ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Disruption of Earth's Magnetic Field Sent Auroras Toward the Equator 41,000 Years Ago

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 12.20.2021 02:22 AM

Earth's magnetic field tilted about 41,000 years ago causing the Laschamp event in which the lessened magnetic pull that sent auroras wandering toward unexpected places on Earth,

Comparable Information on Carbon Sequestration in Forests Around the World

12.19.2021 11:58 AM

The Forest Flux service, which has been developed under VTT's leadership and utilises field surveying and satellite images, provides accurate and comparable information on the ability of forests to bind carbon.

Population of Tiny Bark Beetles are Booming: A Bad News for the Pine Trees in the Sierra Nevada

12.19.2021 01:49 AM

How can something so small as bark beetles destroy something so big? Climate change has caused the insect population to bloom and now threatens more pine trees in the Sierra Nevada.

1,300-Legged Millipede Discovered in Australia; Study Reveals New Species is a Record Breaker

12.18.2021 23:00 PM

A new millipede discovered by principal biologist Bruno Buzatto, from the Perth, Australia-based Bennelognia Environment Consultants, lives up to the real meaning of its name which literally means a "thousand feet."

New Source of Organic Phosphorus Identified, Could Play Vital Role in Phytoplankton and Microalgae Growth

12.18.2021 01:42 AM

In a groundbreaking study a collaboration of scientists have discovered that organic phosphoros transported from land via bioaerosols fertilize marine ecosystems and help phytoplankton grow and photosynthesize.

Engineered Robot Scares Invasive Mosquitofish, Saves Freshwater Fishes and Tadpoles

12.17.2021 04:00 AM

A joint collaboration between engineers and biologists from Italy, US, and Australia created robots to mimic the natural predator of the invasive mosquitofish that has plagued endemic freshwater fish and tadpoles.

Glasswing Buttefly Map Highlights Biodiversity Hotspot in Andes Mountains

12.17.2021 03:01 AM

Researchers have created the first-ever most detailed mapping of glasswing butterflies that shows how the large butterfly group signifies a good biodiversity in American tropics.

Intensive Meat Diet Causes 75,000 Deaths in China Annually Due to Air Pollution

12.17.2021 01:19 AM

First of its kind research quantifies how the Chinese meat-intensive diet has resulted in roughly 75,000 premature deaths in China due to air pollution.

Gough Island Mice Still At Large: Ambitious Plan to Eradicate Fails, Endangers Seabirds

12.16.2021 05:40 AM

Conservationists are heartbroken and devastated after a couple 9 Million Pounds mice eradication plan on Gough Island fails to increase the threat on endangered seabirds.

You Can Now Help Saving Crucial Coral Reefs With A Unique 3D Printer

12.16.2021 05:28 AM

Coastruction wants to save coral reefs worldwide using water, sand, cement and a unique 3D-printer and now everyone can make an important contribution to this.

Honeybees Invade a Florida Home With Over 80,000 Bees Living in Shower Wall

12.16.2021 04:50 AM

A professional beekeeper recently got astounded after she found out that thousands of honeybees had invaded a couple's shower wall.

[WATCH] Risso's Dolphin Performs Unusual Headstand Underwater While Rotating Slowly

12.16.2021 03:01 AM

Drone footage shows a Risso's dolphin suspended vertically and completely submerged in the water, a unique behavior that has never been seen before in other dolphins.

Animal Remains, Stone Tools Reveal How Neanderthals Open Landscapes in Germany

12.16.2021 02:57 AM

A recent archaeological study suggests that Neanderthals were responsible for modifying some ancient ecosystems of the planet 250,000 years ago.

'Postcards from a World on Fire': A Collection of Articles Unveils Images of a Coming Apocalypse Brought by Climate Change

12.15.2021 14:10 PM

Climate change, the deadliest existential threat that faces humanity at this time, will soon reach the tipping point outside which, may turn irreversible, as described in a related The Climate Reality Project report.

Hummingbirds Found with Unique Strategy to Overcome Conditions During Migration

12.15.2021 10:09 AM

Experts discover how migratory hummingbirds travel fast with an immense amount of energy-saving thermoregulation.

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