ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Bizarre-Looking Bats Helps us Understand the Evolution of Mammals

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 08.15.2019 08:58 AM

Bats with skulls and teeth adapted to a wide range of diets are helping scientists understand how major groups of mammals first evolved.

New Mapping Reveals Lost West Coast Estuary Habitat

08.15.2019 08:54 AM

Research highlights the potential for restoration of important habitats An unprecedented survey has revealed the loss of about 85 percent of historical tidal wetlands in California, Oregon, and Washington.

Ladybird Spider May Be At Risk for Extinction

08.15.2019 08:33 AM

Ladybird spiders and puffins are among the many animals that are at risk for extinction all over the world.

Corals Killed By Heatwaves Are Increasing In Number

08.15.2019 08:31 AM

Corals play a huge role in the survival of various species in the ocean and their deaths only put these species at greater risk for extinction.

The Science Behind the Viral “Fish Cannon” Video

08.14.2019 10:09 AM

Not only is the process fun to watch, but it also serves as a more efficient way to transport fish. The web's most viral video-for now-is of a giant tube that transports living fish across dry landat an exceptional rate.

Ethiopia Plants More Than 350 Million Trees in 12 Hours

08.14.2019 08:14 AM

The project is part of the Green Legacy Initiative, which is being held in over 1,000 areas in Ethiopia

Teenager and the Ocean Win Big with Microplastic Extraction Project

08.14.2019 08:13 AM

An Irish teenager may have discovered a way to save our oceans from microplastics. Fionn Ferreira is an 18-year old from West Cork, Ireland who was recently awarded 50,000 dollars in educational funding by Google Science Fair for his project that successfully removes microplastics from water.

Scientist Attempts to Debunk the Growing Trend of Plant Neurology

08.13.2019 06:00 AM

Plant biologist says that plant consciousness is evolutionarily impossible. The field in which plants are believed to maintain a consciousness, self-awareness, and have the ability to feel things such as happiness or sorrow is called "plant neurology".

Magnetic Coils Created To Break Down Plastics In Ocean

08.13.2019 05:51 AM

There are more plastics in the ocean than the stars in the whole of the Milky Way galaxy. Nobody thought that the ocean would be filled with plastic that reached the depth of the ocean floors.

Banana Killing Fungus Reaches the Americas

08.12.2019 13:13 PM

After decades of confinement to the Eastern hemisphere, a deadly, banana killing fungus has made its way to Latin America.

Alaskan Sea Ice Has Melted Away

08.12.2019 06:12 AM

Alaska continues to experience an exceptional summer time and this time, it might not bring about good news to the rest of the world.

Death of A Tectonic Plate: How Could It Be Happening?

08.12.2019 06:08 AM

The volcanoes in central Oregon could be explained by a gaping hole in the Juan de Fuca plate. A dying tectonic plate is creating a gaping hole beneath the ocean waters off the West Coast of the United States.

Designers in Indonesia Propose to Build a Submersible Iceberg Factory to Help Bring Back the Icebergs

08.11.2019 07:17 AM

Proponents are hopeful that these submarine-like vessels would help pop out icebergs to rebuild the melting ice in the ocean, but experts have some questions.

Quantifying Sound Particles Through a Quantum Microphone

08.09.2019 05:34 AM

Scientists develop a method in measuring sound particles Imagine quantifying sound rather than light. This was done successfully by physicists from Stanford Univesrity who measured phonons, or individual sound particles, through a quantum microphone.