ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Rare Metals Found in Toys and Food Packaging, Is it Due to Plastic Recycling?

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 02.18.2021 04:00 AM

Research shows that everyday consumer products such as children's toys, cosmetics containers, and food packaging are increasingly becoming contaminated with rare Earth metals.

Rare and Exotic Cactus from Amazon Rainforest is Set to Flower for the First Time in the UK

02.18.2021 03:45 AM

A rare and exotic cactus from the Amazon rainforest is set to flower for the first time in the UK. But here's the catch, it only blooms once for 12 hours before it dies.

Has Polar Vortex Really Arrived? Here’s What Report Indicates

02.18.2021 02:39 AM

News headlines have provided clues that the polar vortex has arrived like there was some ice tornado wreaking havoc anywhere it strikes.

Regenerative Agriculture: What is it?

02.17.2021 23:55 PM

Regenerative agriculture is a modern name on the age-old farming practices and grazing before the boom of industrial farming.

Recycled, Solar-Power Cellphones are Catching Poachers and Illegal Loggers in Forests

02.17.2021 23:37 PM

Conservationists use recycled and solar-powered cellphones to catch poaching and illegal logging activities deep in rainforests, hoping to put an end to these activities.

The Failing Health of the Great Barrier Reef

02.17.2021 22:22 PM

The government report gives a grade of "D" for the marine environmental conditions of the Great Barrier Reef in 2019.

Did Scientists Just Discover The Oldest DNA Ever From a Million-Year-Old Mammoth?

02.17.2021 21:58 PM

Have you ever wondered how and why the genus breaks up into new organisms? Perhaps the answer lies in the oldest DNA ever sequenced.

Cave Discoveries Suggest Closer Link Between Neanderthals & Homo Sapiens Stone Technology

02.17.2021 15:48 PM

Newly analyzed fossils from the Shuqba (or Shukbah) Cave suggests a closer link between Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens. Tools thought to have been exclusive to modern humans may have also been used by the Neanderthals.

Volunteers Rescue Thousands of Stunned Sea Turtles from Texas Freeze

02.17.2021 02:45 AM

Volunteers rescued thousands of stunned sea turtles off the coast of Texas after temperatures dropped. One group said they were able to rescue 2,500 stunned sea turtles from the Texas freeze.

Research Reveals How Climate Delayed Some Dinosaur Migration

02.17.2021 02:26 AM

The research found that plant-eating dinosaurs possibly arrived in the Northern Hemisphere after millions of years of meat-eating their cousins, a deferment that possibly resulted from climate change.

How Do Plants Sense Attacks from Herbivores?

02.17.2021 01:30 AM

Researchers discuss the elicitors in plants that signal them to protect themselves from the attacks of herbivores.

Universal Accounting Method for Measurement of Carbon-Based Matter, Now Available

02.17.2021 01:28 AM

A USC study puts ocean microorganisms in a new light with essential implications for global warming. The said research offers a general accounting method to gauge carbon-based matter.

Horse Skeleton From the Ice Age Found in Utah Backyard Isn't What it Seems

02.17.2021 01:14 AM

The Lehi Horse skeletons unearthed in 2018 were initially dated to the Ice Age epoch. However, researchers now know that the mare lived more recently, roughly 340 years ago, after the Spanish introduced European horses to the Americas.

Can Lost Birds Read The Earth’s Magnetic Field To Find Their Way Back?

02.17.2021 01:01 AM

Migratory birds can get lost along the way despite doing one migration in their life. But birds can still find their way using the Earth's global magnetic field.

Domestic Wood Burning Contributes Three Times the Particle Pollution of Traffic in the UK

02.17.2021 00:15 AM

Domestic wood burning has become the biggest contributor to small particle pollution in the UK, which is three times the amount of particle air pollution in traffic.

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