Environment

Jun 07, 2017 09:20 AM EDT

Scientists Develop New Low-Cost Solar Panels Capable of Operating Over a Year Without Losing Performance

Newly developed solar panel cell work for over 10,000 hours without experiencing any significant performance loss.

Jun 05, 2017 09:13 AM EDT

Extreme Heat, Fluid Pressure Discovered at New Zealand’s Most Hazardous Earthquake-Generating Fault

Extremely hot temperatures and high fluid pressures found deep within Alpine fault.

Yosemite National Park Remains Open As Rim Fire Continues In Burn On Park's Western Edge

Jun 02, 2017 12:37 PM EDT

Rockfalls Explained: Yosemite Cliffs Reveal How Heat Causes the Collapse

There's less risk of falling rocks in cooler months, so plan your hike accordingly.

World biggest floating Solar Power Plan - China

Jun 01, 2017 11:24 AM EDT

World's Largest Floating Solar Power Plant in China Connected to Grid

China just linked the world's largest floating solar power plant to the grid. It is located in a former mining area where water accumulated and later mineralized due to collapse in the soil.

May 31, 2017 12:45 PM EDT

Great Barrier Reef Now Irrevocably Damaged, Experts Say Improvement is No Longer Achievable

The reef is more damaged than initially believed.

May 31, 2017 12:39 PM EDT

Mummy DNA Unravels Genetic Secrets of Ancient Egyptians

Ancient Egyptians are more closely related to ancient Europeans and Anatolians than to modern Egyptians.

May 31, 2017 12:31 PM EDT

'Extraordinary Rapidity' of Climate Change Is Making the Great Barrier Reef Irreparable

The largest reef system in the world has been damaged beyond repair and can no longer be saved.

May 30, 2017 12:59 PM EDT

Alaska's Bogoslof Volcano Erupts, Raising Aviation Alert to Highest Level

This volcano has seen a lot of activity in the past few months.

Research Shows San Andreas Fault May Be Overdue For Large Earthquake

May 30, 2017 12:53 PM EDT

Scientists Discover Extra Layer in Earth's Mantle

This new layer of tectonic plates could be behind a mysterious set of earthquakes in the Pacific.

May 30, 2017 12:52 PM EDT

Climate Change Could Promote Sleep Deprivation Among Poor and Elderly

Climate change could negatively affect how humans sleep, promoting more sleepless nights in poor and the elderly.

May 26, 2017 09:28 AM EDT

Climate Change, Wildfire Events Could Decrease Carbon-Storing Ability of Sierra Nevada Mountains

The changing climate and higher rates of wildfire events could negatively affect the ability of Sierra Nevada Mountain to take up and store carbon

May 25, 2017 05:56 PM EDT

Ancient Earth Could Have Been Donut-Shaped 'Synestia' Form, Study Suggests

A new study suggests that the ancient Earth could have been donut-shaped for at least a century.

Rare Dinosaur Tooth Discovery Reveals Horned Dinosaurs in North America

May 25, 2017 05:55 PM EDT

Rare Tooth Find Suggests Horned Dinosaurs or Triceratops Made it in Eastern North America

A rare fossilized tooth suggested that horned dinosaurs reached eastern North America. It was believed that no horned dinosaurs reached the other half of the continent when it was split into two by a seaway.

Greenland: A Laboratory For The Symptoms Of Global Warming

May 25, 2017 09:23 AM EDT

World's First Global Ice Archive in the Works to Preserve Memory of Disappearing Glaciers

Every year Earth’s glaciers vanish a little bit more. Here's what scientists are planning to preserve their memory.

Endangered Blue Whales Spotted Off California Coast

May 25, 2017 09:10 AM EDT

The Reason Behind the Blue Whale's Enormous Size

Hint: climate change plays a part in it, as well.

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