ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Mining In A Chile City Brings Fortunes & Diseases Like Cancer

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 05.17.2017 03:43 AM

The town of Antofagasta in Chile may have generated a huge annual income for its residents but it costs their health.

Colorful, Animated Temperature Spiral Used In Paris Climate Agreement Gets An Update

05.17.2017 03:26 AM

Ed Hawkins has updated the viral temperature spiral as a celebration for his birthday. The rainbow-colored, animated temperature spiral that became viral for showing the rising temperature of the world for centuries will be getting a new update as a celebration for the creator's birthday.

Recovery Of Caribbean Long-Spined Sea Urchin Is Obstructed With The Aggressive Competitor, Study Finds

05.17.2017 02:32 AM

The study has found the implication of the overfishing of higher predator has increased the aggressive competitor in the Caribbean reef.

Arctic Negribreen Glacier In Norway Spotted By ESA’s Satellite To Be On The Move

05.16.2017 18:13 PM

The Negribreen Glacier was witnessed by ESA's satellites to be surging in a rapid speed. Researchers were surprised as the Arctic Negribreen glacier was discovered to be moving thirteen times faster than before.

Ancient Beads Made From Meteorites Could Reveal The Prehistoric Culture

05.16.2017 15:56 PM

According to study, these ancient beads were fashioned from an exotic material unearthed from the fragments of a crashed meteorite.

Italian Supervolcano Campi Flegrei Reportedly About To Erupt Soon; 360,000 People Affected

05.16.2017 15:05 PM

Scientists warn the officials in Sana'a of the threat brought by the Italian supervolcano Campi Flegrei. If the supervolcano continues to erupt, it will affect more than 360,000 lives.

Tree-Climbing Lions Of Uganda Wandering More Distant As Prey Animals Decrease

05.16.2017 14:47 PM

A new study reveals that the tree-climbing lions of Uganda are running low on prey and they should range more distant for finding enough prey and survive.

Henderson Island, One Of The Remote Islands In The World, Is Facing Severe Pollution From Plastic Debris

05.16.2017 13:21 PM

A new study uncovers that one of the remote islands on earth, the Henderson Island, is polluted with a major amount of plastic debris.

Queen Bee Egg Development Affected By Pesticides

05.16.2017 13:06 PM

Scientists looking at bumblebees in the English countryside suggest that using the insecticide Thiamethoxam might bring down the bumblebee population.

Rare Albino Orangutan In Indonesia Named "Alba"

05.16.2017 13:04 PM

"Alba" is now the name of the once-captive rare albino orangutan. The rare albino orangutan that was rescued from captivity in Indonesia has finally been given a name.

Poland-EU's Increasing Clash Over World Heritage Forest

05.16.2017 12:49 PM

Poland refuses to back down over the logging in the Polish Bialowieza forests, even as the European Union prepares to take action.

Chinese Demand For Totoaba Fish Swim Bladder Could Drive Vaquita Porpoises Into Extinction

05.16.2017 11:10 AM

The demand for the totoaba fish swim bladder causes the large decline in the vaquita porpoises population, leaving only 30 alive based on the campaigners' statistics. The totoaba fish itself is already an endangered species but illegal fishing persists just to acquire the totoaba fish swim bladder that costs a fortune.

Lake Atescatempa In Guatemala Is Facing The Severe Impacts Of Climate Change

05.16.2017 06:16 AM

Rapid climate change affects drastically the Lake Atescatempa in Guatemala that has dried up due to severe drought and temperature.

The World's Best Preserved Fossil Makes Its Public Debut

05.16.2017 01:13 AM

The perfect mummified fossil of a nodosaur, which was mummified and discovered in Canada in 2011 now made its public debut.

Global Warming Worsens Allergies In Summer, Fall & Spring Leaving Humans No Escape

05.15.2017 20:22 PM

Global warming triggers factors for plants to worsen allergy-causing pollens. Thus, humans have no escape, whether in summer, fall or spring.

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