Tropical Birds may be Shrinking due to Climate Change
Researchers have spent decades catching and measuring birds in a wide stretch of forest unaffected by roads or deforestation in a remote section of Brazil’s…
Environment
In Adverse Environments, a Seashell-inspired Shield Protects Materials
An ecological protective coating is made of alternating layers of sugar and silica, which is stronger but less expensive than possibly harmful beryllium shielding. The…
Probiotics Assist Lab Corals in Surviving Lethal Heat Stress
When corals are disturbed by changes in factors such as temperature, light, or nutrition, they eject the symbiotic algae dwelling in their tissues, causing them…
Global Heating Means Faster Ocean Currents, 66 Million Years of Data Suggests
Massive currents transport water and heat between ocean basins kilometers beneath the ocean’s surface. Scientists have thrown light on one of the key unanswered climate…
Plastic Waste Accumulates in Massive, Lethal Masses in Camel Stomachs
With so many camels chomping on plastic, it’s worth considering why they’d be drawn to it in the first place. It’s difficult for a camel…
Water Holes created by Wild Donkeys and Horses benefit other Species
Almost all horses paw at the ground at some point, when a horse participates in pawing behavior repeatedly and for extended periods of time, it…
In Some Areas, Warming Climate Change and Agriculture Halve Reduced Insect Populations
According to a new study by UCL researchers, climate change and intensive agricultural land usage have already resulted in a 49 percent decline in the…
Boomers in Rich Countries Cause 33 Percent of Greenhouse Emissions
According to a new study published in Nature Climate Change, Baby Boomers in the world’s wealthiest countries are responsible for a larger share of greenhouse…
We’ve Been Calling Machu Picchu by the Wrong Name All This Time
Since its re-discovery by an American adventurer in the early twentieth century, one of the world’s contemporary wonders may have gone by the wrong name.…
How Did the Al Naslaa Rock Formation Get Split In Two?
The Al Naslaa Rock Formation, a massive, solid rock that appears to have been split in half by an alien’s laser weapon, is a superb…
Around the World, Coastal Cities are Sinking
Sinking cities are urban areas that are on the verge of disappearing as a result of rapidly changing surroundings. The combined consequences of climate change,…
The First Case Definition for Fresh-Water Skin Disease in Bottlenose Dolphins Linked Researchers have Published to Climate Change
Scientists at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California, the world’s biggest marine mammal hospital, and worldwide collaborators have discovered a new skin disease in…
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