ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

NOAA Recorded 2017 Has The Second Warmest February Since 1880

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 03.20.2017 05:54 AM

NASA, NOAA, and Japan Meteorological Agency have confirmed that the average temperature of February was the Second Warmest since 1880. The average temperature was 1.76 degrees higher than the mean temperature of the 20th century.

Namibia Ecosystem & Biodiversity, First Victim Of Climate Change

03.20.2017 01:02 AM

Namibia is known as one of the world's hottest and driest countries with an ecosystem, rainforest and biodiversity are greatly affected by the frustrating climate change.

California's Desert Blooms As Drought Ends

03.19.2017 18:15 PM

The deserts of California have bloomed suddenly with wildflowers and tourists from all over the world are gathering to take a look.

Ramses II Statue Found In Cairo Was 'Forged' By Pharaoh Psamtek I, Says Egyptian Minister Of Antiquities

03.18.2017 13:27 PM

Initially thought to be Ramses II, Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities said that the statue discovered in Cairo may have been Psamtek I of the later dynasty.

Hawaii's Shrinking Islands Threaten Endemic Flora, Fauna

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.

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