ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Can Lost Birds Read The Earth’s Magnetic Field To Find Their Way Back?

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 02.17.2021 01:01 AM

Migratory birds can get lost along the way despite doing one migration in their life. But birds can still find their way using the Earth's global magnetic field.

Domestic Wood Burning Contributes Three Times the Particle Pollution of Traffic in the UK

02.17.2021 00:15 AM

Domestic wood burning has become the biggest contributor to small particle pollution in the UK, which is three times the amount of particle air pollution in traffic.

Italy's Mount Etna Spews Ash and Smoke in New Eruption

02.16.2021 23:11 PM

Mount Etna, sitting on the east coast of Sicily in Italy, has spewed ash and smoke in a new eruption on Tuesday, February 16.

Australian Research Expedition Finds Native Lizard Ancestor

02.16.2021 22:40 PM

An expedition, this time to a large inland salt lake, has uncovered a tiny new skink - a fossil ancestry to the modern Australian blue-tongued lizards.

Investigation Reveals Supermarkets Significantly Contribute to Climate Change

02.16.2021 22:32 PM

A report shows that the freezer aisles in your local supermarket may be doing more damage to the climate than previously thought.

New Theory of Dinosaur Extinction Involves Long-Distance Comet from Solar System's Edge

02.16.2021 15:34 PM

Dinosaurs were long thought to have gone extinct by a large asteroid slamming against the surface of the earth 66 million years ago. However, a new theory suggests it wasn't quite an asteroid.

Cities Around the World Are Sinking Because of Their Colossal Weight

02.16.2021 04:47 AM

The colossal weight of cities is making them sink and not just the rising sea levels. A study gives insight on the importance of including subsidence into climate change risk.

Scientists Create Bendable Concrete and Carbon-Infused Cement Mixes to Curb Carbon Emissions

02.16.2021 03:15 AM

Scientists created bendable concrete that can reduce carbon emissions. They also developed several concrete mixtures that are infused with carbon dioxide.

Tropical Paper Wasps Found to Babysit for Neighbors

02.16.2021 00:25 AM

Biologists from the universities of Bristol, Exeter, and UCL recently found that wasps offer crucial support to their extended families by babysitting at neighboring nests.

How Birds Developed Thicker Down Jackets to Survive the Cold

02.15.2021 23:20 PM

The environment, temperatures, and altitude have significant effects on a bird's down feathers. Data gathered also helps researchers identify how birds tackle the challenges of the climate crisis.

Mysterious Decline of Australia's Urban Platypuses

02.15.2021 21:37 PM

Research shows the troubling future platypuses face and the mysterious population decline that has gone unnoticed due to the mammal's elusiveness.

Is There Any Difference Between Today’s Humans, the Neanderthals and the Denisovans?

02.15.2021 20:02 PM

One who analyzes the difference between modern humans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans might not find any sort of noticeable difference, at least for the Neanderthals.

[WATCH] Photographer Reverse Melting of Snowflakes

02.15.2021 04:41 AM

A photographer used microphotography to capture snowflakes melt. But amazingly, he showed the 'hauntingly beautiful' reverse melting of the ice crystals.

Commercial Carbon Capture and Use, Taking One Step Ahead with Leading Companies in the Industry

02.15.2021 04:13 AM

The US Department of Energy has recently awarded a grant to RTI International, CEMEX -- leading cement, concrete, and aggregates supplier on developing a CO2 capture system and commercially available carbon utilization solution.

Researchers Found Mysterious Life Forms Beneath Antarctica

02.15.2021 03:22 AM

Despite Antarctica's hostile environment, researchers found the first stationary living organism in an Antarctic ice shelf far from light or warmth, adding to its mystery.

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