ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATEMany Western dams were built in the mid-20th century. These dams aren't built to resist every calamity and it can be damaged by super floods.
The Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) captures breathtaking images to lightning strikes from miles above Western Hemisphere. GLM transmitted the weather data to NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite.
A new study reveals that the last days of the woolly mammoth were wracked with genomic mutations. It has been found that woolly mammoths had suffered a genetic meltdown during their final days on Earth.
During the last fall, several cases of bird mortality were reported which was caused by the contaminated open-pit mine located in Montana. With the recent developments to act on the issue, new measures were approved on Friday.
Israeli archeologists have unearthed a rare and mysterious Bronze Age dolmen in the Galilee hills, the Israel Antiquities Authority said.This is the first art ever documented in a dolmen in the Middle East, was recently discovered next to Kibbutz Shamir in the Upper Galilee.
United States's largest climate science agency is suffering a budget deficiency. The Trump administration has recently announced that they will cut down the budget for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by 17 percent.
Scientists have found out why dinosaurs learned to walk using two feet instead of four like their ancestors. The need for speed to catch their prey help dinosaurs into evolving to using just two feet.
One Kenyan man has been giving truckloads of water to thirsty animals in a sanctuary. Mwala, the 41-year-old Kenyan man, has been delivering water to thirsty wild animals like elephants, zebra and buffalo.
Climate Change can be predicted by past disasters. It can also change the future if people want to. As many people know, climate change is happening at a very fast rate.
The Bang Krachao also known as 'Green Lung' for Thai people are under some danger. In the middle of Bangkok's busy street, there is this nirvana in the middle.
Over the years, EPA had limited the use of three pollutants, unburnt hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide. Also, air pollution was reduced due to regulations on emissions and fuel economy since 2012.
Most biologically diverse rain forest once used to be the home of pre-Columbian peoples. Scientists found that those pre-Columbian peoples made the Amazon rainforest in shape. They have cultivated more than 85 of plants those were used as foods, shelter or other purposes
Worst of all, the poison male frogs would turn to cannibal and eat all of the other clutches from their conquered territories. The condition is called "Infanticide," a not uncommon in the animal kingdom.