ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Preserved Dinosaur Remains Discovered in Korea

Paleontologists all over the world continue to search for dinosaur remains. Usually, the remains will be a discovery of tracks that were preserved on stones or on caves. However, remnants of soft tissues in the body like the skin or the muscles are very rare. Oftentimes, the ones they find are not well-preserved and couldn't distinguish whether it's from dinosaurs or not. In fact, only 1% of most of the discoveries show traces of the skin.

Swarm Season is Coming, Save the Honeybees

Spring is in the air! As the weather becomes warmer, flowers begin to bloom and along with it comes honey bees. However, you don't have to be scared of these tiny creatures, even if they happen to appear in a swarm. This only means that the weather has become warm and will continue to be so.

Plastic Bottles Is The Biggest Plastic Menace

Despite sustained effort in keeping the use of plastic bags low, people have overlooked the fact that they may only be cleaning up 1% of the total plastic used.

International Team Decodes the Durum Wheat Genome

An international consortium has sequenced the entire genome of durum wheat--the source of semolina for pasta, a food staple for the world's population, according to an article published today in Nature Genetics.

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

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.
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