ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Facts About Air Pollution You Must Know On World Environment Day

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 06.10.2019 09:55 AM

BARCELONA -- Who is safe from air pollution? No one is. The United Nations are sending another warming on the celebration of World Environment Day. They say that 9 out of 10 people on the planet are breathing polluted air and that these 9 people can live at any given part of the world.

Western Plastic: To Spurn or To Burn?

06.10.2019 09:50 AM

What will the world do with all these plastic trash from highly industrialized Western countries? PARIS, France -- Western countries, despite huge campaigns in an effort to reduce plastic wastes continue to produce more.

Plastics In the Ocean Is Killing Life Under The Sea

06.10.2019 09:48 AM

Microplastics may be found on land and in the air, but most of it are deep down in the ocean more than 650 feet below the surface.

Geothermal Energy May Lead To Tragic Earthquakes

06.10.2019 09:45 AM

Geothermal energy is seen as one of the most viable alternatives for energy source, but its continued use may trigger earthquakes, make them stronger and more destructible.

More Natural Gas May Mean A Bigger Climate Disaster

06.10.2019 09:23 AM

On the issue of climate change, the use of natural gas as a form of energy alternative isn’t actually middle ground. It is a climate disaster waiting to happen.

Ocean Acidification Is Killing Coral Reefs

06.10.2019 09:18 AM

When coral reefs and coralline algae were put to a test, the results show that there were not able to acclimatize to the acidification of the ocean waters.

Concerns of Global Warming has People on Birth Strike

06.10.2019 06:02 AM

BirthStrike is a group of people who are declaring their decision not to have kids because of climate change.

Seahorses Are Being Threatened by Illegal Harvesting

06.10.2019 06:00 AM

In theory, seahorses are protected animals. In a row of shops in Sheung Wan, on the western side of Hong Kong Island, the seahorses are stored in plastic boxes and glass jars, their elongated, S-shaped bodies stacked like spoons.

Fossil of a 15 Ton Sea Creature Found in Antarctica

06.09.2019 23:14 PM

A fossil from Antarctica is now the heaviest known animal in this group of prehistoric marine reptiles.

White House Climate Review Has Some Scientists Uneasy

06.09.2019 23:11 PM

Concerns mount over reports that federal researchers could be compelled to participate in the controversial exercise.

New Discovery: 'Super Corals' that Thrive in Acidic Water

06.08.2019 17:21 PM

Some corals that can tolerate the warming of the waters and its rising acidity as well. (Photo : Tom Fisk) The effects of climate change do not only affect the living conditions of those above water.

Author Gives Simple Reminder for Zero-Wasters

06.08.2019 17:18 PM

Zero Waste Home author, Bea Johnson, and the founder of the zero-waste movement has spoken about DIY projects becoming too impossible to be real.

Newly-Discovererd Herbivore Dinosaur Fossils are Preserved in Opals

06.08.2019 17:09 PM

The fossils represent the most complete dinosaur fossil ever found preserved in opal. (Photo : Phil R. Bell, Tom Brougham, Matthew C. Herne ORCID Icon, Timothy Frauenfelder & Elizabeth T.

Scientists Warn a Prolonged Solar Minimum is Coming

06.08.2019 17:08 PM

Astronomers pointed out that the sun has now gone 15 consecutive days without the occurrence of sunspots.

Wild Bees Are Using Plastics to Build Their Nests

06.08.2019 08:22 AM

When tasked with making their unique nests, Argentina’s solitary bees are now choosing plastic. Wild bees, nesting in Argentinian crop fields, were recently found constructing nests entirely made of the flimsy plastic packaging material left on farms.