ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

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

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 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.

Italy's Mount Etna Spews Ash and Smoke in New Eruption

02.16.2021 23:11 PM

Mount Etna, sitting on the east coast of Sicily in Italy, has spewed ash and smoke in a new eruption on Tuesday, February 16.

Australian Research Expedition Finds Native Lizard Ancestor

02.16.2021 22:40 PM

An expedition, this time to a large inland salt lake, has uncovered a tiny new skink - a fossil ancestry to the modern Australian blue-tongued lizards.

Investigation Reveals Supermarkets Significantly Contribute to Climate Change

02.16.2021 22:32 PM

A report shows that the freezer aisles in your local supermarket may be doing more damage to the climate than previously thought.

New Theory of Dinosaur Extinction Involves Long-Distance Comet from Solar System's Edge

02.16.2021 15:34 PM

Dinosaurs were long thought to have gone extinct by a large asteroid slamming against the surface of the earth 66 million years ago. However, a new theory suggests it wasn't quite an asteroid.

Cities Around the World Are Sinking Because of Their Colossal Weight

02.16.2021 04:47 AM

The colossal weight of cities is making them sink and not just the rising sea levels. A study gives insight on the importance of including subsidence into climate change risk.

Scientists Create Bendable Concrete and Carbon-Infused Cement Mixes to Curb Carbon Emissions

02.16.2021 03:15 AM

Scientists created bendable concrete that can reduce carbon emissions. They also developed several concrete mixtures that are infused with carbon dioxide.

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