ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Ecobricks: Plastics in the Construction World

TECH & INNOVATION 03.23.2019 08:25 AM

From nonbiodegradable waste to construction materials Our community needs building blocks-literally! Bricks are laid out on the streets, on your garden walkway, within the walls of your room, and practically everywhere.

Mammal Extinction Due To Climate Change

03.23.2019 08:15 AM

An island rodent found in Australia has been totally wiped out as the sea level rises due to climate change.

Kondo Decluttering Style Sparks Debate Concerning Plastic Waste

03.23.2019 07:51 AM

Experts are worried that decluttering would mean more plastic waste to dispose. (Photo : Web Summit) NETFLIX - A new trend in decluttering was ushered in by a show that premiered this January.

Fossilized Bird Still Carrying An Egg in its Body Discovered

03.23.2019 07:51 AM

Researchers have found the first ever fossil of a mother bird still carrying an egg in its body. (Photo : Barbara Marrs) CHINA - A majestic fossil of a bird that is about to lay an egg was found in the mid-2000s in modern-day northwest China.

Tall ice-cliffs may trigger big calving events -- and fast sea-level rise

03.22.2019 15:14 PM

New study published in Geology Boulder, Colo. , USA: Glaciers that drain ice sheets such as Antarctica or Greenland often flow into the ocean, ending in near-vertical cliffs.

Bramble Cay Melomys Now Extinct Due to Climate Change

03.22.2019 09:18 AM

A rodent species has been wiped out by rise in sea level caused by climate change. (Photo : Ian Bell) AUSTRALIA - After the announcement from Queensland, a three-year exhaustive search for the tiny rodent called Bramble Cay melomys was carried out in the hope of debunking their announced extinction.

Hundreds of bubble streams link biology, seismology off Washington's coast

03.22.2019 09:17 AM

Off the coast of Washington, columns of bubbles rise from the seafloor, as if evidence of a sleeping dragon lying below. But these bubbles are methane that is squeezed out of sediment and rises up through the water. The locations where they emerge provide important clues to what will happen during a major offshore earthquake.

Researchers Suggest Solar Geoengineering Methods to Alleviate Global Warming

03.22.2019 07:42 AM

A team of researchers from Harvard, MIT, and Princeton has put together a study on the effects of solar geoengineering.

Insurance Premiums Higher Due To Climate Change

03.22.2019 07:41 AM

Munich Re, a major player in the insurance industry, warns that insurance premiums could go up and become a social problem.

Falck Designs Sustainable Nolla Cabins in Neste's "Zero Vacation"

03.22.2019 07:37 AM

The sustainable dwelling, Nolla cabin, is being booked, one tourist after another. (Photo : Rich C) LIDÖ, SWEDEN - Neste is well known for its renewable energy efforts.

US Judge Orders To Stop Drilling

03.22.2019 07:35 AM

In line with the US Government’s agenda to put energy first, a US Judge vies out a halt order on drilling in Wyoming.

Research investigates impact of climate change on glacier-fed rivers in Peru

03.21.2019 15:13 PM

Remote communities in the Peruvian Andes depend on the water from melting glaciers and mountain ecosystems to provide them with food and power

Medicine and Personal Care Products May Lead to New Pollutants in Waterways

03.21.2019 10:02 AM

Rutgers study shows how bacteria in wastewater plants transform widely used chemicals. When you flush the toilet, you probably don't think about the traces of the medicine and personal care products in your body that are winding up in sewage treatment plants, streams, rivers, lakes, bays and the ocean.

Storms Worsen Due To Climate Change

03.21.2019 08:40 AM

The destructive power of storms can only worsen in the future as the Earth continues to warm up. The crisis in the climate is driving the ocean levels to rise and it only makes everything else worse.