Environment

May 08, 2018 12:15 AM EDT

Tourism Is A Whole Lot Worse For The Environment Than Thought Before

It's the sobering downside of global travel. A new study explored tourism's effects on the environment, finding that it's responsible for 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

May 05, 2018 06:57 AM EDT

Carbon Dioxide Levels Set New Record With Concentrations Averaging Over 410 Parts Per Million

The planet reaches a sobering milestone as the average carbon dioxide concentrations soar higher than they've ever been. Carbon dioxide is the most prevalent greenhouse gas heating up the planet.

May 04, 2018 09:54 PM EDT

Hawaii Might Ban Over 3,500 Sunscreen Products To Protect Its Coral Reefs

Hawaii pushes for a historic environmental law as state lawmakers pass the first ever bill to ban harmful sunscreen from its shores in an effort to protect the coral reefs. The legislation now awaits the signature of the governor.

Wasp terrifying attacks in parts of Europe on the rise

Aug 13, 2017 07:17 PM EDT

Deadly Wasp Attacks In Europe & Australia Allegedly Triggered By Climate Change

The rise of wasp attacks in Europe started since the onset of the 'Lucifer heat wave'.

Tourists walk along 6th Avenue in Manhattan in New York City. New Yorkers are experiencing high-than-normal temperatures as the the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory in effect.

Aug 07, 2017 07:57 AM EDT

Extreme Heatwave Named 'Lucifer' Cause Death, Billions Of Crop Damages Rolling Down Southern & Eastern Europe

The 'Lucifer Phenomenon' sweeping the world most affected Italy and the Balkans causing deaths and billions of Euros worth of crops

Jul 03, 2017 10:15 AM EDT

Deformation in Volcanoes Could Serve As Reliable Indicator of Future Eruptions

Physical deformation in the surface of volcanoes could indicate possible eruptions.

Jun 30, 2017 11:35 AM EDT

Antarctica’s Plant, Animal Life Threatened by Increasing Ice-Free Areas

Increasing ice-free areas in Antarctica could negatively affect the plant and animal life that are unique in the continent.

Jun 30, 2017 11:25 AM EDT

Scientists Use Vinegar to Increase Drought Tolerance of Plants, Here's How

Plants grown in vinegars could have a greater tolerance for drought-like conditions than those grown in water or other organic acids.

Jun 30, 2017 09:47 AM EDT

Birds in Mexico City Have Taken Up Cigarettes to Protect Their Young

It's not quite as crazy as it sounds.

Jun 29, 2017 01:33 PM EDT

Movie "47 Meters Down" Gets Sharks All Wrong

The latest summer shark movie "47 Meters Down" gets so many things wrong, they ought to sink it into a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean and leave it there.