Our planet’s ice cover started to melt quickly at the beginning of the 20th century. The sea ice and the glaciers in the Antarctic and Arctic areas are now melting at alarming rates. The recent statistics, however, should worry us ...
Each person sees beauty differently, as the saying, “beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.” But what if there’s more than that. According to a new study, the concept of physical beauty is somewhere in mind, determined by whatever ...
Scientists have long believed that space could help form storm-like conditions above our planet, but now they have a photo of what researchers called a plasma space hurricane. The authors of a new paper recently posted in Nature Communications (https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uor-sho030221.php) ...
The most catastrophic event in our planet’s history in terms of biomes was the mass extinction that followed an enormous asteroid impact. It is the same asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. However, the disappearance of the dinosaurs let mammals ...
As new research emerges, we learn that asteroids are more than meets the eye. An intriguing discovery left scientists in awe, unveiling water and organic matter on an asteroid sample. This is the first time when organic materials have been ...
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 ...