ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Scientific Explanations of Ghosts' Existence

Scared of Ghosts? Scientific Explanations to Fight Your Fears

MEDICINE & HEALTH 10.23.2019 08:53 AM

Fight this feeling of fear and enjoy every scene! There are scientific explanations to the existence of the ghosts you are most afraid of.

Loch Ness Sighting: The Story Behind the Creature Sighted in this Deep Body of Water

10.23.2019 08:43 AM

Stories about a monster occupying Loch Ness have existed since the ancient times. Find out whether the sighting is indeed a monster, or just a giant eel.

Artificial Leaf can be a Petrol Replacement

Artificial Leaf to Replace Petrol? Find Out How it Works!

10.23.2019 08:36 AM

The team of scientists developing the artificial leaf for petrol replacement said they could manage to make the device sustainable, not like the other devices used in their past studies. Fortunately, a combination of catalysts and materials were used to make the leaf a sustainable one.

The impact hypothesis states that a bolide impact or the impact of a fragmented comet or asteroid caused the abrupt change 12,800 years ago.

Evidence Shows Extraterrestrial Impact Caused Climate Change 12,800 Years Ago

10.23.2019 08:21 AM

Findings in the analysis of the Earth’s layers strengthen the claim that a bolide impact caused abrupt climate change 12,800 years ago.

New Process Produces Virgin Quality Plastics from Plastic Waste

10.23.2019 07:53 AM

The new technique allows for a circular use of plastic materials that could potentially solve our evident plastic accumulation problem.

A Spectacled Flowerpecker, which was first observed ten years ago, finally gets confirmed to be a new species of bird.

Spectacled Flowerpecker: New Bird Species Finally Discovered After First Sighting 10 Years Ago

10.23.2019 02:30 AM

A new bird species in Borneo has been formally described ten years after it was first observed. A new bird species, Dicaeum dayakorum, or Spectacled Flowerpecker, is finally part of the scientific canon.

Ocean Acidification: Today’s Impact on Aquatic Species from Over 60 Million Years

10.22.2019 07:39 AM

The climate crisis the world is experiencing today is an impact of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that made the waters more acidic. These emissions wiped out three-fourths of the aquatic species 66 million years ago. The said discharge of carbon dioxide on waters is also known as ocean acidification.

Congolese Giant Toad: Displaying the Look and Behavior of a Venomous Viper

10.22.2019 06:17 AM

The Congolese Giant Toad copies the look and behavior of a venomous viper to avoid its predators from catching and eating it. It can even produce a hissing sound similar to that of the poisonous snake.

Coal Plants are Closing in Germany to Save the Planet

10.21.2019 10:40 AM

Around 84 coal plants are set to close in Germany in order to reduce pollution. This plan was announced last month and is set to start in 2020.

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

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.