ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Alarming Rise of Smog in Northern China

China's environment is in danger with the rise of smog China is in their fifth year of reducing and resolving dilemmas regarding environmental pollutions which affects the skies, rivers, and soil.

Climate Crisis Gets Satellite Help For Monitoring

Power companies all over the world are downplaying their reports concerning the air pollution contribution their production has been making, the satellite monitoring might help put an end to this secrecy.

Plastics: Another killer in the Ocean

Study reveals oxygen-producing bacteria endangered by plastic wastes in the oceans The increasing amount of plastic wastes in the ocean does not only seem to kill larger animals in the ocean like whales but also affects and even kill one of the sources of oxygen in the world: the bacteria Prochorococcus.

The Face of Change: British Man with the Smallest Carbon Footprint

British man tedious enough to solve his carbon footprint to fight climate change In a world where the new car, new dress, and a cool profile picture seems to define your world, who can imagine that there is a man that sees and nurture one of the most important gifts to humankind.

Early Humans Learned to Cook 120,000 Years Ago

Scientists have found charred food remains from hearths of an ancient occupation site. (Photo : The Nature Box) Early human history (book illustration) 120,000 years ago, anatomically modern humans were feasting on plants such as those from rhizomes and tubers at the Klasies River Cave in the southern Cape of South Africa.

Info 101: Clearing the Air on What A Wind Turbine Is

This basic knowledge of wind turbines will clear out any misgivings you have on wind power. (Photo : Dirk Goldhahn) Windmills at the shore of denmark at Bønnerup Strand If you were asked to give one symbol for clean energy, your mind would immediately go to wind turbines.

Bee Facts That’ll Surprise You

Bees are very small creatures who live fascinating lives, but more importantly, they play a huge role in the environment that no other fuzzy flying insect could do.

Ammonite in Amber: Among the Rarest Fossil Finds

Scientists found a fossil of an ammonite trapped in amber during their search in northern Myanmar. (Photo : Tingting Yu, Richard Kellya, Lin Mua, Andrew Rosse, Jim Kennedyf, Pierre Brolyh, Fangyuan Xiai, Haichun Zhanga, Bo Wanga, and David Dilcher) Geological and paleogeographic maps of Burmese amber.
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