ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Scientists Say World's Protected Areas Need a Re-boot

An international study published today in the journal Science argues that the current international target for the protected area estate, accepted by over 190 nations, is failing. They propose a new measurable target based on the best scientific evidence that they say will galvanize greater and more effective conservation efforts.

Ice Wedge Gives Insight into Historic Gaps of Climate Science

Open water existed in this area during the summers Scientists are getting significant help from the evidence of exciting marine life in Alaskan permafrost to reconstruct ancient changes in the ice cover over the Arctic Ocean.

A New Method in Oil Spill Clean Up

Scientists develop a new method in cleaning oil spills The need for water could never be underestimated. It is the heart of the ecosystem as well as that of the socioeconomic sector.

How the Giant Sea Spiders Get Around the Laws of Physics

Giant sea spiders deal with warm temperatures like the smaller ones It has been a source of wonder for scientists why marine animals that reside in the deep sea and polar oceans reach large sizes there but nowhere else.

The Surprising Sound Source of Birds

Researchers discover that the best place for the voice box of a bird is low in the airway Every air-breathing vertebrate possesses a larynx which is similar to a structure of muscles and folds that protects the trachea and in many animals, vibrates and modulates to produce a stunning array of sounds.

New Species of Humans Discovered in the Philippines

Recent discovery suggests that a new species of human has been found. International researchers uncovered the ancient remains of two adults and a child on Luzon Island in the Philippines.
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