ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Early Money: Archaeological Discovery Shows Ancient European "Standardized Bronze Objects"

POLICY 01.21.2021 03:55 AM

Money has served as a standard of exchange, even being manufactured to contain specific details and features - and similar bronze items of standardized weight and appearance were found, dating back to the Early Bronze Age.

Lab-Grown Plants: MIT Makes Better Alternatives to Forestry and Farming

01.21.2021 03:00 AM

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are now working on lab-grown plants to ease the environmental toll of logging and agriculture.

Microscopic Bubbles Can Tell the History of Earth's Massive Volcanic Eruptions

01.21.2021 02:40 AM

Geoscientists discovered that some of the stories of Earth's massive volcanic eruptions are written in nanoparticles in the microscopic bubbles of magma.

Catnip Put Cats in a Euphoric State And Also Ward Off Mosquitoes

01.21.2021 01:20 AM

Catnip leaves leave cats in euphoria but scientists recently found out that cats also use the plant to ward off mosquitoes.

World's Largest Lakes Reveal Data About Climate Change

01.20.2021 23:26 PM

New research shows how the largest lakes on Earth are being altered by climate change, as well as other factors.

How Whales Help Take CO2 Out of the Atmosphere

01.20.2021 22:22 PM

Research says that due to 20th-century commercial whaling, we have lost a vital carbon sequestration opportunity that could remove millions of tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere.

Scientists Discovered How Dinosaurs Mate By Reconstructing Its Cloacal Region

01.20.2021 04:10 AM

Scientists reconstructed the cloacal region of Psittacosaurus, a dinosaur as big as a Labrador dog that lived, to know how dinosaurs mate finally.

Bringing Back Dinosaurs Using Amber-Encased DNA Could Also Bring Back Diseases, Scientist Warns

01.20.2021 02:25 AM

A famous paleontologist who inspired the Jurassic Park books and films said that bringing back the dinosaurs could also bring back diseases.

Using Satellite Cameras, Scientists Counted Elephants From Space

01.20.2021 01:55 AM

Scientists used satellite cameras coupled with deep learning to count elephants in complex geographical landscapes from space.

New Study Finds Devastating Wildfire Effects on Western US Air Quality

01.20.2021 01:50 AM

Research shows the adverse health effects of wildfires in the West. Experts report that wildfires due to the intensified climate crisis are rapidly reversing decades worth of gains in cutting air pollution.

Chemist Explains How Oil is Turned into Plastic

01.20.2021 01:46 AM

Oil and natural gas-derived plastics relatively cause the simplest environmental damage as plastics are inclined to persist in the environment for a longer period while resulting in other environmental effects.

Rare Starfish Fossil Answers How They Grew Arms

01.20.2021 00:07 AM

The chance discovery revealed how starfish evolved their iconic arms. How starfish grew arms has always puzzled scientists. A chance discovery in the desserts of Morocco may finally answer the great mystery.

99-Million-Year-Old Beetle Reveals Use of Their Light Abilities

01.19.2021 23:51 PM

Questions about how luminescent insects use their 'light' abilities have recently been answered after scientists discovered a 99-million-year-old beetle.

Ever Wonder Why Your Cat Takes Too Many Naps?

01.19.2021 21:24 PM

Cats spend most of their day sleeping. Researchers theorize that it may be due to ecological factors.

Newly Discovered Mosquito on Guantanamo Bay: A Revelation of How Globalization Threatens Another Pandemic

01.19.2021 02:40 AM

The new novel mosquito's discovery on Guantanamo Bay reveals how globalization is threatening to release the next pandemic.

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