ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Could AI-Controlled Vertical Farms Be the Answer to Feeding the Growing Population?

TECH & INNOVATION 12.31.2020 18:00 PM

The growing population of the world also threatens food resources but some agricultural startup companies have seen how AI-controlled vertical farms could solve that problem.

Organic Meat Is No 'Greener' Than the Rest of the Meat

12.31.2020 13:00 PM

Experts also found that the lowest impact of meat is far more damaging than the world's worst plant foods.

Exploring Nonhost Resistance, or Why Pathogens Choose Which Plants to Harm

12.30.2020 13:00 PM

One of the longstanding puzzles in agricultural science is the supposed resistance of apples and cucumbers to the same pathogen that ravaged potatoes - and researchers might have found a way to turn nonhost resistance into an agricultural advantage.

US Confirms First Case of New COVID-19 Strain in Colorado

12.30.2020 08:30 AM

The United States has officially recorded its first case of the new and more contagious COVID-19 in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis confirmed Tuesday, December 29.

Leeches As Pets? People Are Letting These Parasites Suck Their Blood

12.29.2020 19:00 PM

Some people are keeping leeches as pets and let these parasites suck their blood. Learn how these people came to befriend these parasitic creatures.

Russian Archaeologists Create a 3D Model for a Section of the Tepsei Site

12.29.2020 18:00 PM

A team of archaeologists from Kemerovo State University in Russia has created a 3D model representing part of the Tepsei archaeological site as a part of ongoing studies on the location.

New Study Reveals Large Bumblebees Learn the Best Flowers’ Spots

12.29.2020 17:00 PM

A new study recently found that big bumblebees are taking time to learn the best flowers' locations or sites.

4 North Poles of Earth: Where Does Santa Claus Live?

12.29.2020 12:00 PM

When it comes to the actual name for the North Pole, 4 distinctive sites have authentic claims to the title by a number of criteria.

Study Shows How Groups of Bacteria Can Work Together for Better Protection of Crops

12.29.2020 07:30 AM

Certain bacteria, also called plant-growth-promoting-bacteria or PGPB, can improve or shield plant health from pathogens usually used to help crops.

Study Reveals the Answer to the Humble Beginnings of Pterosaurs

12.28.2020 17:00 PM

Researchers were unable to trace the origins of pterosaurs for 200 years, but a new study sheds light on the mystery of the first-known flying vertebrates.

Researchers Find Powerful and Precise Bite of a Jurassic-Period Mammal

12.28.2020 16:00 PM

Priarcodon fruitaensis, an early mammal, was well adapted for powerful and precise biting. It also had a diverse faunivorous diet that possibly comprised insects and small vertebrates, a study found.

Archaeology Dig Reveals 2,000 Year Old “Fast-Food” in Pompeii

12.27.2020 20:00 PM

Archaeologists discover a thermopolium - the ancient equivalent of a fast-food eatery - in the city of Pompeii, offering insights on dining and tastes of the people at the time.

Oldest Antarctic Ice: Will Searching For An Older Ice Core Help Understand Earth's Climate?

12.27.2020 18:00 PM

Experts hope to find the deepest ice cores drilled from the continent of Antarctica. They aim to gather samples that are as much as 1.5 million years old.

How Changing Your Cooking Methods Could Help the Environment

12.26.2020 18:00 PM

Cooking accounts for a lot of humans' carbon emissions and changing some cooking habits can significantly help the environment.

Earth Scientists Discover the Most Suspenseful Iceberg of the World is Breaking Apart

12.24.2020 20:00 PM

As of December 23, satellite footage displayed A-68a iceberg had broken apart into several chunks of ice, although they remain massive.

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