ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Aquatic Fungus Now a Threat to Terrestrial Frog Survival; Will they be the Next Amphibians to be Wiped Off the Map?

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 10.25.2021 21:18 PM

An aquatic fungus had recently threatened to wipe off terrestrial frogs as it has done to the extinction of some species of amphibians.

Giant Holes Formation in the Arctic Ice Sheet Shows Last Ice Area Is Less Resilient To Warming

10.25.2021 03:29 AM

A new study discovered that a giant hole, called a polynya, has formed in the Arctic ice sheet. The holes may appear again due to climate change and could mark the beginning of the Arctic's melting.

India Experiences Most Devastating Effects From Heat-Induced by Climate Change; Country 15 Percent More Vulnerable Than 1990

10.25.2021 00:51 AM

A new study confirms that India is the top country that experiences the largest negative effscts of heat extremities brought by climate change.

Newly Found Sponge-Like Structures Could Push Animal Evolution Back by Several Hundred Million Years

10.24.2021 21:42 PM

Modern sponges were thought to emerge during the Neoproterozoic era but newly found sponge-like structures suggest that they emerged several hundred million years before the Great Oxidation Event, implying that they might have lived 890 million years ago.

Tongue-Eating Louse: Does This Creature Really Eat What’s Inside Its Host's Mouth?

10.23.2021 22:23 PM

A tongue-eating louse is known for doing what's described as an "icky job" as it wants to get inside the mouth of an animal where it's found to "eat" and eventually, replace the tongue.

Dinosaur Fossil in Australia First Thought as Giant Carnivore Confirmed Today as Herbivore

10.22.2021 23:51 PM

A new study corrected the initial findings from Australia's huge fossil footprint first thought of as a predatory meat-eating dinosaur that turned out to be a herbivore species.

Alligators vs. Crocodiles: See the Difference in Taxonomy, Physical Appearance, Habitat

10.22.2021 22:47 PM

How do alligators differ from crocodiles? Despite having almost similar physical features these two reptiles should not be interchanged. Here are some facts about them.

Human Brain's Size Decreased 3,000 Years Ago; Changes Linked to Ant Society

10.22.2021 06:27 AM

A new study discovered that the human brain evolved, but decreased its size 3,000 years ago. The reason to why modern day brains are smaller could be found in the development of ans societies.

Modern-Looking True Crabs Discovered in Tree Amber; Study Reveals This 100 Million-Year-Old Fossil Rewrites Crustacean History

10.22.2021 06:15 AM

Researchers estimated the recently discovered modern-looking true crabs are 100 million years old and they are a part of the most complete crustacean fossil ever conserved in a tree amber.

First Account of Social Herding in Dinosaurs Discovered from Fossils in Argentina

10.22.2021 02:51 AM

A new study discovered a prehistoric social community in the fossils of sauropodomorph dinosaurs called Mussaurus patagonicus.

One of the World's Last Two Northern White Rhinos Retires From Breeding Project Due to Old Age, Illness

10.22.2021 01:11 AM

Scientists in Africa announced that Najin, one of the world's last two northern white rhinos is retiring as an egg cell donor due to old age and illness, leaving her daughter Fatu the only donor in the breeding program.

Orbex Reveals First Efficient and Eco-Friendly Space Rocket; A Huge Step To End Black Carbon and Climate Change

10.22.2021 00:19 AM

Orbex Space unveils the first-ever efficient and environment-friendly rocket that will lead to the reduction of black carbon emissions.

Elephant Evolution: Tuskless Version a Result of Mutation or Mozambican Civil War?

10.22.2021 00:02 AM

Recently published research describes animals as well adapted to the conditions including the behavior of other creatures like humans.

Woolly Mammoths Wiped Out by Climate Change, Humans Not To Blame

10.21.2021 22:12 PM

A new geogenic study confirmed that woolly mammoths were extinct not by early humans, but by climate change.

Increased Warming May Result in Chronic Kidney Disease; US Researchers Warn It Could Become a Major Health Epidemic

10.21.2021 21:36 PM

Experts have recently called for more urgent research on the link between heat and chronic kidney disease of the uncertain cause or CHDu to examine the situation.

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