ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

University of California Reveals Significant Impact of Food Systems on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 10.09.2020 08:00 AM

Food systems contribute nearly one-third of greenhouse gas emissions, yet aren't accounted for in climate change mitigation policies. The University of California has included changing food systems across all campuses as part of its Carbon Neutrality Initiative.

Black Imported Fire Ants Use Sand Grains to Avoid Drowning While Foraging Liquid Food

10.08.2020 23:40 PM

Using tools to gather food was thought to be a unique ability to humans than other mammals such as chimpanzees. A new study reveals how black imported fire ants use grains of sand as a tool to forage liquid food.

Hairy Toxic Caterpillar Invades Virginia

10.08.2020 23:21 PM

Virginia officials have warned residents of an outbreak of puss caterpillar that can cause pain, fever, swelling, and vomiting.

Converting Plastic Fuel Back Into Fossil Form Is a New Method of Greenwashing

10.08.2020 10:04 AM

The plastic waste problem has been a global issue that harms the environment and contributes to climate change. Several experts share that companies burning plastic fuel to its original fossil form are a new type of greenwashing

Paleontologists Discover a New Ancient Marine Reptile Species

10.08.2020 09:41 AM

A new species of mosasaurs, an ancient marine reptile, was discovered on one of Mocorro's phosphate mines. Fossil evidence revealed unique physiological features explaining its predatory behavior.

[WATCH]: Dramatic Microburst Shows How Powerful Sudden Rain Can Be

10.08.2020 08:40 AM

A viral time-lapse video shows a dramatic weather phenomenon showing a microburst that tears open the clouds over a lake in Austria.

An Ancient Enzyme Gives Insight on the Evolution of Photosynthesis

10.08.2020 08:10 AM

Understanding the evolution of life means studying the behavior of the smallest molecules such as ancient enzymes. An old form of the enzyme rubisco gives insight on carbon fixation and photosynthesis billions of years ago before the Great Oxygenation Event.

Rare Bird Has Half-Female and Half-Male Physical Characteristics

10.08.2020 08:00 AM

Biologists and birding groups have become interested in a rare bird with both female and male plumage, split down the middle.

Measles Makes Comeback in 2019 As Outbreak Happens In 22 States

Newly Discovered Virus Suggest That German Measles Might've Come From Animals

10.08.2020 07:40 AM

Two newly discovered viruses, identified as relatives to the rubella virus that causes German measles, were found in animals- suggesting that rubella originally came from animals before infecting humans.

Investigating the Quirks of the Cichlids

10.07.2020 22:54 PM

Cichlids, fishes from any of the 1,300 species under the family Cichlidae, are popular among casual collectors and scientists - with researchers like Jimena Golcher-Benavides focusing their work on these species.

Christie's Puts Tyrannosaurus Rex Skeleton Known As Stan On Display Ahead Of Its Auction

Most Complete Fossil of T-Rex Sold at $31.8 Million at New York Auction

10.07.2020 09:20 AM

One of the most complete specimens of a t-rex fossil of the world was sold in a New York auction at $31.8 million on Tuesday which is four times the price of the previous highest price for a dinosaur.

Ozone Layer May Fully Recover Despite Holes Over the North & South Poles

10.07.2020 09:00 AM

The ozone layer has grown thinner due to human activity and global warming. Despite the ozone holes' large measurement over the Antarctic and Arctic, experts believe the ozone layer will fully recover in a few decades.

Bacteria-Containing Biofilter May be a Worldwide Solution to Filtering Freshwater

NOAA Grants Ohio Researchers $1.1M To Develop Global Solution for Filtering Freshwater

10.07.2020 08:20 AM

In 2014, a three-day water crisis hit Ohio, after high microcystin levels were discovered in Lake Erie. Researchers from the University of Toledo have now developed a biofilter that can breakdown microcystin and, in turn, received a grant from the NOAA to expand the research to a global scale.

Leaked Rocket Fuel May Have Contaminated Russia's Waters in the Kamchatka Region

10.07.2020 08:00 AM

Experts fear that the waters of the Kamchatka region are contaminated by chemicals that leaked from two sites. Large amounts of marine wildlife were reported dead onshore and several feet away from the shore.

Here's How To Prepare Your House On the Coming Winter Season

Here's How To Prepare Your House in the Coming Winter Season

10.06.2020 22:42 PM

Winter season is coming and preparing the house for winter is an important task to do. Here are 6 simple home projects to take on before the cold season.