Environment

Aug 02, 2018 08:32 PM EDT

Death Valley In Danger Of Becoming Uninhabitable As It Records Hottest Month In History

For the second year in a row, Death Valley in California set the record for the hottest month ever. Scientists warn that the national park's scorching temperatures may soon make it too warm for human habitation.

Aug 01, 2018 09:49 PM EDT

The Earth’s Mantle Is Torn Apart Under Tibet, Triggering Earthquakes In The Region

Scientists found gigantic cracks on the mantle under the Tibetan Plateau. The unprecedented glimpse of the sub-surface region explains the strange regions that earthquakes have been hitting in Tibet.

Aug 01, 2018 09:00 PM EDT

Egypt’s Great Pyramid Of Giza Has Amazing Electromagnetic Properties

In an incredible study, physicists reveal that the Great Pyramid of Giza can concentrate electromagnetic energy in its hidden chambers. The findings could yield many practical implications in nanophysics and solar energy.

Jul 27, 2018 03:22 PM EDT

Disney Turns Eco-Warrior, To Ban Plastic Straw Use From Parks By Middle of 2019

USA Today reports that the entertainment giant will be banning single-use plastic straws from all theme parks that it owns. This includes resorts, properties, and any place Disney has a hold on.

Social Media Can Help Predict Air Quality During Wildfire

Jul 27, 2018 11:42 AM EDT

Tweets prove to be reliable indicator of air quality conditions during wildfires

Whether it is caused by wildfire or prescribed fire, smoke can have serious health ramifications, including aggravating respiratory and cardiovascular conditions. In a previous study, Sachdeva looked at 700 tweets related to the King Fire in California and found that they were a reliable predictor of air quality related to that fire

Part of the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea off NE Australia.

Jul 26, 2018 02:11 PM EDT

NE Australian marine heatwave shakes up coral reef animal populations

Research published today in Nature describes upheaval among fish and invertebrate communities after a marine heatwave hit Australia's Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea in early 2016.

The Acadian Flycatcher is a common bird in the Central Hardwood Region of the Midwest, but effects of climate change, including decreased breeding productivity and increased nest predation, may put the bird on the edge of extinction by the year 2100.

Jul 24, 2018 03:15 PM EDT

A warmer Midwest could lead to a common bird being less common over the next century

A warmer future may lead to a common Midwestern songbird becoming considerably less common, according to a team of researchers whose study of the population-level impacts of climate change on Acadian flycatchers was published today in the journal Nature Climate Change.