ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Meeting Global Climate Goals May Require the Abolishment of Fossil-Fuel Power Plants

POLICY 07.15.2019 10:43 AM

A new coal plant built today will emit millions of tons of CO2 every year throughout its 40-year lifespan.

Indoor Pollution May Just Be Worse Than Outdoor Pollution

07.15.2019 09:12 AM

The presence of carbon dioxide in enclosed spaces like homes and offices may be more harmful to human health than those outside.

Dead Mangroves May Be Emitting More Methane Than Trees

07.15.2019 09:00 AM

Dead trees emit more methane than those live once, at least eight more times. There is a 1,000 km stretch of coastline in Northern Australia that is covered with dead mangrove forests.

Global Farming Trends Threaten Food Security, Study Says

07.13.2019 07:32 AM

The team advocate for a trend reversal, that is, care should be taken to diversify agriculture worldwide and make it more ecological

A sharks' tooth from its victim lead to the disentanglement of a 24-yr old case

07.13.2019 06:52 AM

Case solved because of tooth from the shark Shark attacks had been one of the common animal attack cases that United States citizens had been facing. Some victims died while some survived.

Is The Business And Finance Industry Ready To Go Green?

07.13.2019 06:50 AM

Sustainability in project designs is usually the winning sales pitch when it all boils down to making just one choice. Is the world of business and finance ready for that?

Malaysian Company Makes Edible Rice Straws To Save The Earth

07.12.2019 10:51 AM

With the ongoing campaign of banning straws, a Malaysian company made edible straws so that there will be no waste when you drink

Coal Waste In Australia May Be Putting The Country At Risk

07.12.2019 10:45 AM

Environmental Justice Australia has recently released a report that sites problems in ash dumps from coal-fired plants are found in every mainland state.

Paleontologists Discover New Specimen of Lizard in Stomach of Microraptor

07.12.2019 10:26 AM

Nearly completed and articulated the lizard shows that it was swallowed whole and head first, meaning that Microraptor fed like to living predatory birds and lizards

The Resurgence of Two Seemingly Extinct Species

07.12.2019 10:24 AM

The return of both the Taiwanese Clouded Leopard and Galapagos Giant Tortoises are highly encouraging.

Coral Disease Claims Reefs Around Florida

07.12.2019 09:36 AM

A mysterious coral disease in Florida has prompted scientists to collect the healthy coral specimen in the goal of the future restoration.

Startup Upgrades Concrete into an Ocean-Friendly Building Material

07.11.2019 11:30 AM

ECOncrete, a company based in Israel, is a startup that has come up with a solution to the problem that coastline structures have imposed on marine life.

The Tragic Climate Emergency In Somalia Is Happening Now

07.11.2019 11:22 AM

Frequent drought are threatening the lives of millions of people in Somalia and people in other parts of the world could only care so much.

Japan Whaling Back In Business

07.11.2019 10:54 AM

Hunters have set sail to go whaling as the country withdraws its participation from the International Whaling Commission.

Plastic Bottles To Rebuild Roads: Welcome To The Future

07.11.2019 10:33 AM

Could turning plastic bottles into roads be the future that will help save the environment? There is a strong call to reduce and hopefully eliminate single-use plastics.