Total Darkness, Thriving Ecosystem Beneath Antarctic Ice Shelf That Existed 6,000 Years Found

Medicine & Technology Dec 21, 2021

A new paper recently showed that total darkness, as well as a thriving ecosystem, have been around for thousands of years already.

More Microplastics in Soil Threatens Agriculture and Human Health

Dec 08, 2021

The UN releases a report that warns of the catastrophic impacts of plastic use in agriculture that threatens not only soil health but also public health.

Growing Trees Cause More Methane to Escape in Wetland Areas During Dry and Wet Conditions

Dec 07, 2021

In new research, study authors have shown evidence that far more methane is released by growing trees that grow on floodplains in the Amazon basin than by soil or surface water and this takes place in both dry and wet conditions.

Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch Feared to Transport Invasive Species As It Becomes a Plastic Habitat

Dec 06, 2021

In a baffling discovery, scientists found coastal marine species in 90% of the plastic human debris in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch sparking concern for the transportation of invasive species.

Why Is Honey Fungus Considered the Largest Living Creature on Earth? Scientists Search for Reasons

Dec 04, 2021

While the blue whale is known for being the largest animal known to exist on this planet, a mushroom species called honey fungus is said to be the largest creature on Earth.

Plate Tectonics Weaken as They Sink; Research Reveals Pieces of Crust of Earth Bend Upon Entry in the Mantle

Nov 15, 2021

Findings of a recently published research led by ETH Zürich reconciled two hypotheses by showing plate tectonics are only substantially weakened as they sink.

Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos Predicts Earth Will Be a 'Natural Resort' and Only Few Will Be Allowed To Stay

Nov 15, 2021

Amazon Founder and space explorer Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos, recently forecasted that Earth will soon become a "natural resort."

Airborne Lidar Surveys 32,800-Square-Mile Area, Revealing Hundreds of Long-Lost Maya and Olmec Ceremonial Sites

Nov 08, 2021

The 32,800-square-mile area which was recently surveyed by the Mexican Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geográfia revealed hundreds of long-lost Maya and Olmec ceremonial sites.

MIT Researchers Explore How Marsh Grass Provide Protection From Devastating Storm Surges Along the Shorelines

Oct 19, 2021

New research from MIT could help planners to take advantage of the wave-damping benefits of marsh grass in shorelines as climate change threatens coastal ecosystems.

Sugadaira Highlands Kogen Biome Unveiled: New Study Shows How the Area Has Been Rapidly Losing Its Grasslands the Last 300 Years

Oct 06, 2021

New research carried out by researchers at the University of Tsukuba Forestry, and Forest Products Research Institute recently unveiled the Sugadaira Highlands Kogen biome for the past three centuries.

‘Dinosaur Shrimp’ Discovery in Northern Arizona; Unusual Finding of Hundreds of Tadpole-Size Creatures After Heavy Rainfall

Oct 05, 2021

After a heavy summer downpour in Arizona, reports of a "dinosaur shrimp" discovery have spread, identifying the new find as "Triops," tadpole-size creatures.

126,000 Gallon Oil Spill Across Orange County Coastline Causes Beaches to Close, Cancel an Air Show

Oct 04, 2021

An oil spill from an offshore rig across led to a six-mile-wide leak through the Orange County coastline last weekend that caused beaches to close.

How Earth Will Be By 2500 If Humans Do Not Act Now, Scientists Warn

Sep 27, 2021

Scientists recently came out with a warning that by 2500, if humans don't act to save the planet, it will be alien to them as a result of long-term environmental impacts.

Plastic Recycling: Scientists Invent New Approach to Reusable Synthetic Polymer Sans Degrading It, Solution to Pollution

Sep 27, 2021

New research recently showed that proof-of-concept of a whole new approach to plastic recycling, inspired by the manner nature is naturally recycling the organic polymers' components present in the environment.

Ant Chemicals Used to Combat Plant Diseases; New Study Shows How They Can Substitute Pesticides

Sep 23, 2021

A new Danish study shows that ants excrete chemical compounds that effectively inhibit plant pathogens, even where current pesticides are giving up.