About 450 years ago, the North Atlantic Ocean was found to be going through periodic warming. And it was during these time, extended periods of major wildfires occurred in the West. This finding has led scientists conclude that there lies a link…
Rising Ocean Temperatures exacerbate wildfire cycle! Read More »
The already wretched victim to natural calamities, Indonesia has been pounced with disasters like flash floods that have killed 100 people and displaced more than 400,000 this year can face repeated calamities unless it takes swift action for…
True, the effects of greenhouse gases are huge and widespread! But, perhaps not to the extent as seemingly being randomly concluded by scientists! This is revealed by the fact that drought – which was previously been thought to have caused by…
Drought caused by natural climate variation, not greenhouse effect! Read More »
Great news for the bird watchers! 237 whooping cranes have already made their yearly migration, returning to Texas’ Aransas National Wildlife refugee. These numbers along with the number of currently captive birds brings their total population to a…
Whooping cranes' comeback puts Texas' crane population to a record 518 in 100 years! Read More »
You must be busy preparing for the New Year party by now! But, did you prepare for where to send the leftovers that will be generated at the end of the party? Dump them just to rot in the nearby landfill to produce an unhealthy and foul air? Oops! Don’t..
Feed birds with the New Year dinner leftovers and avoid unhygienic food decay! Read More »
Climate change is alarmingly devastating the Great Barrier Reef and in turn the food source of its exotic fish species! An environmental study has found that the fish’s food source is disappearing rapidly along with the changing climate, leaving the..
Warming seas wiping out fish's food source! Read More »
We may soon get peanuts in the market shelves that could just not be safer, but also more nutritious and even easier to grow, compared to the conventional ones! Yes, scientists have been given a green signal for building genetically engineered peanuts…
Compared to the rest of the world, the Northern latitudes are warming twice as rapidly! — According to a 2004 scientific assessment. With the Arctic’s annual ocean temperatures predicted to rise with an additional 13 degrees Fahrenheit by the century’s..
Will listing Polar Bears as 'Threatened' compel U.S. industries to curb CO2 output? Read More »
On Tuesday, a strong tremor of magnitude 7.1 has struck off Taiwan! According to the US Geological Survey, it was followed by a powerful aftershock. Though the quake could be felt across the island, no damage or injuries were immediately…
A 47-million-year-old ‘leaf insect’ has been discovered for the first time. To add to the achievement and the scientists’ surprises, the prehistoric leaf-imitating insect strikingly resembles the mimickers of today!
The first leaf-insect fossil –…
47-million-year-old, first leaf-mimicking insect fossil found! Read More »