ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Can Humans Finally Talk to Whales? Scientists Use AI to Try Decoding Whale Songs

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 10.27.2021 04:20 AM

Researchers are trying to train artificial intelligence to talk to whales in their own language by decoding their meaning. But should humans do that?

Paleo-Fires Common in Antarctica 75 Million Years Ago, Burned Parts of Forests Home to Angiosperms

10.27.2021 03:50 AM

Science reports present a raging wildfire ripped through Antarctica approximately 75 million years ago, when dinosaurs were still roaming this planet.

‘Tipping Points in the Climate System’ Better Understood, Predicted Through Data from Ancient Past

10.26.2021 21:10 PM

Current insight of tipping points in which the climate system has exceeded a threshold outside which massive and frequently irreversible changes take place is limited, a report on climate change said.

Continuous Plankton Recorder: This Device Helps Scientists Understand the Ocean Better, Has Great Global Impact

10.26.2021 02:55 AM

An unusual metal box called Continuous Plankton Recorder has recently been introduced as developed by scientists to help with solving climate change.

Massive Asteroids, Comets Once Bombarded Earth That Altered Oxygen Levels in the Atmosphere

10.26.2021 00:20 AM

Researchers led by Harvard University studied remnants of ancient asteroids and found that massive space rocks have bombarded Earth before, which delayed the accumulation of oxygen on the planet.

New Partnership To Protect Critically Endangered Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat

10.25.2021 23:46 PM

Australian Wildlife Conservancy joins efforts to conserve the world’s largest burrowing marsupial.

Tiny Unicellular Protist Can Help Predict Climate Change and Buffer Global Warming, Study Says

10.25.2021 22:01 PM

Researchers combine protist experiments and mathematical models to understand how they respond to climate change and how they can play a big role in buffering global warming.

Aquatic Fungus Now a Threat to Terrestrial Frog Survival; Will they be the Next Amphibians to be Wiped Off the Map?

10.25.2021 21:18 PM

An aquatic fungus had recently threatened to wipe off terrestrial frogs as it has done to the extinction of some species of amphibians.

Giant Holes Formation in the Arctic Ice Sheet Shows Last Ice Area Is Less Resilient To Warming

10.25.2021 03:29 AM

A new study discovered that a giant hole, called a polynya, has formed in the Arctic ice sheet. The holes may appear again due to climate change and could mark the beginning of the Arctic's melting.

India Experiences Most Devastating Effects From Heat-Induced by Climate Change; Country 15 Percent More Vulnerable Than 1990

10.25.2021 00:51 AM

A new study confirms that India is the top country that experiences the largest negative effscts of heat extremities brought by climate change.

Newly Found Sponge-Like Structures Could Push Animal Evolution Back by Several Hundred Million Years

10.24.2021 21:42 PM

Modern sponges were thought to emerge during the Neoproterozoic era but newly found sponge-like structures suggest that they emerged several hundred million years before the Great Oxidation Event, implying that they might have lived 890 million years ago.

Tongue-Eating Louse: Does This Creature Really Eat What’s Inside Its Host's Mouth?

10.23.2021 22:23 PM

A tongue-eating louse is known for doing what's described as an "icky job" as it wants to get inside the mouth of an animal where it's found to "eat" and eventually, replace the tongue.

Dinosaur Fossil in Australia First Thought as Giant Carnivore Confirmed Today as Herbivore

10.22.2021 23:51 PM

A new study corrected the initial findings from Australia's huge fossil footprint first thought of as a predatory meat-eating dinosaur that turned out to be a herbivore species.

Alligators vs. Crocodiles: See the Difference in Taxonomy, Physical Appearance, Habitat

10.22.2021 22:47 PM

How do alligators differ from crocodiles? Despite having almost similar physical features these two reptiles should not be interchanged. Here are some facts about them.

Human Brain's Size Decreased 3,000 Years Ago; Changes Linked to Ant Society

10.22.2021 06:27 AM

A new study discovered that the human brain evolved, but decreased its size 3,000 years ago. The reason to why modern day brains are smaller could be found in the development of ans societies.

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