ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Lemurs’ Hibernation May Be the Answer To Cryogenic Sleep For Space Travel

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 12.14.2020 17:00 PM

A study is looking into aspects of how lemurs are shielding their cells against stress, regulate global levels of the gene, and the manner they store adequate energy for their survival from hibernation.

Discarded Face Masks and PPEs End Up in Oceans

12.14.2020 12:00 PM

A study approximated that more than 120 billion masks and over 60 billion plastic-containing gloves are used worldwide every month, with a substantial portion ending up in the oceans of the world.

Human Evolution Evidently Taking Place Among Southeast Asian Free Divers

12.14.2020 09:00 AM

Scientists claim that the Bajau people have expanded spleens, which give them the ability to stay longer underwater.

Venus Became Uninhabitable Due To Climate Change

12.14.2020 08:00 AM

Based on recent climate modeling, much of Venus' history had surface temperatures similar to Earth's today.

Contagious Hemorrhagic Disease, Spreading in Utah Rabbits

12.14.2020 07:00 AM

Utah wildlife officials warned of a current contagious hemorrhagic disease affecting wild and domesticated European rabbits.

Using AI To Save Endangered Killer Whales

12.14.2020 04:00 AM

SFU researchers plan to use AI and machine learning to classify whale calls, which will be used in their warning system to protect resident killer whales from ships.

North Carolina Researchers Discover New Salamander Species: What Is It Called?

12.13.2020 20:00 PM

The discovery of this new animal species in North Carolina took experts more than 50 years in the making.

Scientists Found Unknown Beaked Whale Off Remote Island in Mexico

12.13.2020 03:32 AM

Researchers thought they’d found the elusive Perrin’s beaked whale, an endangered species that’s never been officially sighted alive.

Global Emissions Drop by 7%, But Climate Change Experts Advise Not To Celebrate Just Yet

12.12.2020 20:00 PM

Global emissions are expected to drop by roughly seven percent this year compared to what was recorded in 2019. That's equivalent to roughly 2.4 billion tons of carbon dioxide.

People Who Owns Diabetic Dogs Are 38% More Likely To Have Diabetes, Study

12.11.2020 22:00 PM

Research shows that people who have dogs with diabetes are 38% more likely to have the disease themselves. But why?

Poop Power? Honeybees Found A New Way to Defend Themselves Against Murder Hornets

12.11.2020 20:00 PM

New research reveals that honeybees have come up with a new strategy of using their poop as a defense mechanism to ward off murder hornets.

Discovery of Ancient Child’s Bones Answers Longstanding Mystery

12.11.2020 19:00 PM

A short life, lived roughly more than 40,000 years ago, was exposed at a popular archeological site located in southwestern France.

Cats and Dogs Are Now Vulnerable to COVID-19 Infection, Experts Say

12.11.2020 12:00 PM

Experts say that ferrets, cats, and civets are the most susceptible to coronavirus infection after humans.

Month-Old Ravens Could Rival Great Apes in Numerical Skills and Other Tasks

12.11.2020 08:00 AM

Researchers from Germany found that four-month-old ravens can learn numerical skills, understand cues, and perform other tasks that can take a lifetime for great apes to learn.

Human-Made Materials Doubles Outweighing Total Life on Earth

12.10.2020 21:00 PM

For the first time, human-made objects have outweighed all life on Earth as it doubles in number this year, according to the study published in Nature.

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