ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Too Little, Too Late: Future Food and Water Crises Predicted to Affect Billions in Near Future

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 10.12.2019 05:58 AM

The UN estimates there will be 9.7 billion people on the planet by 2050—that's a global food and water crisis waiting to happen.

The best time to view the Draconid, Orionid meteor showers

10.11.2019 08:55 AM

A long time ago, when people stared in the sky. Sometimes they'd spy bright specs of light. Some thought they were angels or the gods dashing through the sky. In time, early astronomers developed spyglasses and telescopes with improved optics.

Coconut husks are best alternatives to wood

10.11.2019 08:19 AM

A Dutch company has created pallets made out of coconut husks that can help prevent billions of trees from being cut down every year.

Kitkat will no longer use plastic packaging in Japan

10.11.2019 04:08 AM

Nestlé Japan is set to switch to paper packaging instead of plastic for their famous KitKat chocolates.

Global warming could cause these state birds to leave the state that honors them

10.11.2019 03:31 AM

A list of nine states that could potentially lose their state birds. Every state in the United States of America has at least one state-recognized bird, as well as a state tree, and a state flower.

Plastic problem in the Philippines: Poverty is the cause?

10.10.2019 13:20 PM

Sachets are cheap and can be bought everywhere, but they are one of the reasons behind the plastic problem that Filipinos are facing.

Newly invented bacteria eats plastic

10.10.2019 13:07 PM

This plastic-eating enzyme can help with the world's plastic waste problem Morgan Vague, a biology student at Reed College in Oregon, may have found a solution to one of the most urgent environmental crises in the world.

No more Jakarta? Indonesia picks a new capital

10.10.2019 12:59 PM

As Jakarta sinks into the Java Sea, the locals will be transfered to Borneo Island. Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is home to more than 10 million people.

Starbucks to replace plastic straws with sippy cups for adults

10.10.2019 12:13 PM

The famous coffee chain is ditching their straws for an eco-friendly alternative. Starbucks is one of the major companies that are helping the eco-friendly movement.

Smokey the Bear Approves: Stanford Develops Wildfire Prevention Gel

10.09.2019 06:36 AM

Researchers at Stanford have been able to create a gel-like material that has promising fire-preventative properties.

Want a Space Steak? Slaughter-Free Meat Successfully Cultured in International Space Station

10.09.2019 05:41 AM

An Israeli food startup has grown a piece of meat aboard the ISS from bovine cells. Lab-grown meat has been successfully cultured in space for the first time in history.

The Last Living Mammoths Were Island Dwellers

10.09.2019 05:18 AM

Due to a rise in sea levels, the mammoths were stranded on an island. (Photo : FUNKMONK / CC BY-SA 2. 0) A secluded island has been confirmed as the last home to the woolly mammoth species.

Sheeps That Fart Less: Scientists are Studying How to Breed Sheeps that Produce Less Methane

10.09.2019 04:28 AM

Scottish scientists are trying breeding solutions for livestock in the fight against climate change.

Scientists Use Microbes to Determine Ancient Sea Temperature Changes

10.08.2019 07:33 AM

This will help researchers better study how ocean temperatures have changed over time. (Photo : Australian Institute of International Affairs) In a recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a group of scientists used single-cell organisms, called archaea, to better determine changes in ancient sea temperatures and conditions.

Can The Ocean Cleanup Device Defeat the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

10.08.2019 03:50 AM

Nonprofit organization The Ocean Cleanup succesfully catches plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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