ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Scientists Warn a Prolonged Solar Minimum is Coming

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 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.

Mother Earth Needs Half of Her Land in a Natural State in Order to Survive

06.07.2019 14:23 PM

New science says land conservation must double by 2030 to prevent dangerous warming and unravelling of ecosystems.

Climate Change is Intensely Affecting the Sea's Cold-blooded Creatures

06.07.2019 14:09 PM

Marine animals are more vulnerable to extinction, due to Global Warming, than land animals. As the world's average temperatures creep higher, marine animals are far more vulnerable to extinction than their earthbound counterparts, according to a new analysis of more than 400 cold-blooded species.

Emissions of Methane from Fertilizer Plants are 100 Times More Than Reported

06.07.2019 13:44 PM

On average, 0.34 percent of the gas fuel used in the plants is emitted to the atmosphere Researchers from Cornell University and Environmental Defense Fund have discovered that emissions of methane from the industrial sector have been vastly underestimated.

The Truth About Tiger Farming In Asia

06.07.2019 09:42 AM

Although authorities say that they have shut the practice down, it seems as if the appalling truth about tiger farming in Southeast Asia has just been revealed.

Repeated Evolution of Flightlessness in Dryolimnas Rails

06.07.2019 09:11 AM

Rising sea levels have wiped flightless white-throated rails of the face of the Earth. Some millennia later, the same species have found a way back.

Joe Biden Pitches $5 Trillion Climate Proposal

06.07.2019 08:55 AM

Presidential hopeful, and former VP, Biden is targeting net zero emissions by 2050. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is pitching a more than five-trillion-dollar climate proposal that he says would lead the US to net zero emission of carbon pollution by 2050.

How We Can See the Universal Beauty of the Mountains in Graphs

06.06.2019 14:34 PM

There is a universal similarity in the structure of the Earth’s massifs With the use of graphs and fractals, scientists from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN) in Cracow looked at the structure of the massifs of our planet.

Industrialization Slows Down Battle Against Climate Change

06.06.2019 08:31 AM

Some newly industrialized areas are becoming more prone to flooding, even with just a little amount of rainfall.

Underwater Ancient Forest Uncovered After The Storm Hit Wales

06.06.2019 08:30 AM

On May 24, 2019, a great storm hit Wales, exposing an ancient forest. (Photo : Richerman)Petrified tree stump on Borth sands near Ynslas, Ceredigion, Wales.

Germany Plans to Eliminate Coal and Nuclear Power by 2040

06.06.2019 08:29 AM

The plan to eliminate coal-burning plants as well as nuclear means that Germany will be counting on renewable energy to provide 65 percent to 80 percent of the country’s power by 2040.

Carnival Cruise Lines to Pay $20 Million for Pollution Violations

06.05.2019 16:26 PM

Carnival admitted violating terms of probation from a 2016 criminal conviction. Carnival Corp. has reached a settlement with federal prosecutors in which the world's largest cruise line agreed to pay a 20-million-dollar penalty because its ships continued to pollute the oceans despite a previous criminal conviction aimed at curbing similar conduct.

What Disadvantage Do These Biodegradable Food Containers Contain?

06.05.2019 16:25 PM

This chemical leaches into the soil during the process of degradation of biodegradable food containers.

2050 is the Deadline for Humanity, Says Climate Change Experts

06.05.2019 16:22 PM

After nuclear war, human-induced global warming is the greatest threat to human life on the planet. Twenty days of lethal heat per year, collapsed eco-systems and more than one billion people displaced.