ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

A Novel Method in Reducing the Carbon Footprint in Manufacturing Products

CHEMISTRY 04.10.2019 09:03 AM

MIT scientists develop a method in decreasing carbon footprint The manufacture of plastics, iron, and steel requires large amounts of energy. In addition to being the biggest source of global energy consumption.

Pollen Apocalypse in North Carolina Caught On Camera

04.10.2019 08:56 AM

What seemed like a regular haze is actually made of tree pollen blanketing almost the whole of North Carolina.

Air Temperature In The Arctic Speeds Up Climate Change

04.09.2019 22:21 PM

Researchers in the Arctic zone says that air temperature is the one that speeds up the effects of climate change in the Arctic Region.

Swarm Season is Coming, Save the Honeybees

04.09.2019 22:21 PM

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

04.09.2019 22:08 PM

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.

New Wasps Named After Biscuits and 'Doctor Who' Aliens

04.09.2019 20:20 PM

University of Adelaide researchers were inspired by everything from chocolate biscuits and Doctor Who aliens when choosing names for 10 new species of wasps.

International Team Decodes the Durum Wheat Genome

04.09.2019 14:40 PM

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.

Laying the Ground for Robotic Strategies in Environmental Protection

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.

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