Earth & Environment

Nearly Half the Material in Your T-Shirt Is Wasted Before You Even Buy It

When people think about clothing waste, they usually picture old clothes being thrown away or dumped in landfills. But according to new research, a huge...

NASA Scientists Discover New Material That Could Help Turn Moon Rocks Into Resources

NASA researchers have discovered a new heat-resistant material that could help future astronauts use moon rocks to build structures, produce oxygen, and support long-term...

Common Pesticide Linked to Lasting Brain Changes in Children

A widely used insecticide may leave lasting effects on children’s brains if exposure happens before birth, according to a major study published in JAMA...

Why Hotel Booking Chatbots Are Creeping Out Travelers

AI-powered chatbots are becoming increasingly common on hotel booking websites, helping travelers search for rooms, compare prices, and answer questions. But new research suggests these...

How the Great Pyramid of Giza has survived 4,500 years of Egyptian earthquakes

The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt has survived more than 4,500 years. Earthquakes have repeatedly shaken the region, including the magnitude 5.8 Cairo earthquake...

The Sun just did something nobody expected and it kept going for 19 days

The Sun is not known for being quiet! It blasts out energy equivalent to 100 billion nuclear bombs every single second, routinely hurls billion tonne...

Want More Attention on LinkedIn? Try Celebrating Other People Instead of Yourself

Many people use LinkedIn to share career updates, promote achievements, and build professional connections. But according to new research from The University of Texas at...

Hidden Brain Effects of Everyday Air Pollution Alarm Scientists

Most people think air pollution mainly affects the lungs. Dirty air is often associated with coughing, asthma, breathing difficulty, or chest problems. But scientists are...

Early life on Earth may have thrived in impact craters

When free oxygen accumulated in Earth's atmosphere during the Great Oxygenation Event (GOE), the course of life on Earth changed forever. It created a new...

100,000-Year-Old Burned Bones Could Rewrite Human Burial History

Scientists studying ancient human remains in Ethiopia may have uncovered the earliest known evidence of human cremation, dating back about 100,000 years. The discovery comes...

Air Pollution Can Harm the Brain Within Just Hours

Air pollution has long been linked to breathing problems, heart disease, and reduced quality of life. But scientists are now increasingly worried about another...

Earth’s Core Suddenly Changed Direction Beneath the Pacific, Satellites Reveal

Deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, something strange happened inside Earth around 2010. Scientists have discovered that part of the planet’s liquid outer core unexpectedly reversed...

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Reduce tap water microplastics by boiling, study suggests

In a world increasingly troubled by pollution, the presence of nano- and microplastics (NMPs) in our environment has become a pressing concern. Found in water,...

When our Earth’s single most important evolutionary innovation originated

Sometime in Earth’s early history, the planet took a turn toward habitability when a group of enterprising microbes known as cyanobacteria evolved oxygenic photosynthesis...

This young exoplanet challenges planet formation theories

New observations reveal a young exoplanet, orbiting a young star in the Hyades cluster, that is unusually dense for its size and age. Weighing in...

Scientists capture ultra-rare, ultra-sharp images of powerful solar flares

Scientists have achieved something that almost never happens in solar research: they captured high-resolution images of an active region on the sun at the...

Space dust could help protect the earth from climate change

A new study led by scientists at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian and the University of Utah explores the potential of using space dust to shield sunlight.

Scientists discover woman remains among warrior monks in Medieval Castle

Researchers from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) and the Max Planck Institute made a surprising discovery while studying the remains of 25 people...

Scientists find the way to help dogs lose weight safely

Overfed dogs experience some of the same maladies associated with overweight and obesity in humans. In a new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,...

How environment affects our kidney and liver health

Our kidneys and liver are essential organs, performing vital tasks that keep us healthy. The kidneys filter waste from our blood, balance body fluids, and...