ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

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

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 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.

Invasive European Paper Wasps Linked To The Grape Sour Rot Disease That Damage Wine Industry

04.27.2017 20:31 PM

A recent study finds that invasive European paper wasps contributed to the grape sour rot disease that degrades wine quality.

Paleontologists Successfully Able To Reconnect The Skull Of Corythosaurus Dinosaur To Its Headless Body

04.27.2017 16:38 PM

Beheaded dinosaur finally got his head after a century. paleontologists from the University of Alberta has found that the dinosaur is a Corythosaurus and its skull is kept at the university's Paleontology museum since 1920.

Lake Erie Should Be Declared Impaired Due To Toxic Algae: Lawsuit Against US EPA Says

04.27.2017 02:21 AM

Environmental groups in Ohio and Michigan sued the US Environmental Protection Agency last Tuesday because allegations of mistreating the Lake Erie. They are also urging EPA to declare it as impared.

Dinosaur Proteins: From Evolution To Biomaterials To Extra-Terrestrial Life

04.27.2017 02:19 AM

Extracting proteins is possible now with the help of DNA that can encode majority of functions that keep living cells alive from even 80-million-old dinosaur bones.

Fossils Found In South Africa Can Be Earliest Known Specimens In Formation Of Life

04.27.2017 02:17 AM

Fossils found in South Africa's Northern Cape Province were 2600 feet beneath. If it verified as both multicellular and fungal, it can be the 2.4 billion-year-old minuscule creatures.

Climate Change Increases River Flow Volume, More Floods & Droughts Elsewhere

04.27.2017 01:49 AM

Hotter temperatures means more water is evaporated to the sky. Once the atmosphere releases the heavy load it absorbed, a downpour will occur delivering more flood in a rush and back again. The rushing of water back to the sea will cause water fro the soil to evaporate keaving it parched and dry, drought is in the air.

Most Comprehensive Study On Antarctica’s Penguins Confirms Number Of Flightless Birds In The Continent Are Diving

04.27.2017 01:41 AM

The effects of climate changing have been affecting wildlife as the most comprehensive study on Antarctica’s penguin revealed that birds in the region are short in number.

Coral Reefs: The Need For Survival from Climate Change, Risks & What We Know So Far

04.26.2017 18:29 PM

Rising sea levels are destroying the coral reefs that we are dependent upon for myriads of things. Protecting of these flowers of the sea means securing the coastal communities from storms, erosion, and tsunamis. Tourism will also be affected once coral reefs are depleted.

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