ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Hotter Mantle Caused Enormous “Water World” in Ancient Earth

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 03.31.2021 05:31 AM

A new study revealed that a hot mantle in the early Archean epoch might have led to an enormous ocean that covered the Earth.

Polyimides: Organic Material Could Usher New Generation of HVAC Devices

03.31.2021 05:31 AM

Researchers from the Texas A&M University are looking into the potential of a class of organic materials called polyimides, which could potentially revolutionize heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.

Beavers Released Into Enclosure to Help Restore Wetland Habitats

03.31.2021 05:31 AM

Conservationists recently announced beavers have been released into an enclosure at a Welsh nature reserve to help manage essential peat bog habitat.

Worm Tornado Appears in New Jersey After Rain Leaving Scientists Baffled

03.31.2021 05:30 AM

After a rain, hundreds of worms surfaced on the soil and pavement in Hoboken, New Jersey, which formed a cyclone-like pattern that people are now calling the bizarre worm tornado.

Researchers Convert Tires Into Graphene, Reinforcing Concrete

03.31.2021 03:08 AM

Researchers have devised a new process that efficiently converts waste from rubber tires into graphene, which in turn could be used to reinforce concrete.

Climate Change Causes Cherry Blossoms To Peak Earliest in 1,200 Years

03.31.2021 00:25 AM

Cherry blossoms went into full bloom at their earliest in 1,200 years, and scientists say it is due to climate change.

COVID-19 PPE Waste Harming Animals Everywhere, Plastic Waste to Increase By 2030

03.31.2021 00:13 AM

The increasing amount of COVID-19 PPE waste is harming the environment and the wildlife. The new review talks about reports of animals entangled and trapped in discarded PPEs.

Shoebill Bird Stays Silent When Hunting But Can Make Loud Terrifying Machine Gun Sound

03.30.2021 07:42 AM

The shoebill is called many names, but this five-foot-tall bird is commonly known as the most terrifying bird that hunts like a boss and sounds like a machine gun.

Mummified Parrots and Mucaws With Beaks Open, Tongues Out Puzzles Anthropologists

03.30.2021 07:24 AM

Mummified birds found in the Andes region in South America remain a mystery to anthropologists. Ancient Americans brought exotic birds to the Andes and mummified them with their mouths open, anthropologists in Chile revealed.

Pesticides Place 31% of Global Agricultural Land at Risk, Study Says

03.30.2021 06:01 AM

Some 31 percent of global agricultural areas are 'high risk,' including 60 percent of farmland in Europe.

Dinosaur Death Theories: Did Carbon Dioxide from Volcanic Major Eruptions Killed Them?

03.30.2021 03:44 AM

Scientists are looking into the amount and timing of carbon dioxide outgassing to understand the contribution of volcanic eruptions to the extinction of dinosaurs.

Black Bear with Encephalitis Seemingly Asks for Help in El Dorado

03.30.2021 03:28 AM

In February there had been calls about a small black bear exhibiting similarly friendlier behavior, not to mention fearless around humans, which was reported to have shown up in Pollock Pines in El Dorado County.

Mother of Pearl: Using Non-Destructive Optical Technique to Discover Hidden Structure of Nacre

03.30.2021 02:20 AM

Scientists have admired the mother of pearl or nacre not only for its beauty but also for its exceptional toughness. Using the new optical technique, they hope to uncover the mystery structure of the nacre.

Researchers Discover Natural Law That Explains Sharp Structures in Animals

03.30.2021 02:16 AM

Apparently, a universal model could describe how teeth, horns, claws, beaks, thorns, and other sharp structures in plants and animals are developed - and researchers have identified what it is.

Australia’s ‘Wild Dog’ Problem: 99 Percent Comprises Dingoes

03.30.2021 02:03 AM

New research proposes that the vast majority of Australia's animals considered as 'wild dogs' are actually dingoes or canines, mostly in terms of their genetic composition.

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