ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Melting Thwaites Glacier to be Analyzed By Scientists By Digging a Hole Through It

PHYSICS & MATH 01.01.2020 11:46 AM

The Thwaites glacier has been reported to lose an estimated 540 billion tonnes of ice ever since the 1980s and in the recent measurements done by the scientists, Thwaites glacier melting is speeding up, making water flow into the Amundsen Sea.

Bottled Fresh Air is Now Available For Sale Online in India

01.01.2020 11:46 AM

The air quality in Delhi is deteriorating and people are now getting sick. A few years ago, fresh air was the only thing that humans can enjoy for free.

Scientists Made Coral Reefs Sound Health And The Fish Came Back

01.01.2020 11:37 AM

Marine biologists and researchers from Australia and the UK teamed up in order to save the corals in the Great Barrier Reef

The Bones of Aquatic Reptiles Were Solely Evolved for Swimming in Prehistoric Seas

01.01.2020 10:06 AM

Investigating aquatic reptiles and their bones, dino detectives assumed they are specialized for aquatic life. They have two major types for one kind of aquatic reptile, that is not a dino!

6 of the Most Interesting Things About Sloths

01.01.2020 09:46 AM

Sloths are an underappreciated animal. Let's welcome the new year by appreciating mostly unknown species on our planet like the adorable sloth.

Red Supergiant Star Betelgeuse Continues to Dim. Is This Goodbye?

01.01.2020 07:25 AM

Betelgeuse, Orion's brightest star, continues to be erratic. As early as 2016, astronomers were able to take note of the weird behavior coming from Orion's red supergiant star Betelguese.

Shade of Blue Cleanup Activity Organized in Thailand to Protect Tourism Spots

12.27.2019 21:30 PM

An Ocean Cleanup activity "Shade of Blue Ocean" was organized to increase environmental awareness.

Amazon Rainforest Worst Decade: An Overview of the Crisis

12.27.2019 20:32 PM

The world's largest rainforest is facing a crisis. Scientists are asking people to act now before the rainforest and the whole world suffers degradation.

Mantis Shrimp vs Disco Clam: Does the Vicious Predator Found Its Match?

12.27.2019 02:26 AM

It can be fun for us humans to watch the struggle between these two species but for Dr. Lindsey Dougherty and colleagues, this can provide a window to understanding the evolution of marine species.

Waste Liquid Contaminated With Radiation To Be Released in Fukushima

12.27.2019 01:23 AM

The Japanese government has laid out options on how to release radioactive wastes but the locals are against it.

Boronization is the Secret to Efficient Fusion Replication According to Physicists

12.26.2019 06:20 AM

According to the researchers, one of the major issues in operating tokamaks is the reduction of the efficiency of fusions when the plasma that fuels these fusions is mixed with impurities.

LEGO Bricks as an Alternative Thermal Insulator for Dilution Refrigerators? Find Out [VIDEO]!

12.26.2019 06:20 AM

LEGOs are often used by scientists in conducting experiments and just this week, physicists at Lancaster University wanted to see how these popular bricks react to the lowest temperature possible.

North American Coyotes and Crab-Eating Foxes Are Moving to South America and We Should Be Alarmed

12.26.2019 06:20 AM

Coyotes and foxes are both nocturnal species, meaning they are active during the night and usually hunt for smaller prey. However, as species not common in South America, their presence can be catastrophic to native species.

The TOXMAP Database Has Disappeared and Researchers Say That It's a Violation to EPCRA

12.26.2019 05:50 AM

Researchers and netizens are alarmed at the disappearance of the TOXMAP database. Some are saying that this is one of the plans of the Trump administration with its massive step back in implementing environmental policies.

Anopheles Mosquitoes Are More Resistant to Insecticides Thanks to Proteins Found in Their Legs

12.26.2019 05:40 AM

These malaria carriers are evolving to be resistant to insecticides. Scientists just found out how. With the recent changes in the climate, most species of plants and animals are evolving to adapt to their surroundings.

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