ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Fire Extinguisher Factory Burns To The Ground

Archer Heights building burns down, even though it housed fire extinguishing chemicals. In a sad, but also ironic story, a Chicago building in the Archer Heights section of the city burned to the ground over the weekend.

Will the Next Gold Rush Be in the Sewers?

Gold Rush in the Sewers? You may have seen headlines about extracting gold from your poop. That's not technically true but the reality is still pretty amazing.

Hair Scrunchies Save Endangered Wildlife From Cats

Research shows that placing brightly-colored scrunchies on cats can alert their prey before they are captured, thereby protecting endangered wildlife such as birds, reptiles and amphibians.

Finding Bright Solutions to Smog in the ‘City of Lights’

Can’t find the Eiffel Tower? It appears that most of Paris is choking on a thick smog that is plaguing most of northern France. In recent months French authorities have claimed that major cities in northern France, such as Paris, have been contributing greatly to an ever-growing problem of air pollution in the area. So in order to combat the haze of smog, French officials are coming up with a bright solution to save the tarnished facade of the “City of Lights”.

California Has Only One Year of Water Supply Left

This is the fourth year when California is experiencing one of the sternest droughts in its account. The scientists at NASA insist on speedy execution of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (2014).

Finding Bright Solutions to Smog in the ‘City of Lights’

Can’t find the Eiffel Tower? It appears that most of Paris is choking on a thick smog that is plaguing most of northern France. In recent months French authorities have claimed that major cities in northern France, such as Paris, have been contributing greatly to an ever-growing problem of air pollution in the area. So in order to combat the haze of smog, French officials are coming up with a bright solution to save the tarnished facade of the “City of Lights”.

Scientists Work to Uncover the Secret of Glowing Mushrooms

No you didn't take anything to make you hallucinate. Some mushrooms and other fungi just glow, and this phenomenon is a mystery dating back to ancient times. Now, scientists have created some fake, glowing mushrooms and scattered them in a Brazilian forest in the hopes of once and for all solving this mystery.
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