ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Laying the Ground for Robotic Strategies in Environmental Protection

TECH & INNOVATION 04.09.2019 14:34 PM

Sheet pile driving robot autonomously builds erosion barriers from interlocking metal sheets in natural terrain, and robot swarms could be developed to protect threatened areas

Four New Exoplanets Closest to Earth That Are Potentially Habitable

04.09.2019 13:49 PM

Four planets orbit small red dwarf stars and could host life Excitement skyrocketed with the discovery of Earth-like, rocky planets when they were discovered orbiting the habitable zone of some of our closest stars.

About 90% of Glacier Will Disappear By 2100 Regardless of the Cut on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

04.09.2019 13:05 PM

Glaciers in the Alps will reduce to about 37 cubic kilometers by 2100, barely over one-third of their present-day volume

Scientists were Able to Derive Biodegradable Polymers from Single-Celled Microorganisms

04.09.2019 11:31 AM

Who knows that feeding seaweed algae to microorganisms could make Earth-friendly polymers? (Photo : AP Archive)Screenshot from "Biodegradable plastic made from seaweed organisms" video by AP Archive According to a report from the United Nations in 2018, a total of 13 million tonnes of plastic gets washed into the ocean every year.

Researchers Remove Harmful Hormones from Las Vegas Wastewater Using Green Algae

04.09.2019 08:09 AM

A common species of freshwater green algae is capable of removing certain endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) from wastewater, according to new research from the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Las Vegas.

14 Tons of Pangolin Scales in Single Illegal Shipment Confiscated by Singaporean Officials

04.09.2019 07:57 AM

A huge shipment of pangolin scales heading to Vietnam was intercepted by Singaporean officials on Wednesday.

UNHQ Calls For Floating Cities Due To Climate Change

04.08.2019 22:22 PM

The rise in the sea levels due to the problem on the warming of the Earth is getting worse that experts think we might need to consider building floating cities for survival.

Toxic Soil Hinder Tree Seedlings From Growing

04.08.2019 22:05 PM

New tree seedlings could not flourish when they stay close to home because the toxic soil just won’t let them.

Giant Iceberg Is Breaking Away From Antarctica

04.08.2019 21:44 PM

It was in October 2016 when the Halloween Crack was discovered. Back then, it was threatening to separate from the Brunt Ice Shelf.

Largest Python Found in Florida with 73 Developing Eggs

04.08.2019 20:25 PM

A group of researchers has captured a female python, said to be the largest ever found in the Everglades' Big Cypress National Preserve, and sufficiently large to eat a deer. It is 17 foot long, weighing no less than 140 pounds and was carrying an amazing 73 developing eggs. This would make the creature longer than a single story building.