ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Targeting 'Super-emitters' To Combat Climate Change; How Handful of Power Plants Create Most Carbon Emissions from Electricity Generation

ENERGY 08.05.2021 10:05 AM

Reining in the world's worst contributors to carbon emissions could create a disproportionately large advantage in the fight against climate change, studies suggest.

New Zealand Tuataras: How Its Speedy Sperm Could Save the Endangered Species

08.05.2021 09:12 AM

Conservationists have discovered the unique sperm transfer of tuataras. Surprisingly, the ancient reptiles have the fastest sperm of any reptile family, which may be due to an adaptive response to their unique mating technique.

‘Smokenado’ Video Sparks Fear in Alabama; Is It Real or Fake? Tornado of Smoke from Fire Explained

08.05.2021 08:53 AM

A recycling and salvaging plant in Burnsville, Central Alabama, caught fire last August 2, and spectators found something both frightening and awe-inspiring: a smokenado.

NASA Up For New Mission; Its Oceans Melting Greenland Project Begins Final Survey of Glaciers That Flow From Greenland

08.05.2021 07:00 AM

NASA’s OMG project has started with its last survey of melting glaciers from Greenland. For the last six years, the mission has been measuring how fast the rise of sea level is.

Lake Poopo: Why the Disappearance of Bolivia's Second-Largest Lake Is Our Fault

08.05.2021 06:38 AM

Bolivia's second-largest lake, Lake Poopo, disappeared in 2015 and was unable to recuperate. Hundreds of plant and animal life have disappeared from the region. The reason? Diversion of water for irrigation, agricultural farming, and climate change.

Babylonian Theorem: How the Ancient City Calculated With Triangles 1000 Years Before Pythagoras

08.05.2021 01:46 AM

Researchers uncovered a clay slab known as Si.427 in Iraq, previously a Babylonian city that shows how the ancient civilization used Pythagorean Theorem 1,000 years before Pythagoras was born.

Scientists Breeding 24-Armed Sunflower Sea Stars in a Lab to Save Them From Extinction

08.05.2021 01:20 AM

Scientists from the University of Washington are breeding sunflower sea stars in the lab after the IUC declares the 24-armed sea creature as a critically endangered species. They hope to release these lab-grown sea stars in the ocean to save them from extinction.

Bees, Pollinators, Pollination Under Threat Due to Environmental Pressures: Analysis Cites Agrochemicals Including Pesticides Among the Causes

08.05.2021 01:07 AM

A new meta-analysis reveals the threat bees and pollinators are in at present. The use of pesticides is one of the main contributors to such a threat.

DNA Sample from Ancient Bear Skull Offers Insight on How Their Ancestors Migrated to Japan

08.04.2021 09:39 AM

Extracted DNA samples from an ancient bear skull, dated 32,500 years old, offer insight into how Ice Age bears migrated to Honshu, lived near what is now Tokyo, and eventually died out.

Giant Bird-Eating Centipedes Can Eat 3,700 Seabird Chicks Every Year, Study Reveals

08.04.2021 08:33 AM

Scientists discovered giant bird-eating centipedes on the tiny Philip Island that can kill thousands of seabird chicks. A study reveals their extraordinary predation habits in their ecosystem and their important ecological role.

Thawing Permafrost in Siberia Could Release 'Methane Bomb' that Accelerates Global Warming

08.03.2021 23:15 PM

The summer 2020 heat wave in Siberia melted the permafrost that increased methane gas emissions from limestone, which may lead to the formation of methane bombs in the atmosphere.

Is Earth’s Slowing Rotation Causing An Oxygen Surge? Lake Huron Sinkhole Might Have the Answer

08.03.2021 10:02 AM

Experts linked the rise of oxygen on early Earth linked to changing planetary rotation rate. Experts claimed that Earth's oxygen supply grew when the planet's rotation slowed.

Mexico Lake's 3-Billion-Year-Old Underwater Lifeforms in Danger? What's Really Happening to These Cauliflower Algae?

08.03.2021 09:36 AM

Experts said that Laguna Bacalar in Mexico is facing an ecological calamity due to pollution. A 3. 5 billion-year-old lifeform can be found in Lake Bacalar Bacalar, a Mexican lagoon with seven stunning colors of blue.

Rare Chameleon Believed To Be Extinct Found; Urgent Conservation Efforts Needed

08.03.2021 08:27 AM

Chapman's pygmy chameleon, a rare chameleon species, was found "clinging to survival" in Malawi Hills after being thought to be extinct due to massive deforestation.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service Announced Sierra Nevada Red Fox as Endangered Species

08.03.2021 07:53 AM

A recent ruling published in the Federal Register of the United States announced the Sierra Nevada Red Fox as an endangered species.

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