ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

The roughly six billion people here on Earth whose current ancestry does not belong to Africa must have inherited between one and two percent of their genome from our closest though now dead ancestors: the Neanderthals.

Ancient People in Africa May Have Reproduced With an Extinct Species

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 03.04.2020 06:31 AM

One of the more shocking breakthroughs evolving from genomic sequencing of ancient hominin DNA is the realization that all human beings outside Africa have remnants of DNA in their genomes that don't belong to today's humans' own species.

Wildfire Smoke Can Still Affect Us in Unseen Ways

Wildfire Smoke Still Affects Us After Flames Are Extinguished

03.03.2020 08:42 AM

Exposure to wildfire smoke may alter our immune system and influence the world around us in ways we have yet to find out.

Alien-Looking Creature Found on Beach: A Warning to Animal Lovers

03.03.2020 08:13 AM

This "alien-looking" creature discovered washed up on a famous Australian beach displays a highly dangerous threat to animals, specifically, dogs.

Light microscopic image of the investigated sample containing the left forelimb of an anole lizard

Fossilized Lizard Forefoot Preserved in Dominican Amber

03.03.2020 08:13 AM

The tiny forefoot of the Anolis Lizard is preserved for 15-20 million years ago in amber that was found in the Dominican Republic.

Polar Bears Resorting to Cannibalism, Experts Say

03.02.2020 00:13 AM

Increasing reports of polar bears being forced to resort to cannibalism for food, alarms scientists.

How Warming Waters in Western Tropical Pacific May Affect West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Antarctic Ice Walls are Now Cimate's Protectors

02.29.2020 08:23 AM

New research which the journal, Nature recently published presents that glacier ice walls are essential for the climate. This is because they prevent the rising temperatures of the ocean, not to mention the melting of the glacier ice.

Help curb CO₂ emissions by ordering items from a local store

Shopping Options: Which Will Help the Environment?

02.28.2020 21:51 PM

Placing an order at a nearby or local shop can curb the carbon dioxide emissions you're getting from online shopping. Certainly, if you order items to be delivered right to your doorstep from a local store, you help minimize carbon footprints.

Infrared image showing the living parts of the wings of different species of butterflies

Do Butterfly Wings Overheat Under the Sun?

02.28.2020 09:50 AM

As it turns out, the intricacy and detail of their wings protect them from overheating. (Photo : Nanfang Yu - Nature Communications)Infrared image showing the living parts of the wings of different species of butterflies Simple, yet delicate at the same time, butterflies are naturally beautiful--it's just one of those things.

Planting trees in the city is more important than you can imagine

Urban Trees Reduce Pollution and Heatwaves

02.26.2020 21:22 PM

Instead of constructing buildings and roads, it's hightime for people in the urban regions to think about planting trees as they reduce pollution and protect us from heatwaves.

Rare Rainbow Snake Spotted For the First Time in 50 Years in a Florida Forest

02.26.2020 06:45 AM

The rare rainbow snake was spotted by a hiker. (Photo : Facebook) Rainbow snake in Cypress Springs in northwest Florida Experts say that the elusive snake found by the hiker in a forest in Florida is indeed the multi-colored serpent that has not been seen in 50 years.

Coronavirus Symptoms: Rapid Spread Results to Rise of Death Toll, Infected Cases

02.25.2020 06:42 AM

An illness that first started in Wuhan City, China since December 2019 has gone from bad to worse. People needs to be aware of the coronavirus symptoms so they can get immediate cure.

What Happens to Your Body If You Catch Coronavirus

Coronavirus Effects: What Happens to the Body of Infected Individuals

02.25.2020 06:28 AM

This is what we know so far on the effects of Covid-19 on your body. (Photo : China Daily via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS)A doctor disinfects a room for medical staff with sanitizing equipment at a community health service center, which has an isolated section to receive patients with mild symptoms caused by the novel coronavirus and suspected patients of the virus, in Qingshan district of Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 10, 2020.