ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATEWhite sharks vacate the area within minutes following brief visits from orcas There is a challenge to the notion that great white sharks are the most formidable predators in the ocean.
Plastics are excellent materials: extremely versatile and almost eternally durable. But this is also exactly the problem, because, after only about 100 years of producing plastics, plastic particles are now found everywhere - in groundwater, in the oceans, in the air, and in the food chain.
Ozone pollution reduced even when electricity is produced by combustion sources EVANSTON, Ill. -- If you have ever wondered how much electric vehicle (EV) adoption actually matters for the environment, a new study provides evidence that making this switch would improve overall air quality and lower carbon emissions.
A game-changer in the planet-hunting matter The Transmitting Exoplanets Survey Satellite of NASA just discovered a nearby system that hosts the first Earth-size planet and also a warm sub-Neptune-size world.