds Know Which Direction to Head and How to Return to Nesting Sites

01.31.2022 02:48 AM

A new study sheds light on how migratory birds navigate their way back to their nesting sites after flying across continents.

Medieval Text Describes First Ball Lighting Recorded in History; How Does This Bizarre Phenomenon Form?

01.28.2022 23:40 PM

About 800 years ago, an almost mythical phenomenon has been recorded in medieval texts that are rarely seen and mysterious until today. This bizarre weather event is now identified as the earliest ball lightning ever recorded.

Genetic Mutation From Ancient Wolves 53,000 Years Ago Made Some Dog Breeds to Have Smaller Body

01.28.2022 22:53 PM

Recent genetic study suggests that some modern-day dog breeds became tiny due to a gene mutation that could be traced back from Canids 53,000 years ago, as well as the following domestication that occurred in ancient civilizations.

New ‘Incredibly Rare’ Insect Species Discovered, Leafhopper’s Closest Relative Last Seen in 1969

01.28.2022 14:28 PM

A British researcher had recently detected a new species belonging to a group of insects so unusual that it is nearest relative was seen during the late 1960s.

First-Ever Record of Orcas Attacking Blue Whales Captured, Largest Predatory Event in Modern-Day

01.28.2022 12:37 PM

A new research explains the attacks of killer whales to the largest mammals on the planet. According to experts, the rare encounter of the two species may have been the largest predation event ever in the modern day.

Did Octopus Come From Outer Space? New Study Claims Meteor Impacts Brought These Eight-Armed Creatures to Earth

01.28.2022 04:30 AM

A study argues that octopus and squid could come from outer space that was dropped to Earth in icy bolides several hundred million years ago.

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