Microalgae Producing Ecofriendly Biofuel, Perfect Alternative For Fossil Fuel

Medicine & Technology Mar 01, 2017

Scientists Found An Alternative Process To Produce Biofuel By Farming Microalgae. Nannochloropsis Oceanica can store more Triacylglycerols (TAGs) which can be used as biofuels.

New York Museum Displays World's Largest, Newly Discovered Dinosaur

Jan 18, 2016

Last Friday, scientists uncovered a 122-foot long dinosaur. It is so big that even the American Museum of Natural History in New York, home of the biggest blue whale model, may need some extensions.

Investors Torn on Fossil Fuels and Climate Change

Jan 08, 2015

There is a rift forming among energy investors in some of the world's largest energy companies over a global campaign aiming to make fossil fuels as unpopular as tobacco, to better combat climate change. Over the past seven months, investors including the likes of the heirs to the Rockefeller Standard Oil fortune and the board of trustees at California's Stanford University have decided not to invest in coal companies. And the ramifications are significant.

How Crops Will Change the Atmosphere of the Future—CO2 On the Rise

Nov 23, 2014

There’s a lot more to consider when looking at climate change in future models than meets the eye. Yes carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels plays a part, but so can the simple changes in the agricultural practices that feed a growing world. And a new study published this week in the journal Nature reveals that levels of carbon dioxide will likely be on the rise, at least in the Northern Hemisphere, as summer heat and the tail-end of the growing season will spark major crop plants to release CO2 in parts of the growing season.

Massive Crater in Siberia Sparks Conversations of UFOs and Bermuda Triangle

Nov 17, 2014

For those who have ventured to Siberia in their lifetime, you know that there is a mysterious air about the desolate arctic tundra plains. But earlier this summer when a giant sinkhole was discovered in northern Siberia’s Yamal Peninsula, researchers realized just how strange it may be.