ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

NASA Satellite Imaging Picks up California Burn Marks & Incoming Tropical Storms

NASA Satellite Imaging Picks up California Burn Marks & Incoming Tropical Storms

NASA's satellites have been tracking wildfires, resulting in burn marks, tropical storms, and many other activities in the Earth's atmosphere. Recent images revealed recent burn marks from the massive California fires as well as two tropical storms active near the coast of Mexico and Baja California.
Startup Uses Water Hyacinth to Clean up Oil Spills

Startup Uses Water Hyacinth to Clean up Oil Spills

A startup from Benin has found multiple solutions to get rid of water hyacinth weeds, an invasive plant that has disturbed local communities. The plant is converted into a fibers that can be used to absorb oil spills.
Domestication of Animals May Have Led Some of Them to Develop Smaller Brains

Do Domesticated Animals Have Smaller Brains?

When researchers from Linköping University selectively bred the junglefowl from the forest with the least fear of humans, they found that after ten generations the offspring have acquired a smaller brain compared to its ancestors.
Cellulosic Biofuels and Cleaning Up Carbon Pollution Can Mitigate Climate Change

Biofuels Made From Common Grass Could Replace Fossil Fuels

Fossil fuels have increased the rate of climate change with high rates of carbon emissions. Cellulosic biofuels from a common North American grass and cleaning up carbon solutions can help mitigate climate change.
World's Largest Aquarium Set To Open

Man Shows How Soft a Beluga Whale's Head Is

Footage of a man and a Beluga whale show their close relationship. Although Beluga whales are not officially endangered, there are still several threats to their species.

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