ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Assoc Prof Ling Xing Yi (right) with PhD student Phan Quang Gia Chuong (left) operating the gas analyzer laser device

New Portable Device Can Provide Real-Time Air Analysis

TECH & INNOVATION 10.21.2019 07:40 AM

The handy technology could produce instant analyses of air taken from a distance. (Photo : NTU Singapore) The reality—our increasingly polluted environments call for increasingly efficient technology that will help both scientists and consumers in their daily activities.

Choosing the Environment, One Product at a Time

10.21.2019 07:16 AM

A line of products made of cork is paving the way for environment-friendly and sustainable marketable items.

Bald eagle hepacivirus is found in almost a third of the tested bald eagle population.

Newly Discovered Virus Infects Large Numbers of America’s National Bird

10.19.2019 08:26 AM

Bald eagle hepacivirus could be the link to a highly dangerous syndrome that's killing off bald eagles.

The Megastructure From the Tripolye Culture

10.19.2019 08:14 AM

A stone-age community center was excavated in Ukraine. This megastructure was believed to be built by the Tripolye culture from over 5,000 years ago.

Stormquakes: A New Seismic Phenomenon Discovered by Accident

10.18.2019 09:13 AM

A new seismic phenomenon called stormquakes has accidentally been discovered by researchers while looking for low-frequency earthquakes in seismographic data.

Navajo Sandstone: Once a Jurassic Park

10.18.2019 08:56 AM

Research reveals that Jurassic Park may have truly existed million years ago. Dinosaurs and other life forms that are now extinct may have used Navajo Sandstone as their playground and shelter long before it has become a desert.

The 'Loose Tooth' of the Amery Ice Shelf

10.18.2019 08:42 AM

The calving of the third largest ice shelf in Antarctica, according to researchers, has no link to climate change.

This artist's reconstruction of an ancient settlement pattern in Honduras based on field-checked LiDAR data is what The Earth Archive aims to achieve, but on global scale

Archaeologist Proposes 3D Laser Scanning of the Entire Planet While We Still Can

10.17.2019 08:18 AM

Before the eventual destruction of our cultural heritage and ecological landscapes, Dr. Chris Fisher of The Earth Archive plans to use LiDAR to scan areas at risk from the climate crisis.

Trump's Texas Border Wall Could Endanger American Citizens

10.17.2019 08:09 AM

The building of a wall along the border of the Rio Grande River in Mexico threatens communities along its coast with flooding.

They Lied to Us: Big Companies Still Burning Natural Gas

10.17.2019 07:53 AM

Big oil companies such as ExxonMobil and BP have pledged to reduce flaring of natural gas, yet data from big oil field with drilling activities by these companies indicated otherwise.

Peruvian Introduced Plates Made from Banana Leaves

10.17.2019 07:00 AM

A group of inventors from Peru introduced plates that can be an alternative to plastic plates. A group of scientists from Peru has introduced a project that they called "Bio Plant.

Snakehead Fish Invasion: Reasons Why Authorities Want Them Dead

10.16.2019 10:18 AM

NDR urges the public to kill snakehead fish. But what's the reason? In previous reports, snakehead fish species has been spotted in Georgia, and it has been also spotted in 14 states in America.

Large Fire Blankets Can Protect Buildings from Wildfires

10.16.2019 05:52 AM

Large fire blankets can be used as a deterrent for the spread of wildfires according to a study by Fumiaki Takahashi from Case Western Reserve University.

A scouting team surveys an ice floe for Polarstern

Scientists Freeze Ship in the Arctic to Study Climate Change

10.16.2019 05:21 AM

In an attempt to bridge the knowledge gap in the Arctic's climate system, scientists prepare to be marooned in the frozen Arctic Ocean for a full year.

Larger Heatwaves Expected by 2050, New Study Finds

10.15.2019 04:46 AM

Scientists have come up with several frightening projections about heatwaves. We're in a global warming crisis. With excessive amounts of greenhouse gases (GHG) trapping large amounts of heat in the atmosphere, rising global temperatures are now becoming the new normal, with several disastrous effects.