Mutant Composting Bacteria Could Be the Key To 100 Percent Recyclable Plastics
A bacterial enzyme found in composting piles has been shown to be partially applied to more than just decaying leaves. The study published in the…
Environmental Science
If Emissions Don’t Change Drastically, We Could See Abrupt Biodiversity Losses By 2030
A study by University College London in England details how the current rise in climate has put the earth’s ecosystem at risk of sudden and…
Wildfires near the ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant
Fires are still burning in northern Ukraine – and flames have reached and are near the abandoned site of the 1986 nuclear disaster, the Chernobyl…
Watch As Lava Bombs Blast Out Of World’s “Most Infamous” Volcano
The planet’s “most infamous” volcano has been erupting with increasing lava bombs in recent weeks, emitting large ash droplets into the atmosphere. A black-and-white time-spent…
The Western US Is Facing the Worst Megadrought in Over 1,200 Years
The Americans are hiding the West in a historic megadrought. One of the main culprits is climate change, and the emerging crisis is now seen…
The Artificial Fog and Transgenic Coral: Last-Ditch Schemes to Save the Great Barrier Reef
A list of 43 ideas for coral reef conservation has been released, many of which are frustrating long-shots, with Australia facing the loss of its…
Satellite Image Alerts Are Helping Save Rainforests in Africa
Most of the destruction of the rain forest occurs because no one knows that it is happening too late. Satellites can change that, so foresters…
Estuaries Are Warming Twice As Fast As the Atmosphere and Oceans
In the first large-scale survey of temperature changes where rivers meet the sea, Australia’s estuaries warmed twice as fast as the sea or nearby land.…
Persistent Early Islands May Have Provided the Cradles for Life on Earth
Thanks to higher radioactivity, the Earth’s crust probably behaved differently 4 billion years ago. To understand the consequences, the two geologists realized that it could…
Himalayan Peaks Are Visible In Parts of India for the First Time in Decades Thanks To COVID Lockdown
The lockdown has now significantly reduced air pollution levels in India with 1.3 billion inhabitants, revealing a large layer of silver in the form of…
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