ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Race Against Time To Trace Oil Spill Source in Gulf of Mexico, Was It Caused by Hurricane Ida?

POLICY 09.06.2021 06:10 AM

The U.S. Coast guard, together with various clean-up crews on-site, are trying to trace the origin of an oil spill off the Gulf of Mexico that happened shortly after Hurricane Ida.

Hurricane Larry Path Tracker: NASA Shares Image of Monster Category-3 Typhoon As It Approaches Bermuda, US, Atlantic

09.06.2021 04:35 AM

Recent reports said, Larry, currently a Category 3 hurricane, could intensify into a stronger Category 4 storm, possibly by Sunday.

Ant Teeth: Scientists Reveal How They Can Help in the Development of Gadgets

09.06.2021 03:03 AM

Every time an ant is biting into something, the force is ideally spread throughout its teeth brought by zinc atoms’ equal dispersal.

Earth Evolution: Geologists Reveal This Planet Could Further Evolve into Massive Supercontinents in 200 Million Years

09.05.2021 23:25 PM

Research carried out on the climate impacts of the tectonics, rotation rate, and isolation has explored two probable situations out of which one is the supercontinent’s formation at low latitudes.

Air Filter Leader Filter King Summarizes Us Temperatures, and Which States Are the Hottest

09.05.2021 23:20 PM

Filter King, air filter treatment and delivery provider, revealed its 2021 study comparing the average temperature in every US state for the last 20 years.

Whale Watching, Ship Noise Cause Stress in Marine Animals; Cortisol in Water Spray Shows Physiological Stress

09.05.2021 23:12 PM

Although whale watching is an economic activity that helps preserve the marine population, it can also cause significant stress to whales. Thus, it also adversely affects their population in general.

Mad Cow Diseases Identified in Brazil; 2 Unusual Cases Detected Causing the Suspension of Beef Exports to China

09.05.2021 21:01 PM

Two cases of BSE cases were detected while health inspections were being carried out in Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso states in aged cattle.

Dog Behavior: Study Reveals How Man's Best Friend Can Distinguish Humans' Intentional Acts From Unintentional Ones

09.04.2021 22:55 PM

A study found that dogs were able to correctly identify the difference between intentional and unintentional acts of humans.

Komodo Dragons Now Listed as ‘Endangered’; IUCN Red List Warns Threat of 2-in-5 Shark Extinction

09.04.2021 21:30 PM

Around 28 percent of 138,000 percent of Komodo dragons analyzed by the Union are now said to be in danger of disappearing in the wild permanently.

Tibetan Plateau Ice-Covered Lakes Influencing Heat Transfer in Land, Atmosphere

09.04.2021 03:09 AM

Little is known about the lakes in the Tibetan Plateau during winter, but scientists believe that it could be a heat flux hot spot that releases the heat absorbed from solar radiation.

Supervolcanoes Still Active, Hazardous After Massive Eruptions Thousands of Years Ago

09.04.2021 02:33 AM

Although supervolcanoes have not made massive super-eruptions for thousands of years, they remain active and dangerous. It stresses the necessity to approach them and offer insights that can potentially predict their activities.

Parasitic Cookiecutter Sharks Terrorize Not Only Great White Sharks, Whales, but Animals of All Sizes in Varying Ocean Depths

09.04.2021 00:08 AM

Initially believed to prey on larger apex predators, research suggests that the parasitic cookiecutter sharks, Isistius brasiliensis, prey on animals of all sizes other than the great white sharks and orcas.

Higher Is Faster: Study Reveals Effect of Altitude, Environment on Bird, Mammal Evolution Rate in High Regions

09.03.2021 23:13 PM

A new study suggests that the rise and fall of Earth's landscapes have also affected the evolution of animals, with birds and mammals in mountainous regions evolving quicker.

Big John, South Dakota's Biggest Triceratops Fossil Goes on Display, Set To Fetch Big Bucks in Paris Auction

09.03.2021 22:05 PM

Big John, the most complete Triceratops fossil, goes on display a month before its Paris auction slated to fetch big bucks.

WAX Launches 'Green NFTs,' Gives the Blockchain a Stake in the Environment

09.03.2021 08:40 AM

The Worldwide Asset eXchange (WAX), the world leader in the trading of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has released its new collection of "Carbon Offset vIRL NFTs," digitally tradeable items that help the environment in return.

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