ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

One-fifth of Mangroves in the World Already Perished and Could Be Totally Gone by 2050 Due to Rising Sea Levels

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 06.05.2020 00:15 AM

Mangroves are facing "coastal squeeze" as the sea level continues to rise and human development along coastlines now blocks their way to move inland.

Meet the Sinosaurus: Chinese Rockclimbers Discover 'Chicken Paw Prints'

06.04.2020 12:17 PM

A group of rock climbers encounters tridactyl tracks which paleontologists identify as the sinosaurus.

Dogs Want to Be Their Master's Knight in Shining Armor but Don't Always Know How, Study Says

06.04.2020 06:46 AM

New research suggests dogs are protective of their owners and that they would save them in times of danger. Although dogs might not always know how to do so, an experiment reveals they would attempt to come to their owner's aid when the need arises.

Lidar Revealed Mayan Monumental Structure Larger Than Great Pyramids of Egypt

06.04.2020 05:50 AM

Archaeologists used jungle-piercing lasers to reveal a 3,000-year-old Mayan massive ceremonial plateau with a platform and mound in its center.

Russia Is Under a State of Emergency After 5 Million Gallons of Diesel Fuel Spilled Into the Arctic Circle

06.04.2020 01:02 AM

Russia is in a state of emergency after a power plant collapse resulted in millions of gallons of diesel fuel spilling into the Ambarnaya River.

Pregnant Wild Elephant Found Dead After Eating Pineapple Full of Explosives

06.03.2020 22:26 PM

As if she knows she's going to die, the wild elephant dipped her head in the water after being fed with firecracker-filled pineapple.

The Next Great Migration: Immigration Is the Solution to Climate Change

06.03.2020 13:38 PM

Sonia Shah writes a book about migration as a 'lifesaving power in the face of climate change.'

Last Meal of a Huge 110-million-year-old Armor-plated Dinosaur Discovered in Its 'exceptionally Preserved' Form

06.03.2020 10:47 AM

Scientists are working to unlock the remarkably well-preserved secrets, most especially with what it ate for its last meal.

Tel Aviv Researchers Unlock Genetic Mysteries of the 2,000 Year-old Dead Sea Scrolls

06.02.2020 22:57 PM

A Bible scholar and molecular biologist piece together Dead Sea Scroll fragments using DNA sequencing.

P&G Aims to Halve Its Use of Virgin Petroleum Plastics by 2030: Here's How It Plans to Do So

06.02.2020 09:36 AM

Procter & Gamble set a series of sustainability goals to reduce its plastic use by 2030. Plastic is a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials used in a huge and growing range of applications such as wrapping the food, sheaths bunches of flowers, holds liquids, or used as shopping bags.

Sixth Mass Extinction Is Accelerating at Alarming Rates and Human Activity Is Not Only to Blame: Study

06.02.2020 07:55 AM

Scientists reveal alarming rates of accelerating mass extinction and how it will affect future generations. They cited four factors contributing to the accelerating pace besides human activity.

Hope Rises for Endangered Hainan Gibbons After Union of New Pair

06.02.2020 07:37 AM

Hainan gibbons are critically endangered primate species, but scientists believe this may change soon. Researchers have spotted a new gibbon couple, which shows potential for an increase in the species' dwindling population.

WWII Treasure: 75-Year-Old Nazi Diary Reveals Its Secret Location

06.02.2020 00:34 AM

Billions of dollars worth of treasure stolen by the Nazis are concealed in 11 sites, including an abandoned well beneath the 16th-century Hochberg Palace in the village of Roztoka, in southwestern Poland.

Granting MSC 'Ecolabel' to Bluefin Tuna Species that Almost Went Extinct a Decade Ago is a Bad Idea, Warns Conservationists

06.01.2020 09:28 AM

Bluefin tuna populations may be in danger if conservationists lose fight against a Japanese fishery waiting for international certification and labeling.

Martina the Ichthyosaur: The 246 Million-Year-Old Pregnant Fossil from Reno was Excavated by Paleontologists and a Craft Brewer

06.01.2020 01:04 AM

Martin Sander originally discovered a pregnant Ichthyosaur, naming her Martina. She is now in the LA Museum of National History with the help of Tom Young, a craft brewer.

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