ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Earth Has Been Through Not One But Many Ice Ages

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 03.27.2017 00:48 AM

Ice age is a period where the majority of the Earth's water freezes into ice by recurring glacial expansion. An ice age lasts for millions of years and till now earth has experienced 5 major Ice ages.

Scientists Found 40 Tons Of Capstone From South India, Largest Capstone Ever Found

03.26.2017 22:51 PM

Telangana Archaeology and Museums Department scientists found the largest capstone from southern India. the weight of the capstone was about 40 tons and it took four hours to lift it up with a crane.

Archaeologists Found Rare Calusa Artifacts In Florida Midden

03.26.2017 22:19 PM

Archaeologists say they found a variety of seeds, pieces of worked wood, shell weights, twine, net and rope pieces. Calusa is an extinct society which lived as a tribe on the sandy shores of the Southwest coast of Florida.

Bumble Bee News: Endangered Species, One of the Most Important Insects on Earth

03.26.2017 22:18 PM

Over the past two decades, the population of the bumblebee has been hurtled to nearly 90 percent, which is really very dangerous for species. A huge number of world's food supply is linked to the pollination done by these bees.

Sea Ice Record Breaking Decrease In South Pole & North Pole

03.26.2017 22:15 PM

This year's maximum extent at the Arctic reached on March 7 at 14.42 million square kilometres and is 97,000 square kilometres below the previous record low.

Bats In Texas Are In Danger Of Getting White-Nose Disease

03.26.2017 19:51 PM

Lethal fungus named Pseudogymnoascus Destructans is causing mass deaths in the bats of Texas. Scientists found this fungus can cause white nose disease which leads the bats to death. this disease was first found in 2006, since then it's been spreading at the speed of 100 miles per year.

Dead Sea Drought Surprised Researchers' Previous Beliefs

03.26.2017 19:42 PM

The Dead Sea has revealed evidences of drought found after drilling its bed. With the evidences, scientists proved that their previous belief was wrong.

Spring Equinox Already Arrived In The Northern Hemisphere

03.24.2017 07:07 AM

Twice every year, Earth gets to a point in its annual trip around the sun when its Northern and Southern hemispheres obtain the same dose of daylight, called equinox.

Arctic Hits The Low Level Of Sea Ice: Scientists Find It Disturbing, Earth Is Overheating

03.24.2017 01:33 AM

Arctic again hits a low level of sea ice. Scientists blame the man-made global warming. Global warming is hitting the Earth badly. Recently, scientists have found that the frigid top of the Earth has a new record for the low level of sea ice.

Amazon River's Age: Recent Study Shows It Is Older Than 9 Million Years

03.24.2017 01:28 AM

A new research has come out from the University of Amsterdam and University of Brasilia (Brazil) that determined the age of formation of the Amazon River at 9 to 9.4 million years ago.

Penn State Scientists Created Fungal Biopesticide To Smash The Resistance Of Insecticide In Bed Bugs

03.23.2017 17:55 PM

An average American spend almost $500 to $1,000 per room to get rid of bed bugs but still, they can't sleep. Bed bugs generate insecticide resistance in their body which won't let them die. Penn State scientists found another alternative to get rid of bed bugs.

Scientists Are Producing World’s Most Efficient And Eco-friendly Solar Panel

03.23.2017 17:50 PM

Professor Bengt Svensson and his co-workers are currently developing a solar panel using nanotechnology. They claimed that the newest panel is superior in terms of efficiency as well as environment-friendly.

Scientists Found A New Species Of Terrestrial Crab In Hong Kong That Can Climb Trees

03.23.2017 10:08 AM

this terrestrial crab can climb a tree like a pro. researchers found this species which is not more than the size of a fingernail in the mangrove areas of Hong Kong.

Twist In The Tail: Dinosaur Family Tree May Not Be What It Was Believed To Be

03.23.2017 06:12 AM

Contrary to the current theory, dinosaurs may have originated in the northern hemisphere instead of the southern. The recent analysis also challenges the age-old notion of Dinosaur's family tree and suggests renaming and rearranging of the various dinosaur classifications.

Climate Change Reaches A Whole New Level

03.23.2017 05:44 AM

World Meteorological Organization has reported that climate change has reached a whole new level in 2016.

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