ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Plan To Refreeze The Arctic Will Cost $500B

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 02.13.2017 02:44 AM

Scientists are proposing a $500 billion plan to refreeze the Arctic region. Ice in the arctic is rapidly decreasing as global warming is at its alarming rate.

One of the Most Dangerous Sharks to Humans Now Listed as 'Threatened'

02.07.2017 13:23 PM

The oceanic whitetip shark has probably killed more people than any other shark, but now due to many factors, including the price of their fins in the international market, the oceanic whitetip sharks' numbers have decreased in value and are now considered threatened.

How Ocean Acidification Contributes to Underwater Life Formation?

02.04.2017 10:16 AM

A group of researchers found out that ocean acidification can also promote new shell formation. Under high trial CO2 conditions, the shells of mollusks, clams, and a few snails and urchins are mostly dissolved partly.

Thousands of Blue Blubber Jellyfish Stranded on Australian Beach Appear Like Bubble Wrap

02.04.2017 10:12 AM

The blue blubber jellyfish that washed up in Queensland, Australia looked a like a sea of bubble wrap. While the sight of jellyfish washing up on the back is common, marine biologists have commented that they are never this many.

Lost Continent: Earth’s Real Existing Continent Found Under Indian Ocean

02.03.2017 08:17 AM

Leaving Atlantis in the mythology while discovering the newly found ancient continental crust underneath the deep waters of Indian Ocean. The real existence of the ancient crust is supported by a lot of evidences.

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Continuously Spews Out 'Firehose' Of Lava Into The Pacific After Lava Tube Was Exposed [VIDEO]

02.03.2017 03:45 AM

The most active volcano in Hawaii, Kilauea, has been spewing a "firehose" of lava into the Pacific Ocean since December 31 after a massive chunk of the cliff collapsed into the sea.

Microfossils With Large Mouth Discovered In China Believed To Vertebrates' Ancestors Have No Anus

02.02.2017 19:28 PM

Researchers have discovered evidence of the earliest ancestor of all vertebrates, including humans. The Saccorhytus coronarius lived 540 million years ago and had a big mouth but no anus.

Scientists Confirm The Existence Of A Lost Continent Under The Island Of Mauritius

02.02.2017 19:15 PM

Scientists find a lost continent believed to have sunk between India and Madagascar millions of years ago.

Shark Nets In Australia Endanger Ocean Species, Face Criticism [VIDEO]

02.01.2017 22:44 PM

Australia government have decided to use nets to protect people from shark attacks. But campaigners of shark want to stop it as it kills not only shark but also other creatures.

New York Museum Displays World's Largest, Newly Discovered Dinosaur

01.18.2016 07:07 AM

Last Friday, scientists uncovered a 122-foot long dinosaur. It is so big that even the American Museum of Natural History in New York, home of the biggest blue whale model, may need some extensions.

World's Largest Canyon May Be Hidden Beneath Antarctica's Ice Sheets

01.16.2016 10:30 AM

There might be a possibility that a mysterious landscape of layered bands of rocks are hidden beneath the ice sheets of the Antarctic. This could reportedly be the world's largest, extending up to over a thousand kilometre long and 1 km deep.

Iceman Mummy Suggests New Clues For Hybrid Bacteria Strain, Migration Pattern

01.13.2016 01:52 AM

A mummified corpse known as the Iceman, otherwise Oetzi, is giving researchers an insight on stomach infection as well as its possible migration route.

Greenland’s Glaciers Melt Faster -- Research

01.11.2016 01:16 AM

The fast melt off of ice caps caused by global warming has alarmed scientists from various parts of the globe like Canada, Denmark and Greenland.

Ants Can Change Their Roles In Their Colony -- Study

01.08.2016 00:04 AM

A recent study revealed that ants can exchange and do different roles in their colony by altering some of the genes in their brain.

Neonicotinoids Found Harmful To Honeybees

01.07.2016 21:28 PM

A nicotine-imitating pesticide used in various crops was found to be harmful to honeybees. A widely used pesticide mostly applied to citrus and cotton plants is found to be capable of hurting honeybees.

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