ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Hawaii's Shrinking Islands Threaten Endemic Flora, Fauna

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 03.18.2017 13:27 PM

Hawaii's islands are in constant erosion, causing its flora and fauna to overcrowd in contracting habitat.

706-Carat Diamond Found & 'Lost' By Pastor In Sierra Leone

03.18.2017 10:08 AM

A Christian pastor in Sierra Leone found a 706-carat diamond but unselfishly decided to give it away to the government, in hopes that it can help the development of the country.

Scientists Found Acoustics Of Extinct Jurassic Species In Rare Cricket Family

03.18.2017 08:26 AM

An international team of sensory and evolutionary biologists from UK, Canada, and France conducted a study on a rare family of insects. Researchers studied on the sound-generating organs in Orthopterans to understand how bush-crickets developed their highly specialized acoustic functions.

Mammals Gets Smaller As Earth Gets Hotter

03.17.2017 17:10 PM

As global warming strikes and temperature rises on earth, changes occur. What could be the changes that will occur in mammals?

Scientists Found The Oldest Traces Of Earth's Original Crust in Canada

03.17.2017 06:27 AM

Scientists discover 4.3 billion-year-old traces of Earth's original crust in Canada.Samples of rock harvested in Canada are thought to contain parts of Earth’s crust dating back to more than 4.3 billion years ago.

The Great Barrier Reef Is Half Dead Due To Global Warming According To Scientists

03.17.2017 05:59 AM

Scientists have identified that half of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is dead. The Great Barrier Reef, home of many coral reefs, is now 50 percent dead, scientists stated.

New Zealand Granted Whanganui River Human Rights And Legal Status, World's First

03.17.2017 02:11 AM

In an unprecedented ruling, New Zealand parliament passed a bill to treat Whanganui River as a Legal Person and granted it the same rights as any other citizen

Agriculture Has Adverse Impact of Wild Resources: Irresponsible Use of Pesticides, Herbicides & Synthetic Fertilizers Blamed

03.17.2017 01:44 AM

Experts fear that lack of comprehensive agriculture plan is leading to denudation of wild resources and pollution.

Climate Change Directly Affects Health: Causes Malnutrition, Mental Health Problems Among Others

03.17.2017 01:41 AM

Climate change has a huge impact on health, according to a new study by 12 respected medical associations across the United States.

Blennies In Rarotonga Prefer To Stay Out Of The Water In Order To Survive

03.16.2017 19:13 PM

Find out why the blennies of Rarotonga are moving from their natural habitat into a foreign environment.

'King Snakes' Use The World's Most Lethal Squeeze To Kill Much Bigger Opponents

03.16.2017 06:28 AM

Until now it was unknown as for how can a Snake prey on other serpents much bigger than itself. The King of Snakes' uses its powerful squeeze to choke out bigger snakes to death.

Reaching Earth's Core To Explore Its Rotational Effects And Test Einstein's Theory Of Relativity

03.16.2017 02:57 AM

Italian scientists have buried a laser gyroscope deep in Earth to study the effects of its rotation vis a vis Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.

This Amazonian Frog Can Glow In Dark: Only Known Naturally Fluorescent Amphibian On Earth

03.15.2017 19:27 PM

University of Buenos's researchers discovered a new species of frog from Amazon basin that can glow in the dark. Scientists found the sign of fluorescent in the lymph tissue and skin glands of the frog.

Ranavirus Alarming Spread In Portugal Endangers The Amphibians

03.15.2017 19:18 PM

Amphibians in Portugal are affected with the virus spread that usually causes their deaths. Serra da Estrela is the highest mountain range in the continent of Portugal.

The Amazon Suffers Self-Amplified Forest Loss; Could Turn 38 Percent Into Savanna

03.15.2017 19:09 PM

Experts observed an extensive dieback circle and forest loss in the Amazon. Vicious drought and lack of rain further increase the problem.

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