ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Ocean-Monitoring Satellite Successfully Completes Its Mission

SPACE 10.05.2019 07:58 AM

The Jason-2/OSTM satellite provided insights into ocean currents and sea-level rise. (Photo : NASA/JPL-Caltech) The Jason-2/Ocean Surface Topography Mission, or OSTM, has successfully ended its mission after 11 years in service.

Pigs in Captivity Were Observed Using Tools for the First Time Ever

10.05.2019 07:37 AM

The Visayan warty pig was seen utilizing a piece of wood as if it were a shovel. (Photo : St. Louis Zoo) Some animal species, such as chimpanzees, dolphins, and crows, have the innate ability to use inanimate objects as tools.

A view of Hurricane Lorenzo from NASA-NOAA's satellite.

Lorenzo is Europe's Biggest Storm in 20 Years

10.05.2019 07:23 AM

Lorenzo is set to arrive in Ireland as a post-tropical cyclone after hitting the British Isles. This is by far the largest recorded storm to make it so far east in the north Atlantic.

The "Iron Dragon" Fossils of Australia

10.05.2019 06:26 AM

With wings spanning some 13 feet across, Ferrodraco lentoni took to the skies roughly 96 million years ago.

Intensified Weather: Can Life On Earth Survive?

10.04.2019 07:23 AM

With the extreme weather conditions, plants and animals are striving to catch up and a new study shows a model that will help predict if an unprecedented change in the weather and an environment could drive an entire species into extinction.

Ecobrick: Ingenious Way of Reusing Plastics

10.04.2019 06:12 AM

The call to recycle and reuse plastics has intensified and the ecobrick may be the key to saving the planet.

Nuclear Reactors Come With Microhardness Three Times More Than Its Components

10.04.2019 05:30 AM

A new composite material has been created to make nuclear reactors to be much harder than they are now.

Poisonous Pollution Diverted Into The Ocean Through ‘Cheat Devices’ on Ships

10.04.2019 05:22 AM

The experts say that such diversion of pollutants into the ocean could ppose devastating effects of the wildlife.

Warming Impedes a Coral Defense, but Hungry Fish Enhance it

10.03.2019 09:29 AM

Corals create potions that fight bacterial attackers, but warming appears to tip the scales against the potions as they battle a bacterium common in coral bleaching, according to a new study. Reef conservation may offer hope: A particular potion, gathered from reefs protected against seaweed overgrowth, proved more robust.

Environmentally Friendly Trends Are Good News for Online Banks

10.03.2019 08:56 AM

With the renewed push for tackling climate and environmental issues comes an added plus for banks making the switch to online services. By going green, banks are still bringing in the green. By allowing services to be conducted online, it saves a vast amount of resources.