ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Dead Sperm Whale Contains 220-lb of Garbage on its Stomach

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 12.04.2019 09:08 AM

The amount of plastic that pollutes the ocean are reaching an all-time high. As a matter of fact, the pollution brought by plastic is so wide scale that it actually reached the Arctic waters. Unfortunately, these plastics are devoured by marine animals including whales.

Newly Unearthed Fossils Shed Light to the Rise of Mammals

12.04.2019 08:47 AM

Until recently, Paleontologist Tyler Lyson started focusing his search on nodules of rock or concretions back in 2016. He found out that there are more fossils inside of rocks and not on the surface.

Study Shows That Clownfish Can't Adapt to Climate Change

12.04.2019 08:43 AM

The star of Pixar's "Finding Nemo" may not survive climate change according to international researchers.

Scientists Have Used Loudspeakers To Keep Dead Coral Reefs Healthy

12.03.2019 08:58 AM

This article talks about how scientists used loudspeakers to keep the dead coral reefs healthy. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) As coral reefs die and turn to be graveyards, loudspeakers through underwater brings new life to the coral reefs.

Scientists Found a Place Where No Life is Present

12.02.2019 09:58 AM

The findings in this study disproves an earlier research which claims that microorganisms can survive extreme environments similar to that of Dallol. This previous study also proposed that these extreme environments are kind of similar to what Mars used to be.

Majungasaurus Continuously Replaces Teeth, A New Study Finds Out

11.30.2019 07:51 AM

Although there are a lot of studies made about this particular dinosaur and other similar species, it was only recently that scientists were able to discover that the Majungasaurus has the ability to replace a tooth less than a month.

The Andes Mountain Range as seen from Space

Tropical Glaciers are the New Victims of Climate Change

11.30.2019 07:47 AM

The study traced the cause of melting to the aerosols that were produced during the burning of the forests making the surface of the tropical glaciers of the Andes darken in color.

Global Warming Is Escalating The El Niño Weather

11.30.2019 07:34 AM

This article consists of how global warming intensifies the weather of El Niño. Events of El Niño do not happen because of climate change; these are a natural phenomenon that has been happening for thousands of years.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is Here to Stay

11.29.2019 18:27 PM

Most of the alarm about the seemingly falling apart of Jupiter's Great Red Spot came from amateur astronomers who were able to observe rose-colored clouds breaking away from the 15,000-mile-wide storm.

Mountain Lions Face Another Threat as Dire as Habitat Loss

Marine Fog Endangers Mountain Lions with High Concentration of Mercury

11.27.2019 10:12 AM

This is alarming because it can have dangerous effects on terrestrial mammals like mountain lions in terms of reproduction success and survival.

Italy is Now Using Pasta Straws to Help Reduce Plastic Waste

11.27.2019 10:10 AM

Bars in Italy are starting to use pasta straws to help reduce the use of plastic straws. The European Union voted to ban single-use plastic items throughout the EU by 2021 in their effort to cut down on ocean plastic.

House Plants Are Not Helping in Air Purification, Experts Say

11.27.2019 10:05 AM

A recent study made by scientists from Drexel University in Philadelphia claims that putting plants does not really help in removing airborne volatile organic compounds.

Plankton Diversity: A Key to Gauge Ocean Health, According to New Study

11.25.2019 19:27 PM

One of the papers focused on the diversity of plankton in the ocean and another focused on the gene expression of this species to see how they adapt to the changing environmental conditions.

"Unicorn puppy" Named Narwhal Has a Tail on His Face

11.23.2019 10:22 AM

This adorable puppy garnered fame online, but the reason behind his unusual feature is not as adorable.

Newly Found Dragonfly Fossils is Linked To Climate Change

11.23.2019 10:20 AM

Rare dragonfly fossils were found and they were from 50 million years ago. This shows how life recovered after the mass extinction of dinosaurs and it could teach us about climate change