ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Plants' Extraordinary Ability To Survive Amazed Scientists: Discovery Leads Genetic Target For Growing Hardier Plants

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 04.29.2017 06:09 AM

Scientists discover how plants grow in an extreme environment through confocal imagining technique. A research conducted by a Penn-led team identified a certain protein involved in how plants develop their root hair cells that take up water and nutrients.

NASA Sees The Formation Of Tropical Storm Frances In The Northern Territory Australia

04.29.2017 06:07 AM

The category two of tropical cyclone Frances was seen to begin to form Thursday near Darwin, Australia.

NASA, JAXA See Vertical Wind Shear Around Low-Level Center Of The Tropical Storm Muifa

04.29.2017 06:06 AM

The tropical storm Muifa has weakened as the wind shear affecting its precipitation according to the image captured by satellite from NASA and Japanese space agency JAXA.

Mysterious Upsurge Of Humpback Whale Deaths Puzzles Scientists

04.29.2017 06:04 AM

Scientists are baffled by the increase of humpback whales that washed ashore on the U.S. Atlantic coast over the past year and a half.

Animals Prefer Active Background Choice To Avoid The Detection Of The Predators

04.28.2017 15:05 PM

A current research study unveils an interesting fact that animals are capable enough to avoid the detection of the predators by actively choosing their background.

Plants Have Been Named After Famous Hollywood Actors Arnold Schwarzenegger And Danny DeVito: A Rare And Interesting Initiative

04.28.2017 12:41 PM

Biologists have recently surprised all when they named two plants after the popular actors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito.

British Government Loses Important Court Case Over The Failure To Produce A Plan To Tackle The Air Pollution

04.28.2017 07:02 AM

A recent High Court verdict in Britain rejects the British government’s application and instructs to unveil a new plan on May 9, 2017, to tackle the air pollution.

Cold-Water Coral Name Lophelia Pertusa Maintain It's Growth Even In Ocean Acidification At Rising Sea Temperature

04.28.2017 05:33 AM

Cold-water coral is a Marine invertebrate which is a special kind of Coral species. They withstand in the corrosive environment created by ocean acidification under the influence of ocean surface temperature.

High Carbon Dioxide Level Produces More Acid In Seawater & Hampers Marine Process

04.28.2017 05:27 AM

A recent study showed that high carbon dioxide level has big impact to oceans as it makes seawater more acidic, which in turn hampers marine process called nitrogen fixation.

Glow-In-The-Dark Mushrooms: Scientists Explore The Key Cause Responsible For This Mystical Surprise

04.28.2017 03:58 AM

Some mushrooms glow in the dark and a new research study uncovers the key reason behind this surprising fact.

Mammoth Suffered Osteoporosis, Other Human-like Bone Diseases

04.28.2017 01:29 AM

The bone diseases such as osteoporosis are not innate to humans after all. A study suggests that mammoth acquired them due to lack of minelrals in their diet.

Extinct In Just 30 Years: Steller's Sea Cow Survived Ice Age, But Not When Humans Hunt Them Down

04.28.2017 01:12 AM

The Steller's Sea Cow was a testament of how human activity can eradicate even those species who survived the last ice age.

Tropical Storm Muifa Captured By NASA's Aqua satellite

04.28.2017 00:58 AM

Storm Muifa seen by NASA's Aqua Satellite continues to move with high intensity towards Iwo Jima, Ogasawara Archipelago. 3-D imaging captures infrared images that show strongest storms in specific areas that can be struck with heavy rainfall.

Environmental News: Himalayan Rocks Become Threat To Millions Of People

04.28.2017 00:54 AM

Hard Himalayan rocks, melting glaciers and floods are among the silent threats to Himalayan people. Due to earthquakes and storms in the Himalaya, the effect of deadly floods has increased tremendously in one of the most densely populated areas in the world.

Megafaunal Extinction During Ice Age Caused By Too Much Moisture, Study Suggests

04.28.2017 00:45 AM

Megafaunal animals like mammoths and saber-toothed cats may have been extinct because of receiving too much moisture as a result of climate change, a new study suggests.

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