Environment

Jun 24, 2017 11:13 AM EDT

Biking to Work Could Reduce Stress Levels, Improve Work Performance

People who ride their bike to work are less stressed than those who take public commute or drive a car.

Trees are part an interconnect social system in a forest.

Jun 24, 2017 10:07 AM EDT

Trees Communicate Via a Vast Underground Network of Fungi

This may completely change the way we interact with forests.

The largest waterfall on earth is under the ocean near Greenland.

Jun 23, 2017 06:16 PM EDT

The World’s Largest Waterfall is Under the Sea, and a Barometer for the Planet's Health

The enormous Denmark Cascade is a powerful and gigantic downwelling phenomenon. But if global warming continues and changes the cascade, the effects on life in the oceans could be catastrophic.

Jun 23, 2017 10:10 AM EDT

Rising Temperatures Could Drive Sea Turtles to Extinction

Global warming could negatively influence sea turtle populations.

Jun 23, 2017 03:43 PM EDT

In Last-Ditch Attempt to Find Water, a Chameleon is Mummified by the Sun

India has been going through a deadly heat wave. A chameleon was trying to drink out of a dry faucet when the tropical sun mummified him on the spot.

Bleached coral off Keppel Islands, Great Barrier Reef

Jun 22, 2017 11:10 AM EDT

Good News and Bad News for Exhausted Coral Reefs

The worst coral bleaching event on record appears to be nearing an end. Now scientists are bracing for the next one.

Jun 21, 2017 04:28 PM EDT

Glowing Phytoplankton Turn the Black Sea Bright Blue

A particularly large bloom of phytoplankton have illuminated the Black Sea into a bright turquoise color.

Jun 21, 2017 09:54 AM EDT

US Energy Secretary Believes Man-Made CO2 Emissions Not the Primary Cause of Climate Change

Energy Secretary Rick Perry denied that man-made carbon dioxide emissions is teh main driver of climate change.

Jun 21, 2017 09:50 AM EDT

'Solar Paint' Prototype Introduced to Help Homes Generate Clean Energy

Solar paint could be the future of clean energy. Researchers developed a new compound that can turn solar energy and water vapor into fuel.

Jun 21, 2017 10:34 AM EDT

400 Earthquakes in One Week at Yellowstone Supervolcano

The supervolcano under Yellowstone National Park is hit by over 400 earthquakes in a week.

Jun 15, 2017 02:22 PM EDT

Pollution Caused by Summer Wildfires Significantly Higher Than Previously Thought

Wildfires released pollutants at a rate three times as high as levels the EPA recorded.

Greenland: A Laboratory For The Symptoms Of Global Warming

Jun 15, 2017 09:00 AM EDT

Canadian Climate Change Study Got Cancelled Due to Climate Change

A climate change expedition in the Arctic sea was cancelled due to climate change. The decision was based on the safety concerns faced by scientists as the severe ice conditions turned out to be worse than anticipated.