As new research emerges, we learn that Earth will lose its oxygen-rich atmosphere in about 1 billion years. What should we expect? A team of researchers came up with enough evidence via simulation that our planet is still right on ...
A mega iceberg, around 20 times the size of Manhattan, broke off from Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf. This tragic news came after a huge crack, dubbed the “North Rift,” resurfaced on the shelf last year. The North Rift is actually ...
As new research emerges, we learn mangrove forests have an essential role in storing carbon. Apparently, species diversity in mangrove forests boosts soil carbon storage and biomass production. Such a discovery highlights the inability of preserving biodiversity as a nature-based ...
New research about extremist brains offers new intriguing details that’ll leave you in awe. Apparently, those with extremist views aren’t only identified by their social, religious, or political beliefs. There’s more to consider. Those views can be recognized in something ...
Global dimming is now a huge concern as the amount of sunlight reaching Earth varies a lot. The first steady decline occurred back in the 1980s in different parts of the world. A new study shows how we are the ...
Chemical pollution threatens Earth and poses short-term and long-term dangers for our health. Ozone, acid rain, greenhouse gases, and other chemicals resulting from our activities are all chemical pollution examples. Recently, an international team of scientists has released a statement ...
With all the news regarding what is rapidly turning into a real traffic jam around Mars’s orbit, many of us overlook the beauties of what can be found on the Moon. China’s Chang’e 4 lander and Yutu 2 rover entered ...
The sea levels are still rising, and previous predictions were right. Such a statement came after scientists rigorously verified the early 21st-century climate modelling projections. According to these findings, the sea levels in the coming decades will continue to rise ...
Our big old planetary friend is not the best host right now. Mars is known as an inhospitable planet, but in the future, this might change. Recent research shows that an intriguing bacteria, dubbed cyanobacteria, which is actually blue-green algae, ...
A recent study shows how dangerous childhood trauma can be and how much it can affect the brain into adulthood. Specific alterations to crucial brain structures have been discovered for the first time. Researchers are now raising awareness about the ...
Our solar system is home to one of the most intriguing cosmic features. It offers shelter to even super-Earths and mini-Neptunes, which are up to four times the size of our planet! These super-Earths, however, are not that friendly, and ...
On February 18, NASA’s Perseverance rover will arrive on Mars, beginning a new era of exploring the red planet. It will land on the Jezero Crater, located north of the planet’s equator, and it will be a very challenging landing. ...
As new research emerges, we learn how significant trees are for our planet. Biologists from West Virginia University released a paper discussing how trees worldwide consume more and more carbon dioxide than previously believed. Forests are now more important in ...
An intriguing study unveils how hormones can change every season. A survey of millions of blood tests shows clearly how this “phenomenon” exists and influences people. Hormones from a gland called the pituitary are responsible for our metabolism, reproduction, stress, ...
As the molten metals in Earth’s outer core transits, our planet is shielded from possibly critical space weather by a vast magnetic field. But this magnetic field’s structure has varied a lot so far. Previous research shows that the field ...
We usually link food contamination to bacteria on unwashed vegetables or fruits, or uncooked meat. Unfortunately, there are more ways for dangerous contaminants to exist in food. A researcher examined food contamination originating from the soil where the plants grow. ...
Einsteinium, or how magical creatures lurk at the corners of the well-known map of elements. That would be a fair description of the mysterious element, but there’s no need to laugh at it. Some things are more than meets the ...
Nearly 163,000 light-years away from Earth lays an older, significantly smaller galaxy called Tucana II, named after the tropical bird-resembling constellation it is part of. Located at the edge of our galaxy’s gravitational pull, Tucana II gave researchers the chance ...
Nature-based solutions might sound like unknown territory for some, but it shouldn’t stay like this anymore. They play a vital role in helping to control nature and even the climate crisis. The best part is that nature-based solutions, also known ...
New research shows how a mineral that repeatedly shows up on Mars is here on Earth. How could this be possible? Apparently, the Antarctic Ice is not just ice. Very deep-buried, there’s more yet to be explored. Researchers found a ...
Have you ever look at trees on your street and think, “there’s a lot more to them than meets the eye?” Well, you probably should do that. A recent study based on 9,751 participants from Leipzig, Germany, aims to bring ...
Recent research indicates how much energy from renewables Europe has created. And the results are genuinely intriguing. First, let’s say that the new report reaches the EU’s electricity demands a lot. According to energy analysts, last year Europe has made ...
Soil health is as significant as water or air quality. There are approximately 50,000 species of micro-organism/gram of soil, and we shouldn’t ignore this. Any addition of certain microbes can shape the soil traits, such as boosting fertility, turning barren ...
The first dinosaur bone was dug up many centuries ago, in 1676. At that time, the humongous femur was thought to belong to a giant, not a Megalosaurus. We are more than three centuries apart from that discovery. Archaeologists are ...
Global ice is disappearing at an alarming rate, and it seems we can’t stop it. New research brings awareness about this phenomenon, unveiling some shocking facts. Our planet has suffered a loss of 28 trillion tonnes of ice in a ...