ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Pineberries: The Long Lost Sibling of the Strawberry Returns Thanks to Selective Breeding

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 05.15.2019 10:48 AM

Strawberries became the most common berry, while pineberries virtually vanished from the fruit world.

Airpods Great For Everyday Commuting But Potential to Cause Environmental Disaster

05.14.2019 22:42 PM

An article says that airpods may be likened to that of a social tragedy, but does it also mean it leads to a huge environmental disaster?

Ancient Sea Creatures Found in Amber

05.14.2019 22:07 PM

Scientists discover ancient sea creatures in amber Amber is a natural gemstone that is known to contain creatures from million years ago. Typical creatures found on it are plants and insects given that it is created by plant resins.

Ex-tropical Cyclone Ann Expected to Bring Damaging Winds And Rainfall to Parts of Northeast Queensland

05.14.2019 14:01 PM

Ex-tropical cyclone Ann expected to bring damaging winds and heavy rainfall to parts of northeast Queensland

5 Asian Countries That Seriously Pollute Waterways

05.14.2019 13:48 PM

Asia creates tons of plastic waste, but some Asian companies are trying to make a difference. Indonesia is home to the most polluted river in the world, the Citarum River.

Penguins and Elephant Seals in the Antarctic Region Keep the Nutrients Flowing Through Their Fecal Waste

05.14.2019 10:29 AM

Scientists found that animal-produced fertilizer would travel for nearly as far as 0.6 miles away from the edges of their territories.

2,624-Year-Old Tree Still Standing Strong Along North Carolina's Black River

05.14.2019 10:17 AM

Scientists found that there are trees which are over 2,000 years old in the undisturbed part of the Black River in North Carolina.

Bill Nye Unabashedly Educates Adults on the Severity of Global Warming

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