Environmental Science

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current Is Speeding Up—And It’s Not The First Time

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current Is Speeding Up—And It’s Not The First Time

Ancient ocean layers reflect changes in the strength of the Atlantic Circumpolar Current (ACC) during the last 5.3 million years. Comparisons with climatic circumstances reveal…
A Man Was Convicted Of Vandalism After Diverting the Course of a River at a US National Park

A Man Was Convicted Of Vandalism After Diverting the Course of a River at a US National Park

Has Pierce Brosnan taught us nothing? Far from how we should order our martinis, the former Bond star was recently in court and punished for…
7,000-year-old Neolithic Boats Were Extremely Sophisticated and Surprisingly Modern

7,000-year-old Neolithic Boats Were Extremely Sophisticated and Surprisingly Modern

Neolithic sailors in the Mediterranean traveled on sophisticated vessels that already had many of the nautical solutions seen on modern boats. The quality and sophistication…
Excavations of Neolithic Boats in the Mediterranean Have Revealed Advanced Nautical Technology

Excavations of Neolithic Boats in the Mediterranean Have Revealed Advanced Nautical Technology

People used highly sophisticated boats to travel the Mediterranean Sea almost 7,000 years ago, according to a study published March 20, 2024, in the open-access…
Using Physics to Create a New, Sustainable Plastic

Using Physics to Create a New, Sustainable Plastic

Sophie van Lange, a Ph.D. candidate, has spent the past three years working toward a single goal: developing hard, sustainable plastic. The polymers we use…
Dehydrating the Stratosphere Could Help Alleviate Climate Change, Scientists Suggest

Dehydrating the Stratosphere Could Help Alleviate Climate Change, Scientists Suggest

Scientists have been debating whether purposefully drying the Earth’s stratosphere could be a solution to the climate catastrophe (other than, you know, not burning crazy…
Ancient connection between Mosses and Fungus

Ancient connection between Mosses and Fungus

Researchers have provided new light on the historic connection between mosses and fungi. They revealed that complex moss-fungus interactions were frequently dependent on a third…
Polar Bears are unlikely to Adapt to Extended Summers

Polar Bears are unlikely to Adapt to Extended Summers

Polar bears are more likely to starve the longer they are left on land, according to a recent study. During three summer weeks, scientists closely…
Reforestation initiatives could Endanger Large Areas of Tropical Grasslands

Reforestation initiatives could Endanger Large Areas of Tropical Grasslands

While reforestation projects are often effective in combatting climate change and restoring biodiversity, they can also endanger particular habitats, such as tropical grasslands. A new…
New Evidence of an Autonomous Written Language on Easter Island before European Invasion

New Evidence of an Autonomous Written Language on Easter Island before European Invasion

A team of philologists, chemists, environmental physicists, and engineers from various European institutions discovered evidence of an undeciphered script on wooden tablets constructed on Easter…
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