ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATERecent analysis shows recurrent forming of dead zones in the North Pacific during warm climates. The new research provides crucial information for understanding the reasons for "hypoxia" or low oxygen in the North Pacific.
A study suggests that due to greenhouse gas emissions, freshwater ecosystems are in danger of running out of oxygen which in turn would cause the loss of species and more production of methane.
Authorities are investigating a massive sinkhole that appeared in a farmer's field in Mexico's Puebla state. The hole has rapidly expanded and is threatening to swallow a nearby house.
Scientists proved that a new type of transparent electrode could be used as a building block for see-through solar cells to make on-site energy generation possible.
Conservationists have just sighted a giant river otter--believed to be extinct for over 40 years, in the rivers of the Impenetrable National Park, Argentina.
An international team of scientists found that the mass extinction rate that will soon be upon is considerably higher than the rate of extinction experienced when dinosaurs were wiped off the face of the planet millions of years ago.
Researchers working to unlock mysteries behind the toxic venom of the deadly stonefish have recently discovered which could change the manner sting victims could undergo treatment in the future.
Researchers propose that seesaw climatic patterns like El Niño influenced and drove the evolution of flora and mammal fauna in the African continent more than a million years ago.
A new video originally posted on Twitter presents two bees at work seemingly unscrewing the orange lid of Fanta beverage to reach a sugary liquid inside the bottle.
Discovering a new way in which fishes and whales help the environment, researchers from the University of Agder in Norway found that fishes and whales help absorb greenhouse gas emissions.
A new study recently revealed duetting songbirds are strongly in sync that they appear "telepathic" because of their ability to mute their mate's music mind while singing.
A new species of chocolate-like frog was discovered in a lowland New Guinea forest. A potential addition to the tree frog species has just been discovered by scientists in New Guinea, and it's unlike anything seen before.