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The Reason Why LA Reservoir is Covered in Black Plastic Balls

05.15.2019 06:59 AM

They were originally thought to minimize evaporation. The Los Angeles reservoir holds some 12. 5 billion liters of water or roughly 3. 3 billion gallons, the same deposit where most LA residents get their personal drinking water.

China’s Pork Industry is Being Ravaged by African Swine Fever

05.15.2019 06:22 AM

The virus is reportedly harmless to humans but deadly to pigs—and, so far, there is no cure or vaccine.

5 Asian Countries That Seriously Pollute Waterways

05.14.2019 13:48 PM

Asia creates tons of plastic waste, but some Asian companies are trying to make a difference. Indonesia is home to the most polluted river in the world, the Citarum River­.

MIT’s Annual 2.007 Competition Pays Homage to Apollo 11

05.14.2019 10:12 AM

MIT’s popular class 2.007 proved that robots can be efficient, ingenious, and even highly entertaining moon-rock scavengers.

Bill Nye Unabashedly Educates Adults on the Severity of Global Warming

05.14.2019 10:05 AM

“The planet’s on f***ing fire,” he said, before setting a globe alight. Bill Nye the Science Guy, a staple in most of our childhoods. He has been an influence in science buff's lives, many of us grew up learning from him and most of us dreamed to one day be like Bill Nye.

CO2 Levels Are Higher Than Ever

05.14.2019 07:45 AM

CO2 in the atmosphere is considered to be the highest concentration since the evolution of the human species.

The Hottest Known Exoplanet Has Rare-Earth Metals

05.14.2019 07:41 AM

Scientists have recently detected traces of evaporated sodium, magnesium, chromium, and the rare-Earth metals scandium and yttrium on one exoplanet.

Barge Refloat After Spilling Tons of Oil

05.14.2019 07:37 AM

The ship was transporting more than 700 tons of heavy fuel and reportedly lost a huge amount of oil into the sea.

Long-term Happiness Caused by Traveling, Not Shopping

05.11.2019 14:54 PM

The happiness associated with traveling will become a mainstay in your psyche, as shopping gives a rather short lived feeling of happiness.

Jeff Bezos Unveils Blue Origin’s Design for Their Lunar Lander

05.10.2019 10:15 AM

Blue Moon is Blue Origin’s original design for a lunar rover that has a launch date of 2024. The commercial space race is heating up, with the likes of Elon Musk's SpaceX, as well as JAXA's partnership with Toyota and of course, Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic all vying for the title to be the first commercial company in space.

The DEA Wants More Marijuana and Less Opioids

05.10.2019 08:29 AM

In an attempt to combat America’s prescription drug problem, the DEA is proposing increased cannabis production.

Extinct Leopard Reportedly Spotted in Taiwan

05.10.2019 08:26 AM

According to local reports, the Formosan clouded leopard has recently been sighted in the wilderness.

Report States Agriculture is One of Earth’s Biggest Threats

05.09.2019 20:24 PM

Up to one million plant and animal species face extinction says the most comprehensive report yet on the state of global ecosystems.

Manmade Structures in Waterways Are Severely Damaging Ecosystems

05.09.2019 10:28 AM

Dams and reservoirs are said to be having a negative affect on the planet’s ecosystems. An estimated two-thirds of the Earth's longest rivers have been corrupted by dams, reservoirs or other manmade structures, seriously harming some of the most important ecosystems on the planet, researchers said Wednesday.

Politician Says Melting Sea Ice is a Good Thing, Climate Change Experts Disagree

05.09.2019 10:24 AM

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that the rapidly declining levels of sea ice could provide economic opportunities.

Scientist Trap CO2 in Stone to Help Clean Air of Harmful Emissions in Iceland

05.09.2019 10:03 AM

A new method has been devised to speed up the process of petrifying carbon dioxide. In Iceland, scientists are transforming carbon dioxide into rock, cleaning the air of harmful emissions that cause global warming.

Colorado Votes to Decriminalize “Magic Mushrooms”

05.09.2019 09:50 AM

Colorado was the first state in the United States to legalize recreational marijuana and now psychedelic mushrooms.

Great Britain’s Coal-free Power Production Effort Goes Over the 1,000-hour Mark for 2019

05.09.2019 09:38 AM

Total coal power use for Britain has fallen by almost two-thirds for the first months of this year. Coal is one of the worst contributors to carbon emissions and global warming, and Britain is doing it's best in minimizing their involvement.

A Now Extinct Australian Mammal Becomes the First Verified Victim of Climate Change

05.09.2019 09:33 AM

Rising sea levels destroyed the mammal’s habit, essentially eradicating the species. A small brown rat which lived on a tiny island off northern Australia is the world's first mammal known to have become extinct due to "human-induced climate change," the Australian government says.

Next-Generation Plastic Designed To Be Recycled Over And Over Again

05.09.2019 08:30 AM

Scientists have made a next-generation plastic that can be recycled again and again. A team of researchers at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has designed a recyclable plastic that can be disassembled into its principal parts at the molecular level, and then reassembled into a different shape, texture, and color again and again without loss of performance or quality.

New Device Could Shorten Patients’ Waiting Times to Just 30 Minutes for Blood Test Results

05.08.2019 08:49 AM

A new approach allows clinicians to determine in as little as 30 minutes whether bacteria is present in the blood.

Paper Wasps Show the Ability to Reason Similar to Humans

05.08.2019 08:47 AM

Wasp queens were recently tested on their reasoning skills and the results are surprising. Certain wasps may be able to understand associations and unknowns about their surroundings, according to a recent study.

Ancient Shamanic Pouch is Found with Traces of Cocaine and Psychedelics

05.08.2019 08:38 AM

The largest number of psychoactive substances ever found in a single archaeological collection from South America.

Winds and Water Temperatures are the Main Ingredients in Southeast Asia’s Seasonal Monsoon

05.08.2019 07:57 AM

The cause of the monsoon is an increasing temperature difference between the warming land and the cool ocean.

New App Lends Airport Navigation Skills to the Visually Impaired

05.07.2019 14:32 PM

With the use of a smartphone, an app and Bluetooth beacons, visually impaired travelers found their way through Pittsburgh International Airport.

Smaller Tyrannosaur Fossils Aid Researchers in T-Rex Lineage

05.07.2019 11:57 AM

The recent discoveries of much smaller tyrannosaurs shine light on the history of the King of Dinosaurs.

Russian Crude Oil Has Been Contaminated

05.07.2019 07:54 AM

An investigation has been launched to uncover the reason for mass amounts of crude oil getting contaminated.

NASA Says the Possibility of Earth Being Hit with a Meteor is Very High

05.06.2019 10:34 AM

A meteor could hit the Earth within our lifetime. Dangerous asteroids flying past Earth are not rare, and more meteor strikes happen than the public is aware of, the head of NASA has said.

UN to Lend a Helping Hand to Indigenous Peoples Worldwide

05.06.2019 08:23 AM

From the Philippines to Brazil to Russia, the UN promises decriminalization of Indigenous peoples. A new campaign to stop the criminalization of Indigenous peoples for protesting against governments and corporations in defense of their traditional lands aims to protect them from persecution, murder, and imprisonment on falsified charges, said the UN special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples on Thursday.

Alzheimer’s Disease May Now Be Detected Years Before Symptoms Arise

05.06.2019 08:06 AM

A new two-step diagnosis process may help detect Alzheimer’s disease. A new two-step diagnostic process is maintaining to firmly detect Alzheimer's disease nearly 10 years before clinical symptoms appear.