ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Climate Change Continues to Harm Kashmir's Famed Saffron Fields

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 12.22.2020 19:30 PM

Dry conditions believed to be caused by climate change continue to threaten Kashmir's expansive crop fields and, with it, a 2,500-year-old livelihood to the Indian administrative region.

New Theory Deals With Psychological Trauma Through “Primitive Memories”

12.22.2020 17:00 PM

A Luso-Brazilian neuroscientist and psychoanalyst created an unprecedented theory on dealing with the psyche's trauma, based on "primitive memory," challenging classical studies.

Study Reveals Alligators Can Also Regrow Their Tails

12.22.2020 15:00 PM

Many reptiles are known to regrow their tails but not alligators. However, a new study reveals that American alligators can actually regrow their tails, shocking many scientists.

Unique Discovery: 57-Year-Old Wolf Pup Mummy Preserved in Canadian Permafrost

12.22.2020 14:00 PM

A gold miner made a unique discovery-a perfectly preserved wolf pup believed to have been locked in permafrost for 57,000 years.

Romantic Mistletoe? Science Disagrees

12.22.2020 12:00 PM

Mistletoe is 'is less romantic' and it is a kind of parasite. Its leaves yield sugars by photosynthesis rather than roots, and its structures pierce the host tree's essential tissues to suck out water and nutrients.

Extraordinarily Accurate Calendar of The Maya Civilization

12.22.2020 11:00 AM

The ancient Maya civilization has created an extraordinarily accurate calendar thousands of years ago. Find out here how this ancient civilization was able to track time and create their own calendar.

Monitor Lizards are “Ecosystem Engineers” According to Research

12.22.2020 09:30 AM

A decade-long study from the University of South Florida reveals that monitor lizards should join a rare group of reptiles, called "ecosystem engineers," which until now has been reserved for tortoises and sea turtles.

How Do Your Phones and Laptops Contribute to the World's Invisible Waste?

12.22.2020 09:00 AM

Electronic waste hides away the bulk of the world's waste in its difficult-to-trace processes of resource extraction, manufacturing, transportation, and electricity production.

Scientists, Philosopher Come Up With New Means of Categorizing Minerals

12.22.2020 08:30 AM

Scientists collaborated with a philosophy professor to propose a new "evolutionary system" of classifying minerals - one that reflects its rich history and the Earth's diversity.

Researchers Explain How Colorado Potato Beetles Ward Off Pesticides

12.22.2020 07:00 AM

New research specifies Colorado Potato Beetles had beaten"lead arsenate, mercury DDT, and dieldrin," and more than 50 other pesticides.

Hawaii’s Kilauea Erupts, Authorities Warn of “Significant Emission” Possibility

12.21.2020 20:00 PM

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, situated on its Big Island, has erupted Sunday, December 20, and warns of a possible "significant emission" of volcanic materials into the atmosphere.

Study of Flea Genetics Points their Position on Tree of Life and Closest Relatives

12.21.2020 19:00 PM

A new study analyzed more than 1,400 protein-coding genes of fleas - addressing some of the persisting questions in insect evolution about the flea.

Octopus Punching Fishes Out of Spite, Scientists Claim

12.21.2020 15:00 PM

Scientists have captured a video of an octopus punching fishes out of spite; a phenomenon called active displacement.

Humans Created More Than Half of the Hudson River Tidal Marshes Unintentionally

12.21.2020 11:00 AM

A lot of unintentional tidal marshes, the same report said, were effective. They shield the shoreline and offer one of the richest ecosystems when it comes to "direct ecological and human benefits."

Rising Temperatures Affect Herbicides in Killing Superweeds

12.21.2020 10:00 AM

Experts believe that the rising temperature makes the superweeds grow stronger, making it harder for even widely used herbicides to kill them.

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