ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Red Coral Effectively Recovers in Mediterranean Protected Areas

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 02.05.2020 13:55 PM

Protection measures of the Marine Protected Areas have enable red coral colonies (Corallium rubrum) to recover partially in the Mediterranean Sea, reaching health levels similar to those of the 1980s in Catalonia and of the 1960s in the Ligurian Sea (Northwestern Italy).

Peeking at the Plumbing of one of the Aleutian's Most-active Volcanoes

02.05.2020 13:47 PM

A new approach to analyzing seismic data reveals deep vertical zones of low seismic velocity in the plumbing system underlying Alaska's Cleveland volcano

Kusto Group’s Yerkin Tatishev and Daniel Kunin on Supporting Kazakhstan’s Agricultural Renewal

02.05.2020 10:14 AM

Yerkin Tatishev and Kusto Group, a multi-national diverse company operating across business sectors, aim to support Kazakhstan’s agricultural renewal as the country continues to emerge from economic challenges.

Compostable Coffee Pods Making Coffee More Sustainable In 2020

01.31.2020 11:23 AM

When the concept of coffee pod machines that could help you to recreate your favourite coffee shop beverage at home first came about, many people were very excited. These machines are present in many homes around the world to this day, but what kind of effect are these having on the environment? Many people don't realise that these pods are not always compostable and they cannot be recycled.

AI Predicts Increase of Phytoplankton in 2100 Not the Decrease Expected by Oceanographers

01.31.2020 07:54 AM

This is the outcome that is predicted by a machine learning earth system model, that predicts an outcome that is not compatible with some assertions. One speculation is that climate change will affect phytoplankton, that is at the bottom of the food chain in the ocean.

Dinosaurs Left Their Footprints in a Scorched Earth and That Had Stages of Death and Rebirth in the Jurassic Epoch

01.31.2020 07:53 AM

A photo dated back to 1964, sent off Emese Bordy from the University of Cape Town to track down what he saw in the photographs. It captured images of dinosaur footprints located on a farm in South Africa.

Scientists Discovers Fossils of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, First-Ever Dinosaur that Swims and Eats Fish

01.30.2020 07:38 AM

In the age of the dinosaurs, not too many would evolve into a semi-water going lifestyle, but the Spinosaurus aegyptiacus is an exception. Scientists have studied the massive meat-eaters fossil and found clues of its watery adaptation about 95 million years ago (MYA).

5 Eco Cruise Tips to Reduce Waste When You Travel

01.29.2020 14:08 PM

Want to make your cruise greener? Use these eco cruise travel tips to make sure you minimize the effect of your travel on the planet.

60-Feet Monstrous Overlords Terrorized Creatures in Ancient Seas

01.29.2020 08:03 AM

In ancient seas and earlier epochs, a large and ancient leviathan terrorized all sea creatures. Killer Whales would be nothing compared to this sea monster, that cannibalized other whales too.

Climate Change Is Causing Marine Heatwaves That Are Moving Food Sources and Causing Whale Entanglement

01.29.2020 08:01 AM

Increased numbers of whales getting entangled are raising a red flag, with more instances of it happening. Disruptions that are caused by entropy and climate change is now causing changes like marine heatwaves. This happens when changes in the normal worldwide temperature of seas increase affecting fisheries and ocean-going species.

Scientists Discover the Importance of Plasmodesmata in the Formation of Roots in Times of Drought

01.29.2020 07:58 AM

Changes in climate prompt nature to find ways and means to survive, and plants are very efficient as far as their evolutionary responses developed to deal with it. They dig deeper into the soil with their roots, looking for trapped moisture when there is drought. How it works is what scientists are studying now, of vital importance as well.

Death Looms as the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) Declares Doomsday Clock to Be at 100 Seconds to Midnight

01.28.2020 11:12 AM

Are we running into the arms of oblivion as mankind's mad dash to doomsday? Everything is pointing to midnight as the time when mankind invariably meets its doom.

Archaic Viruses Trapped in a Tibetan Glacier Is a Window Into What Kinds of Viruses Lived Epochs Before

01.28.2020 10:10 AM

Scientists make a valuable discovery in a glacial plateau on the northwest part of Tibet in China. This discovery finds viruses that were in a deep freeze in the glacier for the past 15,000 years. These viruses are archaic and unknown to science, and it will give an idea of how viruses developed and culture that long ago.

How Did the Palaeoloxodon Evolve, a Straight-Tusked Elephant According to Scientists

01.27.2020 19:51 PM

Before modern elephants arose, in Europe and Asia in the Pleistocene and Holocene eras the Palaeoloxodon lived. It is an extinct species of straight-tusked elephants that were very different from the curved tusks of modern elephants in our present period.

Oldest Allosaurid “Allosaurus Jimmadseni” Is the Newest Addition to This Dinosaur Family With Unique Crests on the Face

01.27.2020 19:38 PM

A new kind of carnivorous dinosaur is announced by the Natural History Museum of Utah, newly designated dinosaur "Allosaurus jimmadseni". Discovered in the 1990s at the Dinosaur National Monument in northeastern Utah, and it lived in the flood plains in 157-152 million years ago (MYA) during the Later Jurassic Period.

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