ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

NOAA: G2 Level Geomagnetic Storm and Aurora Borealis Predicted to Head South

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 09.27.2021 00:28 AM

G2 Level geomagnetic storm set to arrive on Earth on September 27 producing an array of Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights according to experts at the Space Weather Prediciton Center and NOAA.

Baby Birds Returned to the Wild After Being Saved From Bulldozer; Habitat Loss Remains Primary Threat to Wildlife

09.27.2021 00:04 AM

A contract worker from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District’ save two gray baby birds from being crushed by a bulldozer. They have now returned to the wild after being rescued.

Long-Term Asexual Reproduction Discovered for the First Time in a Prehistoric Species

09.26.2021 22:15 PM

A new study was able to find the first evidnece of asexual reproduction throughout the evolution in beetle mite species called Oppiella nova.

160 Million Years Old Ankylosaur Grow Spikes From Its Ribs, Oldest-Known Dinosaur Features Body Armor

09.26.2021 01:11 AM

A group of paleontologists announced this week the finding of the oldest-known ankylosaur, a dinosaur species that's popular for its clubbed tail and armor plating.

Leafy Sea Dragons: How the Majestic Marine Species Thrive Under South Australia's Underwater Biodiversity

09.25.2021 10:47 AM

Leafy sea dragons are among the most majestic marine animal ever recorded. The uniqueness of their evolutionary development led them live peacefully under the oceans of South Australia.

San Andreas Fault Map: What Cities Would Be Affected When Huge Earthquake Hits California?

09.24.2021 08:44 AM

The San Andreas fault line is one of the largest faults in the world that runs over 800 miles across the North American plate. So, which cities were likely to experience huge earthquakes when The Big One happens?

Deep Learning Artificial Intelligence Designed As Early Warning Device to Analyze, Predict Multiple Climate Change Tipping Points

09.24.2021 05:52 AM

A new AI development was programmed as early warning device with deep learning algorithm to analyze and predict climate change tipping points.

Did Humans Have Tails? Mysterious Genetic Mutation Allegedly Made It Disappear Based on 25-Million-Year-Old Fossil

09.24.2021 05:00 AM

A new study discovered the potential cause of why the human tails disapppeared. New York University Langone Health recently conducted a study that defined the potential point when humans lost their tails.

Carleton Scientist's Work on Whales Helps Documentary Land an Emmy Award

09.24.2021 01:15 AM

Shane Gero was one of the marine biologists whose work and insights helped shape the documentary "Secrets of the Whales," which recently won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.

Fossilized Footprints From 21,000 Years Ago Fuels New Speculation When Humans Arrived in the Americas

09.24.2021 00:35 AM

Scientists have found a set of fossilized human footprints in White Sands National Park that dates back between 21,000 to 23,000 years ago when massive ice sheets are believed to have blocked migration into North and South America.

Elephants Benefit from Older Siblings, Especially Sisters, According to New Study

09.24.2021 00:14 AM

A study of semi-captive Asian elephants in Myanmar revealed that young elephants benefit from having older siblings, even more so if they are older sisters.

5 Years After Central America's Largest Eruption, Ancient Mayans Returned and Built Pyramid from Volcanic Ashes and Rocks

09.23.2021 05:54 AM

A recent discovery shows that Mayan people rebuilt their settlements from volcanic ashes and rocks within 5 years after Central America's largest eruption, Tierra Blanca Joven.

China's Climate Pledge: President Xi Pledges to Stop Overseas Coal Financing to Limit Heat-Trapping Emissions

09.23.2021 05:29 AM

President Xi Jinping of China announced during the United Nations General Assembly that the country will stop financing the construction of coal-fired power plants abroad to limit the worldwide expansion of coal that produces heat-trapping emissions.

Babies are Pooping Microplastics: Study Reveals Infants' Dirty Diapers Contain Plastics 10 Times More Than Adults

09.23.2021 03:55 AM

A pilot study showed that infants are pooping microplastics that are 10 times more than the amount detected in the stools of adults. Scientists are investigating indoor dust as one of the possible routes of microplastics.

Ant Chemicals Used to Combat Plant Diseases; New Study Shows How They Can Substitute Pesticides

09.23.2021 00:51 AM

A new Danish study shows that ants excrete chemical compounds that effectively inhibit plant pathogens, even where current pesticides are giving up.

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