ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Human Activity Produced 208 New Minerals, Approaching To A New Anthropocene Epoch

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 03.02.2017 18:33 PM

Formation of minerals was started by Oxidization more than two billion years ago. About 5,208 materials were listed by the International Mineralogical Association. Now, Robert Hazen from the Carnegie Institution for Science has defined 208 minerals among the list of 5,208 minerals as Human Influenced.

Secret World Of Sleeping Elephant: Fitness Tracker Reveals Tusker's Unique Sleeping Habits

03.02.2017 18:32 PM

Firness tracking implants help tracking the elephant's sleeping habbits. Elephants fitted with gyroscope give a new insight into their sleep pattern.

Underwater Mollusk Fossil Deposits Gateway To Glorious Past

03.02.2017 11:00 AM

Mollusk fossils are a reflection of marine ecosystem altered by humans. It provides an authentic measure of the human induced underwater changes.

NASA, EPA Counter Attack The Speeding Process of Global Warming On Earth

03.02.2017 10:59 AM

the Arctic of Greenland is now on its critical condition after several reports of ice melting were recorded. Global wearing is the main cause why the "nature's clock" speeds up causing harm to all living things in the Arctic and soon on Earth.

Scientists Have Discovered Earliest Evidence Of Life On Earth

03.02.2017 04:42 AM

The earliest evidence for life on Earth is graphite found to be a biogenic substance in 3.7 billion-year-old metasedimentary rocks discovered in western Greenland and microbial mat fossils found in 3.48 billion-year-old sandstone discovered in Western Australia.

World Meteorological Organization Announced The High Temperature Recorded In Antarctica Region

03.02.2017 02:56 AM

The today new verified record high- temperatures in Antarctica, ranging from the high 60s to the high teens, depending on the location they were recorded in Antarctica.

Pollution In Asia Worsens Smog In Western U.S.

03.02.2017 01:14 AM

A new study has suggested that the pollution in Asia is making the smog in western part of U.S. worst.

Forest Degradation Worsens In Tropical Countries In Asia, Africa And South America

03.02.2017 01:13 AM

A new study showed that forest degradation has worsened in tropical countries in Asia, Africa and South America.

Italy's Mount Etna Erupts: First Eruption Creates A Stunning Light Show In Sicily

03.01.2017 18:24 PM

Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active volcano, spewed lava as it erupted on the southern island of Sicily, Italy Feb. 28, 2017.

Underground Tunnels That Take You To A Secret Past

03.01.2017 08:21 AM

Finding of ancient tunnels is a fascinating discovery. While the subway looks like a new concept, there are many 'secret' tunnels built in the bygone era.

Volcanoes Make It Easier To Locate Life In Universe

03.01.2017 05:34 AM

Researchers claim that hydrogen pouring from the volcanoes may be used to find the possibility of life in the universe. Planets with such volcanoes are likely to support life.

Fossil Collector Discovers Penguin Fossils Bigger Than King Penguins

03.01.2017 03:46 AM

An amatuer fossil collector has discovered some penguin fossils that are bigger than King Penguins nowadays.

Painless Death: Killing Wild Animals Humanely

03.01.2017 00:33 AM

An international group helps these animals to be killed in a 'humanely' manner but the ethics of killing animals remains questionable.

Beloved Hippo Gustavito In El Salvador Dies Because Of Gang Violence

03.01.2017 00:28 AM

A recent attacked in El Salvador national zoo has killed the beloved hippopotamus Gustavito. The 13-year-old hippopotamus in El Salvador was said to be killed by gang members.

Earth Was Surrounded By A Solid Shell In The Beginning Suggests A New Research

03.01.2017 00:19 AM

Ancient Earth began with a solid, deformable layer called 'stagnant lid'. New theory suggests this layer eventually gave rise to the plate tectonics.

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