ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Dog Behavior: Study Reveals How Man's Best Friend Can Distinguish Humans' Intentional Acts From Unintentional Ones

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 09.04.2021 22:55 PM

A study found that dogs were able to correctly identify the difference between intentional and unintentional acts of humans.

Komodo Dragons Now Listed as ‘Endangered’; IUCN Red List Warns Threat of 2-in-5 Shark Extinction

09.04.2021 21:30 PM

Around 28 percent of 138,000 percent of Komodo dragons analyzed by the Union are now said to be in danger of disappearing in the wild permanently.

Tibetan Plateau Ice-Covered Lakes Influencing Heat Transfer in Land, Atmosphere

09.04.2021 03:09 AM

Little is known about the lakes in the Tibetan Plateau during winter, but scientists believe that it could be a heat flux hot spot that releases the heat absorbed from solar radiation.

Supervolcanoes Still Active, Hazardous After Massive Eruptions Thousands of Years Ago

09.04.2021 02:33 AM

Although supervolcanoes have not made massive super-eruptions for thousands of years, they remain active and dangerous. It stresses the necessity to approach them and offer insights that can potentially predict their activities.

Parasitic Cookiecutter Sharks Terrorize Not Only Great White Sharks, Whales, but Animals of All Sizes in Varying Ocean Depths

09.04.2021 00:08 AM

Initially believed to prey on larger apex predators, research suggests that the parasitic cookiecutter sharks, Isistius brasiliensis, prey on animals of all sizes other than the great white sharks and orcas.

Higher Is Faster: Study Reveals Effect of Altitude, Environment on Bird, Mammal Evolution Rate in High Regions

09.03.2021 23:13 PM

A new study suggests that the rise and fall of Earth's landscapes have also affected the evolution of animals, with birds and mammals in mountainous regions evolving quicker.

Big John, South Dakota's Biggest Triceratops Fossil Goes on Display, Set To Fetch Big Bucks in Paris Auction

09.03.2021 22:05 PM

Big John, the most complete Triceratops fossil, goes on display a month before its Paris auction slated to fetch big bucks.

WAX Launches 'Green NFTs,' Gives the Blockchain a Stake in the Environment

09.03.2021 08:40 AM

The Worldwide Asset eXchange (WAX), the world leader in the trading of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has released its new collection of "Carbon Offset vIRL NFTs," digitally tradeable items that help the environment in return.

WWF, National Foods Limited Team Up for 'LetsPlantOurFuture' Campaign

09.03.2021 08:10 AM

Multinational food producer National Foods Limited collaborated with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Pakistan to protect the environment.

NASA's New Online Tool Opens IPCC Data on Sea Level to Public, Aims To Influence Economic, Public Policy To Favor Environment

09.03.2021 08:03 AM

The NASA Sea Level Change Team released the 'Sea Level Projection Tool,' an online platform that opens the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) data to the public.

Study on Regenerative Process Identifies TRACS as Secret to Flatworm Regeneration Better Than Earthworms'

09.03.2021 07:08 AM

A new comprehensive study on flatworm's regenerative ability to grow mini versions at a scale of 1/279th pointed out the most crucial factor in regeneration.

Pollinators' Color Preference Influences Flowers' Color Signals for Pollination; Flowers Compete Over Bees, Flies via Color Evolution

09.03.2021 04:25 AM

Fly pollinators help plants pollinate as much as bees and butterflies do. They sense and use color to shape the types of flowers that are present today.

Geologic Evidence Discovered: New Source Identified for Unusually Large Earthquakes, Tsunamis in Tokyo

09.03.2021 03:46 AM

A new seismic hazard source was discovered by researchers which they consider as geologic evidence for the unusually large earthquakes and tsunamis occurring in Tokyo.

AWC Returns Locally Extinct Brush-tailed Bettongs to Northern Territory After 60 Years

09.03.2021 01:34 AM

The Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) celebrated its 30 years of effective conservation work by reintroducing woylies, or brush-tailed bettongs, to the Northern Territory, where the species were extinct for over 60 years.

Stingless Bees Discovered by 4-Year-Old Girl Believed to Have Vanished in US Many Decades Ago

09.03.2021 01:22 AM

A four-year-old girl in California discovered colonies of stingless bees which, according to a biosystematist, is an impressive find, especially that all scientists have not found one.

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