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New Research Contradicts the Popular Belief that Salt Marshes Form from Marine Debris Washed Ashore During Storms

New Research Contradicts the Popular Belief that Salt Marshes Form from Marine Debris Washed Ashore During Storms

New research undertaken by the University of Massachusetts Amherst into the life and times of a salt marsh in New England substantially alters our understanding…
Tropical Forests that have been Cleared can Recover Quickly

Tropical Forests that have been Cleared can Recover Quickly

Tropical forests are among the world’s most effective instruments for combating climate change and the extinction of wild species. They store massive amounts of carbon,…
60 Million People in European Cities are Exposed to Noise Levels that are Harmful to their Health as a result of Road Traffic

60 Million People in European Cities are Exposed to Noise Levels that are Harmful to their Health as a result of Road Traffic

The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center financed by the “la Caixa” Foundation, conducted a study in 749 European towns to measure the…
Forests Contribute to Global Warming Reduction in Multiple Ways

Forests Contribute to Global Warming Reduction in Multiple Ways

A recent study reveals that tropical forests assist to reduce world average temperatures by more than 1 degree Celsius. The effect is primarily due to…
Tyrannosaurus Rex May Have Been Three Species Instead Of One

Tyrannosaurus Rex May Have Been Three Species Instead Of One

Tyrannosaurus rex is one of the most popular dinosaurs due to its enormous size (but slow pace) and popularity in movies, but recent study suggests…
There’s A Pretty Good Chance You’ve Fed Endangered Shark to Your Pet

There’s A Pretty Good Chance You’ve Fed Endangered Shark to Your Pet

You have to feel bad for sharks. What do they get in exchange for being such an important element of marine ecosystems, maintaining a diversified…
The Earth Just Got Hit By a Solar Storm

The Earth Just Got Hit By a Solar Storm

The Sun is having a bad day, and the Earth has just been caught in a coronal mass ejection’s crosshairs. The solar outburst caused a…
Stunning Animation Shows Three Dust Devils Snapped By Perseverance

Stunning Animation Shows Three Dust Devils Snapped By Perseverance

On Mars, it appears that you can wait a long time for a dust devil, and suddenly three appear at once. Fortunately, engineer Kevin M.…
Russian Forces Damage Chernobyl Power Line Again After It Was Repaired

Russian Forces Damage Chernobyl Power Line Again After It Was Repaired

Workers from Ukraine’s Ukrenergo energy company began critical repairs on the powerline supplying the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and the city of Slavutych on Sunday,…
Pete Davidson Is Getting Blasted To Space This Month

Pete Davidson Is Getting Blasted To Space This Month

Pete Davidson, a Saturday Night Live star and Kanye West’s new foe, will be sent into space by Jeff Bezos’ space tourism company Blue Origin…
Some Squirrels Benefit from Gut Bacteria while Hibernating

Some Squirrels Benefit from Gut Bacteria while Hibernating

Ground squirrels are the only squirrels that hibernate during the winter. Tree squirrel species will hibernate for the winter. Both of these activities are examples…
Roscosmos Director Doubles Down on Threats of Russia Leaving the ISS

Roscosmos Director Doubles Down on Threats of Russia Leaving the ISS

Dmitry Rogozin, Director of Roscomos, continues to threaten Russia’s withdrawal from the International Space Station (ISS). This second tweet is a subtle reminder of his…
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