ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Earliest known Mariner's Astrolabe research published today to go in Guinness Book of Records

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 03.18.2019 09:26 AM

Guinness World Records have independently certified an astrolabe excavated from the wreck site of a Portuguese Armada Ship that was part of Vasco da Gama's second voyage to India in 1502-1503 as the oldest in the world, and have separately certified a ship's bell (dated 1498) recovered from the same wreck site also as the oldest in the world.

Scientists measure anthropogenic carbon dioxide in oceans

03.18.2019 08:34 AM

Data from 1994 to 2007 of carbon dioxide in ocean sinks determined ETH Zurich environmental physics professor Nicolas Gruber and his team have determined the ocean sink from 1994 to 2007.

Increase in Arctic Temperatures Inevitable

03.18.2019 08:31 AM

United Nations admit that the increasing temperature in the Arctic will continue to cause to ice to melt and it’s not about to stop.

Air Pollution In The Cities: The Silent Killer

03.18.2019 08:26 AM

Air pollution is putting the lives of young children at risk and mothers are trying to fight back. In winter, everyone looks so happy with the snow falling over their head.

The Seaweed Cup is the New Cup to Beat in Indonesia

03.18.2019 08:24 AM

Evoware has created handmade seaweed cups and people are enjoying their ice cream served in it. (Photo : Fraugun) (Photo : Rich C) Ice cream lovers in Jakarta, Indonesia are now able to enjoy, not only the refreshing ice cream but also the delicious cups it comes in.

Three Ways Climate Change Affected The Earth

03.18.2019 08:22 AM

The average global temperature has increased rapidly in the last few years and it’s all because of climate change

Seaweed-Based Packaging for Food is Now Available for Purchase

03.18.2019 08:04 AM

Evoware made food packaging out of seaweed and it is a stroke of genius (Photo : Rich C) By the year 2050, the amount of plastic waste in the ocean is projected to outweigh the fish that are surviving in the waters.

Climate Change: Experts Are Still Concerned

03.18.2019 08:03 AM

It's everyone's responsibility. Since the election of President Donald Trump, the trend in US federal policy has been to focus on other areas other than climate change.

Economist Tackles a Possible Environmental Problem Caused by Bitcoin

03.16.2019 08:09 AM

Alex De Vries published a research supporting his theory that Bitcoin is using up too much energy and emitting too much carbon dioxide.

Nestlé Institute of Packaging Sciences Launched in Switzerland

03.16.2019 07:23 AM

Nestlé has launched and inaugurated Institute of Packaging Sciences in Switzerland to work on improved alternative eco-friendly packaging.

Kickstarter-Funded Seaweed Straws to be Available Soon

03.16.2019 07:21 AM

Loliware successfully starts a Kickstarter campaign to produce straws made of seaweed in an effort to replace plastic straws.

Import of Plastic Waste Now Banned in India

03.16.2019 07:18 AM

A year after China's ban, India bans import of plastic waste as well due to inadequate recycling facilities.

Ancient DNA research shines spotlight on Iberia

03.15.2019 09:39 AM

The largest-ever study of ancient DNA from the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) suggests that the Iberian male lineages were almost completely replaced between 4,500 and 4,000 years ago by newcomers originating on the Russian steppe

Recycling in Style

03.14.2019 10:27 AM

One-time use of plastic bottles could be the things in the past Have you ever wished there was something you could do to help minimize plastic waste? Well, now there is.