Sep 27 Watch UN Panel: ‘Extremely Likely’ Earth’s Rapid Warming Is Caused by Humans The U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its strongest warnings yet on global warming. The scientists found it is "extremely likely" -- 95 percent certain -- that human activity is the main cause of rising temperatures. Tom Clarke of… Continue watching
Sep 26 Discovery of fish fossil could transform understanding of evolution Courtesy of Nature A 419-million-year-old fossil of a fish was unearthed Wednesday in China, revealing the oldest known "face" of a creature. Continue reading
Sep 26 What to look for in the UN’s mega climate report that’s out Friday Get ready Friday for the first of a three-part, several thousand-page worldwide climate report. Photo of melting ice caps by KEENPRESS/Getty Images. On Friday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will release the first part of its fifth assessment report… Continue reading
Sep 26 New NASA sensor could help in disaster recovery .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } A new device released… Continue reading
Sep 26 Your plastic grocery bags can now be recycled into nanotechnology That grocery-store plastic bag you just threw away might be the future of nanotechnology. Scientists at the University of Adelaide have developed a way to turn plastic bags into carbon nanotube membranes. These membranes are sophisticated and costly,… Continue reading
Sep 25 Oysters Reclaim Ancient Reefs in the Chesapeake An Oyster Recovery Partnership boat scatters oyster shells covered in oyster larvae into the tributaries of the Chesapeake. Photo by the Paynter Lab/University of Maryland. For centuries, the oyster beds in the Chesapeake Bay were so massive they rose above… Continue reading
Sep 22 On the first day of fall: Could climate change mean a less colorful season? Today's the day to do every summer-related activity you've been putting off, because at 4:44 p.m. EDT, the season officially changes and as the days pass, everything will begin to look a little more like this: Credit: Flickr/Ed Schipul… Continue reading
Sep 22 If your bedroom is also your kitchen, you might live in a micro-apartment As more people across the country are living alone, the costs of rent and real estate are soaring in many urban areas. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }… Continue reading
Sep 21 Dinosaur Discovery: Feathers may give scientists clues about early birds Prehistoric Preserves: Feathers and filaments found in amber dating back 78-79 million years show similarities to modern birds. | Credit: Science/AAAS Paleontologists in Canada have made a landmark discovery by "digging" in their own backyard. After looking at… Continue reading
Sep 20 NASA satellites record 6th lowest arctic ice extent on record By Travis Daub From NASA: This summer’s sea ice minimum in the Arctic is still the sixth lowest extent of the satellite record and is 432,000 square miles (1.12 million square kilometers) lower than the 1981-2010 average, roughly the size of… Continue reading