ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATEStudy shows seafood ingesting millions of microplastics that can be consumed by humans. Seafood is a standard part of everyone's meals. But with the plastic crisis at large, is seafood safe for human consumption.
The onsen practice of snow monkeys is not exclusively about warming their bodies or bobbing for apples. They appear to appreciate onsen for its properties that reduce stress.
Plants have been known to perceive and respond to light in a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum. Now, a new study specifically notes how plants react to blue light.
Scientists are currently developing wheat capable of resisting a new variant of rust disease, which threatens large losses to Australia's six-billion-dollar annual grain crop.
London's Natural History Museum was able to identify 503 new species in 2020. Despite the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Natural History Museum team in London were able to identify a total of 503 new species in 2020.
Scientists examining the diet of the Eurasian Eagle Owl in Bulgaria earned a fresh insight on the often overlooked and rare bush-crickets, better understanding the distribution and possibly conservation of this insect species.
A team of scientists has created a new method for reconstructing the size of volcanic eruptions that have occurred long ago in the past, revolutionizing the study of previous eruptions and estimating hazards of future volcanic activities.
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks was forced to drain Lake Elmo to kill invasive clams species, which could clog irrigation and water systems.
In a fantastic instance of citizen science, public onlookers helped scientists collect data on over 200 bird species at the Seven Islands State Birding Park in Kodak, Tennessee.
Water, the most important thing for human beings. It facilitates all the chemical reactions in the body, as well as those outside the body - the chemical reactions that drive scientific development and have been responsible for humankind's dominance on planet earth. It is essential, but supplying everybody in the United Kingdom with enough water to live and work is a difficult task. It involves balancing environmental protection with utility and practicality. Over the past millennia, mastering Britain's water sources has become a carefully balanced science.