ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

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

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 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.

'Lost Atlantis' Evidence Pieced Together with More Than 200 Objects Unveiled Through the Years

08.03.2021 07:15 AM

Archaeologists recently discovered the “Lost Atlantis” also known as Doggerland, which was once Britain to Europe before it got submerged in 6200 BC by rising levels.

Do Neanderthals Recognize Art? European Cave Found with Stone Age Paintings, Possible Art Activity of Early Humans

08.03.2021 07:04 AM

New evidence about the Neanderthal's lifestyle has been unearthed in the Cave of Ardales, located in southern Spain.

Carbon Dioxide Decline 34 Million Years Ago Caused Earth's Drastic Climate Transition and Formation of Antarctica

08.03.2021 04:00 AM

In a recent paper, the atmopsheric carbon dioxide was theorized to be the main key to the drastic change of Earth's climate from greehnouse to icehouse condition.

NASA Says Tropical Forests Are Now Losing Their Ability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide

08.03.2021 02:35 AM

The overall quantity of carbon emitted and absorbed in the tropics was four times greater than in temperate and boreal zones combined, NASA said.

How Do Tiger Sharks Court? This Video Footage Could Explain the Process

08.02.2021 09:09 AM

An underwater photographer saw one male and one female tiger shark dancing, with the male chasing the female in intricate circles until they finally swam away into the gloom.

Plastic Pollution Could Be Leading Sea Turtles into an 'Evolutionary Trap," Can They Still Avert This Disaster?

08.02.2021 08:40 AM

A new study led by the University of Exeter suggests that the unchecked plastic pollution in the oceans is leading sea turtles into an evolutionary trap.

EEI: Earth's Energy Imbalance is Human-Induced and Less Than 1% Natural, Study Says

08.02.2021 07:53 AM

A recent study shows evident data that the energy imbalance of our planet is not natural but is actually human-induced.

Massive Melting Event in Greenland Is So Big It Could Cover Florida; Should We Fear Ocean Level Rise?

08.02.2021 07:14 AM

A higher than normal heatwave has struck Greenland, subjecting its ice sheet to a massive melting event, with an ice melt supposedly enough to cover the entire state of Florida with water.

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