ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Giant Plastic Trap Set Up In the Great Pacific Again

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 06.25.2019 15:52 PM

A floating device that has been specifically to catch all plastic waste floating in the ocean has been deployed in the Great Pacific. Now, it is out there again in an attempt to clean up what looks like a huge island of plastic garbage swirling between the islands of Hawaii and California.

Freshwater Reservoir Discovered Beneath The Ocean

06.25.2019 07:31 AM

Geologists have discovered a giant reservoir of freshwater underneath the North Atlantic ocean. While the size of this cache was rather surprising, researchers say that it shouldn't be unexpected. It was in the 1970s when first signals of the freshwater reservoir was noticed but it was not until recently that people suspected it to be a rather big one. It is trapped in porous rock that is suspected to run the entire length of the North-East side of the US.

Ocean Hues To Change By 2100

06.25.2019 07:26 AM

Have you seen the stunning aquamarine color of the Caribbean Sea along the borders of the Seven Mile Beach of the Cayman Islands. More than 1,500 miles away, the Atlantic Ocean fronting the Coney Island keeps its dark bluish green hue. Did you know that the Bondi Blue color of the Apple computers was named after the hue of the Tasman Sea off the coast of the Sydney beach.

Scientists Discover for the First Time Male Whales ‘Crying’ Songs for Mates

06.24.2019 16:24 PM

Song of rare whale 'crying for mate' recorded for the first time. Marine biologists have for the first time recorded the song of the world's rarest large whale, the eastern North Pacific right whale, of which fewer than 30 individuals remain.

Homo luzonensis: New species of Ancient Human Found in the Philippines

06.24.2019 16:01 PM

Scientists discover a new human species in Luzon, Philippines A new ancient human that had lived for 50,000 years ago was found in the Callo Cave in the Philippines.

Can Glue Stick It to Climate Change?

06.24.2019 11:39 AM

A team of researchers has developed a new material capable of capturing greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.

Coca-Cola to Invest in a Billion Peso Recycling Facility in the Philippines

06.24.2019 08:43 AM

Coca-Cola's bottling arm in the Philippines says it recognizes that 'there is a packaging waste problem in the world today,' and it wants to be 'part of the solution for the long haul'

Bald Eagles are Dying From Lead Poisoning

06.24.2019 08:34 AM

Around 7 bald eagles are found dead, and the numbers are going up at an alarming rate Necropsy results from the dead bald eagle found near Lower McDonald Creek in February in Glacier National Park have determined that the bird died of lead poisoning.

The Secret Behind Zebra's Stripes

06.24.2019 08:24 AM

Stripes of zebras explained There is a reason behind everything even the black and white stripes of African equids or commonly known as zebras. Before, scientists believed that the purpose of zebras stripes is to keep them cool from the heat of the sun.