Environment

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.

Jun 29, 2017 08:55 AM EDT

Increasing Urban Temperature Could Negatively Affect Wild Bee Population

Increasing urban temperatures can also contribute to the decreasing bee population.

Jun 29, 2017 08:31 AM EDT

Rising Sea Levels Could Displace One-Fifth of Global Population by 2100

Two billion people will be forced to resettle of go deeper inland by 2100 due to the continuous rise in sea levels.

Marine Life from Whales to Plankton will be Killed by Air Guns

Jun 28, 2017 07:50 PM EDT

Everything from Whales to Plankton Killed by Underwater Oil Survey Air Guns

Massive undersea blasts from oil survey air guns can reach up to 250 decibels, enough to kill everything from whales to plankton.

Jun 29, 2017 01:48 PM EDT

UNESCO: World Heritage Coral Reefs Will Die of Heat Stress Unless Global Warming is Curbed

A new study by UNESCO projects that many reef systems will die by 2040 unless carbon emissions are reduced.

Melting Permafrost Creates Atmospheric Methane Hazard

Jun 28, 2017 05:55 PM EDT

As Peatlands Thaw, Two Gases Much Worse Than Carbon Are Being Unchained

Meet methane and nitrous oxide. You'll wish you hadn't.

Great Barrier Reef Threatened with extinction within 20 years

Jun 28, 2017 09:24 AM EDT

Can an Ambitious Australian Plan Save The Great Barrier Reef?

The Great Barrier Reef has been hit hard by global warming and one of the worst bleaching episodes in recorded history. Can it be saved?

Jun 28, 2017 08:39 AM EDT

Air Pollution, Dusts Could Decrease Efficiency of Solar Energy Production

Dusts accumulating in solar panels and airborne particles could reduce the efficiency of solar energy production.

The heat tolerance of bees can be an indicator of ecological health.

Jun 27, 2017 05:14 PM EDT

Bees Are Good Indicators That It's Getting Way Too Hot

A study of the thermal tolerances of different species of bees indicates that some bees do better in the heat than others. This could lead to an early warning sign of ecosystem damage.