ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

This New Zealand Parrot Species Named 'Kea' Can Spread Laughter With An Emotionally Contagious Call

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 03.21.2017 05:43 AM

Messerli Research Institute scientists found a species of parrot with a unique behavior at Southern Island of New Zealand. This parrot Named, Kea can make its friends laugh with their emotionally contagious call.

Italy’s Mount Etna Still Spewing Lava And Ashes

03.21.2017 05:04 AM

Italy’s most active volcano, the mount Etna is still spewing out lavas and ashes. Italian volcano, Mount Etna, in Sicily is still firing lavas and ashes.

Peatlands Must Be Protected: Helps Combat Climate Change; More Effort On Conservation Should Be Applied

03.21.2017 04:57 AM

Newly discovered peatlands must be protected to help save the environment. Peatlands have been recently discovered in Africa and Amazonia. According to the University of St.

World's Smallest Porpoise Continuously Losing Numbers, About Getting Extinct

03.21.2017 04:56 AM

Millions of dollars of environmental funds have been spent just to save the world's smallest porpoise. Their main instruction is to impose a strict ban on gillnet fishing in the area that would also compensate local fishermen.

Winter Brings More Haze To Beijing All Because Of Global Warming

03.21.2017 02:49 AM

The winter season will bring more frequent and longer days of haze to Beijing because of global warming.

Natural Thermostat Prevented The Earth To Experience Extreme Coolness During The Ice Age; Study

03.21.2017 02:36 AM

The Natural Thermostat may have prevented the Earth to be a giant "snowball." During the time of the Ice Age, natural thermostat prevented the Earth to be frozen.

Cheerios Is Giving Away Free Seeds To Help The Bees: Complaints Came Questioning The Seeds

03.21.2017 01:29 AM

The initiative of Cheerios to help save the bees have been questioned with regard to the seeds that they are giving away.

Dead Zones Also Kill Coral Reefs All Over The World

03.21.2017 01:22 AM

Scientists have found out that dead zones are also affecting the other coral reefs all over the world.

Bugs Found As Clean As Humans When It Comes To Poops

03.20.2017 19:27 PM

An entomologist, Joe Ballenger stated that a bug has also a digestive system which is similar to the human but subdivided into three parts. The parts of the guts of a common bug are foregut, midgut and the hindgut, wherein the latter is just like the large intestine.

NOAA Recorded 2017 Has The Second Warmest February Since 1880

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.

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