Is It Safe to Have a Bath during a Thunderstorm?
Have you ever had a caregiver shout at you to get out of the bath during a thunderstorm? Is it true that it is a…
Environmental Science
11 Newly Discovered RNA Viruses Found In the Ocean Can Impact the Carbon Output
Researchers conducting a massive study of the world’s seas discovered over 5,500 new RNA viruses hiding in the murky depths of the Earth. This study…
A Sriracha Sauce Shortage Has Been Cooked Up By a Nasty Drought
Droughts in southern North America have caused a worldwide lack of sriracha sauce, so expect bland bánh m and uninteresting eggs. Huy Fong Foods, the…
Antarctica and Greenland’s Ice Sheet Melting On Track with Worst-Case Scenario Forecasts
Everyone, bad news. The melting of ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica is on course to fulfill the UN’s “worst-case scenario” predictions, putting millions of…
A Huge Atlantic Ocean Current Is Slowing Down. If It Collapses, La Niña Could Become the Norm for Australia
The conveyor belt of ocean currents that transports warm water from the tropics to the North Atlantic is slowing down as a result of climate…
Flushed Wet Wipes Are Creating a Gross Public Health Risk on UK Beaches
If you flush wet wipes down the toilet, they’re likely to find up on a beach, where they’ll be packed with faecal germs and pose…
Noise from Wind Turbines at Night
Wind turbines are usually met with great enthusiasm because they are such a great source of clean, renewable energy. However, some residents living within a…
Wind Energy can help to Mitigate Global Warming
Wind is a renewable energy source. Overall, using wind to generate energy has fewer environmental consequences than many other energy sources. Wind turbines do not…
Tonga Volcano Eruption Shifted Enough Rock and Ash to Fill the Panama Canal
On January 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption was the most powerful of the century, producing the loudest sound on Earth since Krakatoa erupted…
We Are in a New Era of Unpredictable Risks to Peace, Major New Report Warns
World leaders are unprepared for a “new era” of complex and unpredictable threats to peace, according to research from the Stockholm International Peace Institute (SIPRI).…
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