ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Are Lockdowns Making the Skies Darker? UK Star Count Found Light Pollution Plummeting

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 04.06.2021 06:50 AM

Lockdowns have greatly reduced light pollution, especially in cities, which creates darker skies. A national star count survey suggests a 10% drop in people seeing fewer stars, an indicator of severe light pollution.

Increased Arctic Lightning Strikes Sets Off More Wildfires, Carbon Emissions

04.06.2021 04:55 AM

A new study suggests that lightning in the Arctic region will increase by 100 percent in the coming, setting off more wildfires and carbon emissions.

Underwater Cannibalism: Baby Sea Stars Eat Each Other When Hungry

04.06.2021 04:50 AM

A new study found that underwater cannibalism occurring specifically involving baby sea stars that eat each other when hungry.

Not Always the Alphas: Female Sheep Prefer Less Dominant Males as Mates

04.06.2021 02:40 AM

A new study suggests that whenever possible, female sheep would prefer to mate with the less domineering males.

Beyond Artistic Bias: Scientists Release "More Accurate" Representations of Ancient Hominids

04.06.2021 01:03 AM

Pushing for more accurate depictions of the ancient human ancestors, scientists published new standards for representing extinct hominids in a bid to overcome artistic bias.

Empathy: How Bonobos Beat Humans in This Area

04.05.2021 04:18 AM

Bonobos share 99% of DNA with humans and saving them could teach people empathy, an area that these friendly apes are better at than humans.

Mummies on Parade: Egypt Dismisses Myth on Pharaoh's Curse for Recent Unfortunate Incidents

04.05.2021 01:11 AM

On April 3, 22 royal Egyptian mummies were paraded in the streets of Cairo to relocate them from the old museum to the new one in al-Fustat.

Sea Ice in Labrador Sea is Thinning Fast: Should We Worry?

04.04.2021 23:21 PM

Sea levels could rise as much as 60 feet from melting ice sheets from Labrador Sea and other regions with polar ice caps.

77-Acre Pond Collapse in Florida May Cause Environmental Crisis; Here's Why!

04.04.2021 21:40 PM

Florida government announced crews are currently working to avoid the collapse of a large wastewater pond in Tampa Bay while they evacuate the area to preempt a catastrophic flood.

Internet Sensation April the Giraffe Euthanized After Worsening Bout with Advanced Arthritis

04.04.2021 01:01 AM

April the Giraffe, the Internet sensation that captivated online audiences in the live stream of his calf Tajiri in 2017 was euthanized Friday due to advanced arthritis.

Drone Incinerated By Volcano As It Takes a Shot

04.04.2021 00:18 AM

Reykjavik's recent eruption has drawn countless tourists to see the extraordinary natural display, but one photographer's drone suffered consequences when it flew too close to the fire.

SpaceX Launch's Debris Lands on a Central Washington Farmland

04.04.2021 00:12 AM

A week after a SpaceX rocket launch has sparked "shooting stars" sightings across the Pacific Northwest, a piece of debris has been found on a farm in central Washington Friday, April 2.

'Endangered' Right Whales Post Highest Birth Rates Since 2015

04.03.2021 22:29 PM

Endangered right whales in the North Atlantic were discovered to have given birth to a large number of off springs over the winter, the largest in fact since 2015 - a hopeful return to life after researchers were shocked to find the marine mammals having no known off springs three years ago.

Rolls-Royce Building World’s Largest Aircraft Engine; Enough to Run 500 Cars

04.03.2021 03:40 AM

A new aircraft engine by Rolls-Royce dubbed as the UltraFan would be the largest of its kind in the world.

Blobs of Squid Mucus With Hundreds of Thousands of Embryos Found Near Norway

04.03.2021 03:40 AM

Bizarre blobs are found near Norway are full of squid mucus and embryos based on DNA analysis. Sightings of balls of squid mucus had been reported since 1985.

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