ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATEMethane accounts for 20% of the greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere that breaks down to carbon dioxide. But Elon Musk said to not worry too much about it because it breaks down quickly.
Canada and more than 20 more countries are pledging tough actions to reduce methane actions by an average of 30% by 2030 from its 2020 levels ahead of the COP26 in Glasgow.
A new paleontological study unearthed a mysterious northern hemisphere dinosaur called the 'flying dragon' in the Atacama desert, comparable to the largest pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus. The flying dragon might be a clue to an unrecorded migration between the northern and southern hemispheres.
Researchers used seismic waves in the deepest part of Earth's mantle to show that a massive tree-like structure is moving magma towards the surface via its canopy of plumes created for billions of years.
A study recently found higher electromagnetism levels caused cellular changes through underwater cables, in crustaceans particularly crabs, affecting blood cells.
Maxar Technologies' Worldview-2 satellite was able to capture night time imagery of the lava from the Kilauea volcano on October 1, showing an eerie glow from the volcano.
The original 20-foot specimen of what recent reports have described as a "mystery plant" was discovered in 1973 by Chicago's Field Museum's retired curator Robin Foster.
Contest garnered 129 entries and paid out $30,000 in prizes. Recycling old fishing line and soft baits into new products is labor-intensive, inefficient and simply, for many anglers, not easy to do.
A fisherman found 66 pounds of ambergris or whale vomit at Niyom Beach, Thailand after returning to shore from fishing. Experts have confirmed its authenticity and valued it at more than $1 million.
Approximately 80 percent of tsunamis started along the seismically active "Ring of Fire" of the Pacific Ocean. In the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, as well as the west coast, have the highest risk of a tsunami.