Ancient Rock Suggests Early Earth Remained Well Oxygenated For Longer Than Previously Thought
Environmental Science

Ancient Rock Suggests Early Earth Remained Well Oxygenated For Longer Than Previously Thought

About 2.4 billion years ago, free oxygen began to fill the Earth’s atmosphere for the first time in a period called the Great Oxidation Event…
Research makes flying safer by changing the way aircraft and wind turbine
Technology

Research makes flying safer by changing the way aircraft and wind turbine

UBC Okanagan is helping to make winter air travel better. New UBC Okanagan study is transforming the way aircraft and wind turbine operators approach the…
Researchers identify a novel mechanism by which tumors progress
Health

Researchers identify a novel mechanism by which tumors progress

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are tumor cells with the key characteristics of self-renewal, clonal tumor initiation capability, and long-term clonal repopulation capacity. Tumor cells are…
The Face Masks and the Latex Gloves Have Become a New Environmental Problem
Environmental Science

The Face Masks and the Latex Gloves Have Become a New Environmental Problem

The Covid-19 epidemic has left the planet with a long history of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, but without respiration, it has given the…
Thawing Permafrost Is To Blame for Giant Arctic Oil Spill, Says Industrial Plant Owners
Environmental Science

Thawing Permafrost Is To Blame for Giant Arctic Oil Spill, Says Industrial Plant Owners

Permafrost has been blamed for the recent oil spill in Siberia’s wide-spread contamination of article circles. A diesel tank from an industrial plant in the Siberian…
Incredible photos from the #Water2020 photography competition are what we need right now
Environmental Science

Incredible photos from the #Water2020 photography competition are what we need right now

To lockdown in places of little scarcity in the spots of our natural beauty, want to restore yourself to some of nature and find more…
In The Fight against “Sand Wars” And Climate Change, Scientists Alter the Way We Measure Sand
Environmental Science

In The Fight against “Sand Wars” And Climate Change, Scientists Alter the Way We Measure Sand

In addition to gravel, sand is the world’s most exploited natural resource, surpassing fossil fuels. To make 32 billion to 50 billion tons of stuff…
New Dating Shines Light On Unused Ancient Siberian Temple
Environmental Science

New Dating Shines Light On Unused Ancient Siberian Temple

Tittering on a small island in the middle of Siberia lays the mysterious ruins of an ancient castle. Archaeologists have recently entered this remote structure and…
WWF report says, Our “Broken Relationship” With Nature Could Lead To More Pandemics
Environmental Science

WWF report says, Our “Broken Relationship” With Nature Could Lead To More Pandemics

Humanity’s “broken relationship” with nature is creating a perfect storm for future epidemics, a new report from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) says.…
The U.S. national parks and protected areas receive more than a thousand tons of plastic rain each year
Environmental Science

The U.S. national parks and protected areas receive more than a thousand tons of plastic rain each year

More than 1,000 tons of Microplastics rains in protected areas across the western United States every year – the equivalent to more than 123 million plastic…
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