Past evidence supports complete loss of Arctic sea-ice by 2035
High temperatures in the Arctic during the last interglacial -- the warm period around 127,000 years ago -- have puzzled scientists for decades.
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The Wilderness Solo Experience : A Unique Practice of Silence and Solitude for Personal Growth
Silence is now acknowledged by science as a significant construct of healthy human development and well-being, linked to humans' neurobiology, psychology, physiology, and spirituality.
Nearly One Billion Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Be Released In Florida & Texas
British-based biotechnology company, Oxitec, received approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to release approximately one billion genetically modified male mosquitoes in Florida and Texas despite opposition from many.
COVID-19 lockdown caused 50 percent global reduction in human-linked Earth vibrations
This quiet period, likely caused by the total global effect of social distancing measures, closure of services and industry, and drops in tourism and travel, is the longest and most pronounced quiet period of seismic noise in recorded history.
The new research, led by the Royal Observatory of Belgium and
Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not flowing rivers, researchers say
To reach this conclusion, lead author Anna Grau Galofre, former PhD student in the department of earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences, developed and used new techniques to examine thousands of Martian valleys. She and her co-authors also compared the Martian valleys to the subglacial channels in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
World population likely to shrink after mid-century, forecasting major shifts in global population and economic power
The modelling research uses data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 to project future global, regional, and national population.
Plato was right: Earth is made, on average, of cubes: The ancient Greek philosopher was on to something, researchers found
Science has steadily moved beyond Plato's conjectures, looking instead to the atom as the building block of the universe.Yet Plato seems to have been onto something, researchers have found.
Global methane emissions soar to record high
Between 2000 and 2017, levels of the potent greenhouse gas barreled up toward pathways that climate models suggest will lead to 3-4 degrees Celsius of warming before the end of this century.
Cooling of Earth caused by eruptions, not meteors
Michael Waters, director of The Center for The Study of the First Americans and Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University, and colleagues from Baylor University and the University of Houston have had their work published in Science Advances. Some researchers believed the event -- which cooled the Earth by
NASA data helps new model predict big solar flares
As it progresses through its natural 11-year cycle, the Sun transitions from periods of high to low activity, and back to high again.
Study sheds light on the evolution of the earliest dinosaurs
In 2017, however, this classical view of dinosaur evolution was thrown into question with evidence that perhaps the lizard-hipped dinosaurs evolved first -- a finding that dramatically rearranged the first major branches of the dinosaur family tree. Now an MIT geochronologist, along with paleontologists from Argentina and Brazil, has found
Sharks almost gone from many reefs
Professor Colin Simpfendorfer from James Cook University in Australia was one of the scientists who took part in the study, published today in Nature by the Global FinPrint organisation.
Recommendations For New EU Legislation on Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence | Human Rights Watch
Dear Commissioner Reynders, Dear Members of the European Parliament, We are writing to draw your attention to Human Rights Watch’s key recommendations for elements to be included in new EU legislation on mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence, including on climate change. We welcome the Commission’s and
Human Rights Watch Testimony to US House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee | Human Rights Watch
Introduction Thank you for the opportunity to submit this written testimony on the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on communities of color in the United States.
THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE LITERATURE: AN ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL OF HAUNTED HOUSES
This paper contains a narrative overview of the past 20-years of environmental research on anomalous experiences attributed to “haunted houses.” This exercise served as a much-needed update to an anthology of noteworthy overviews on ghosts, haunts, and poltergeists (Houran Lange, 2001b). We also considered whether new studies had incorporated certain