The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has become a record-breaker After Tropical Storm Theater became the 29th hurricane in the Atlantic this year, the U.S. National Hurricane Center announced that it had broken the single-season…
Predecessor Puebloans melts melted cave ice with fire to escape epic drought Western New Mexico was so inviting to Spanish explorers that they called it a bad country, El Malpais. Yet the people who lived there, known…
One-fifth of the ecosystem at risk of shrinking – just like what can be shown here A recent study found that one in five countries is at risk of their ecosystems collapsing and more than half of global GDP (US$42 trillion, or…
No need to worry about the ominous green illuminated “Goo” coming from a canyon in Canada 2020 has thrown lots of weird things in our way, from giant robots to mysterious monoliths and 100 million years down the beach to ancient…
How a tiny flaw in an engineer makes a whole Louisiana Lake disappear completely Peigneur was a very small and shallow saltwater lake of the Vermilion coast of southern Louisiana. One morning in November 1980, it briefly turned into…
Increasing greenhouse gases can surpass any Geoengineering Volcanic eruptions may reflect more sunlight and induce temporary cooling on the planetary scale by injecting particles and sulfur dioxide into the upper atmosphere. This…
Contamination from oil extraction Makes Otter weakens the penis bones In a new study published in the Journal of the Atmosphere, Canadian scientists have discovered that hydrocarbon pollutants involved in oil and gas extraction may…
Vote for your favorite image for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award Wildlife Photographer of the Year has developed and produced the Museum of Natural History in London. Now is the time to vote for the image…
Reducing infant loss can lead to extinction of Megalodon nurseries These safe havens for young megalodons provided food and protection from some of the greatest predators of the time, reducing early mortality and helping to maintain…
The bizarre new Deep-Sea blanket jelly was found Off Puerto Rico A team of marine scientists from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) described the moment when a bizarre new species crossed the coast of Puerto…