ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Endangered Sumatran Rhinoceros Displays Surprisingly Good Health, Genome Research Reveals

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 04.26.2021 21:58 PM

A genome study on the Sumatran rhinoceros offers good news in preserving the endangered species from going extinct.

Giant Cloud Rat Twice the Size of a Squirrel Discovered in the Caves of the Philippines

04.26.2021 05:23 AM

Researchers have discovered fossils of three new giant cloud rat species in a series of caves in the Philippines. These animals were twice the size of a gray squirrel that roamed the country thousands of years ago.

‘Dumbo’ Octopus Living in Pacific Discovered; Researchers Say They Formed Habitat 7,000 Deep

04.26.2021 05:04 AM

Scientists recently identified a new kind, the 'Grimpoteuthis' family, also known as 'Dumbo octopus,' in the northern portion of the Emperor Seamounts found in the northern Pacific Ocean.

Bacteria Could Help Synthesize Safe, Stable Copper, Study Shows

04.26.2021 03:01 AM

A new method of harvesting copper might be more efficient and safer than existing methods. Copper remains one of the most used metals, with applications for electrical and electronic wiring and a catalyst used in chemical processes for power plants - and a new method of harvesting copper might be more efficient and safer than existing methods.

Climate Change, Global Warming Made Earth Shift on Its Axis Since 1990s [Study]

04.25.2021 23:20 PM

Climate change has caused further melting of glaciers that redistributed water that caused a drift in polar wander that shifted Earth's axis eastwards since the 1990s.

Biodegradable Plastic: How Can Biodegradation Solve Plastic Pollution

04.24.2021 23:30 PM

Biodegradation of used products has a big potential in reducing waste. Experts say it is not as simple as just waiting for something to disappear in the ground.

Pizzly or Grolar: Hybrid Polar-Grizzly Bears Multiply Due to Climate Change

04.23.2021 22:52 PM

Hybrid polar-grizzly bears are spreading all over the Arctic as starving polar bears are pushed to mate with grizzly bears that have reached the region as its temperatures grow warmer.

MIT Study Counts Pedestrians to Guide Urban Planning

04.23.2021 01:12 AM

A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) estimates foot traffic in cities in an effort to help city planners and developers study not only vehicle movement, but the flow of people more accurately.

Godzilla Shark From 300 Million Years Ago Finally Gets a New Name, Classified as New Species

04.23.2021 00:27 AM

Godzilla shark is the nickname given to the ancient shark fossil found in New Mexico in 2013, and finally, it now has its own name. Scientists also identified it as a new species.

Melting Polar Ice Caps: What are Its Effects on the Earth's Rotation? Here’s What Expert Says

04.22.2021 23:28 PM

A geologist revealed that if polar ice caps keep melting, days on Earth could be longer than 24 hours and that's because Earth will eventually spin slower, leading to increased sea levels at its axis.

Neanderthals Extinction Caused by Lack of Important Skill That Homo Sapiens Have

04.22.2021 21:35 PM

A new study found what caused Neanderthals to go extinct over 40,000 years ago while Homo sapiens thrived. This was done by examining about 900 genes.

‘1-in-2-Million Blue Lobster’ Discovered in Cornwall, 25-Year-Old Fisherman Released It Back Into Ocean

04.22.2021 04:45 AM

A tremendously infrequent, specifically, a 'one-in-two-million lobster was discovered by a 25-year-old fisherman along the coast of Cornwall prior to its release back into the sea.

Tyrannosaurus Rex Speed Found to be Surprisingly Slow That Even Humans Can 'Outwalk' Them

04.22.2021 03:54 AM

If, through some scientific malfunction, you found yourself transported 70 million years into the past, you might be safer from certain hungry reptiles than you think.

American Honey Still Contains Nuclear Fallout From Bomb Tests Decades Ago

04.22.2021 03:37 AM

Decades after the Cold War era, American honey still has traces of radioactive fallout from the nuclear tests during that time. But levels of the radioactive isotope found are below the levels to be considered harmful.

First True Biodegradable Plastic Disintegrates in Heat, Water in Just a Few Weeks

04.22.2021 01:02 AM

Scientists have developed the first true biodegradable plastic that breaks down in just a few weeks when exposed to heat and water. One plastic they developed even disintegrated in just two days.

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