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Why the California Earthquakes Were Back-to-Back

Medicine & Technology Jul 10, 2019

The recent events are what’s known as strike-slip earthquakes, which occur when two blocks of Earth shift side-by-side, grinding past each other.

Some of America’s Most Popular Restaurants Plan to Ban Plastics by 2020

Jul 10, 2019

Popular establishments such as Starbuck’s, Dunkin Donuts and McDonald’s all have plans to reduce the plastic waste they create.

Carbon Dioxide Emissions May Trigger a Devastating Reflex in the Carbon Cycle, Study Finds

Jul 10, 2019

Surpassing a “carbon threshold” could lead to mass extinction.

NASA’s Fuel-less Space Engine Has Been Tested

Jul 10, 2019

EmDrive, the physics-defying contraption ostensibly produces thrust, no fuel required.

Exercise Brings More Joy than Money, Says Study

Jul 09, 2019

Scientists say that certain sports that involve socializing can have a positive effect on your mental health.

Floating Solar Farms Could Help Solve the Climate Crisis

Jul 09, 2019

The floating islands could drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on fossil fuels.

Cigarette Butts are a Bigger Pollution Problem Than Plastic Straws

Jul 09, 2019

Tobacco product waste also contains over 7,000 toxic chemicals, as well as micro-plastics.

Bees Declared To Be The Most Important Living Being On Earth

Jul 09, 2019

Seventy percent of the world’s agriculture depends entirely on bees.

Scientists Discover Frozen Methane Dunes on Pluto

Jul 08, 2019

Something weird is at work on the cold, dark plains of Pluto, where hundreds of regularly spaced ridges look a bit like an alien thumbprint pressed into extraterrestrial ice. Today, though, researchers report in the journal Science that the strange landscape is actually a dune field crafted from methane "sand."

A Mushroom that Lives Solely on Plastic Has Been Discovered

Jul 08, 2019

Plastic waste is one of the biggest environmental issues of our time. And while a straw ban is not the way we're going to solve it, people everywhere are looking for ways to reduce plastic use and mitigate the effects of waste. From handing out plastic bags with embarrassing labels to removing the plastic from six-packs to harnessing the power of a plastic-eating mutant bacteria, more and more of us are working to find solutions to a growing global program.