ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Bill Nye Unabashedly Educates Adults on the Severity of Global Warming

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 05.14.2019 10:05 AM

“The planet’s on f***ing fire,” he said, before setting a globe alight. Bill Nye the Science Guy, a staple in most of our childhoods. He has been an influence in science buff's lives, many of us grew up learning from him and most of us dreamed to one day be like Bill Nye.

Marine Plastic Pollution Harms Bacteria That Help Us Breathe

05.14.2019 07:49 AM

Scientists show the relationship between oxygen-producing bacteria and plastic pollution Macquarie University researchers discovered that just one kind of bacteria in the ocean that help people breathe oxygen is prone to plastic pollution.

CO2 Levels Are Higher Than Ever

05.14.2019 07:45 AM

CO2 in the atmosphere is considered to be the highest concentration since the evolution of the human species.

Flightless Bird Manages to "Come Back" From Extinction

05.14.2019 07:45 AM

Scientists have announced that a flightless bird that has become extinct around 136,000 years ago has managed to return.

Barge Refloat After Spilling Tons of Oil

05.14.2019 07:37 AM

The ship was transporting more than 700 tons of heavy fuel and reportedly lost a huge amount of oil into the sea.

Iceland Makes Air Clean By Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Rocks

05.13.2019 22:45 PM

How does Iceland keep their air clean despite carbon emissions? They turn it into rocks. Iceland is known as the Land of Fire and Ice due to its extremes with glacier and volcanic springs located next to each other.

Heat-Resistant Corals Could Save the Reefs From Bleaching

05.13.2019 22:33 PM

Two scientists from Stanford University were successful in searching for a way to relocate some naturally heat-resistant corals.

Suppressing Growth to Make Flowers Grow

05.13.2019 11:56 AM

Researchers discovered that KNUCKLES binding to WUSCHEL jettisoned SPLAYED, a chromatin remodeling protein that activates WUSCHEL

Gold on Earth Could Be Result of Ancient Neutron-Star Colluision

05.13.2019 10:39 AM

Research had been recently published stating that the planet's gold did not come from the same place as the rest of the Earth.

Goodbye, Aurora; Hello, STEVE

05.13.2019 07:19 AM

A new phenomenon that is similar to the aurora borealis which also involves a spectacular display of lights is starting to frequent the night sky.

"Reverse Solar Panels" Harvest Energy at Night are Currently Under Works

05.11.2019 14:57 PM

A new invention by a group of scientists has emerged which yet again identifies a new source of renewable energy.

Clean Energy Growth Failed to Increase for the First Time in Nearly 20 Years

05.11.2019 14:06 PM

Clean energy growth failed to increase year-over-year for the first time in nearly 20 years, a landmark report revealed this week. The finding puts the possibility of achieving the planet’s climate change goals into jeopardy, as annual growth currently stands at just a fraction what is ultimately needed.