Environment

Tire dumps and aging mattresses may soon be relics of the past

Despite research and policy efforts, recycling initiatives have skidded on more complex materials like tires and mattresses, filling dumps and natural land across the...

How Earth transformed from fiery ball to habitable planet

Researchers at Yale and Caltech have a bold new theory to explain how Earth transformed itself from a fiery, carbon-clouded ball of rocks into...

Why did those birds crash and die?

You’ve probably seen the video — or at least heard some chirpings about it. Footage from a security camera in Cuauhtémoc, a city in Chihuahua,...

Almost all of earth’s natural coasts have disappeared

Only 15.5% of the Earth’s coastal areas remained ecologically intact as of 2013, researchers report. The finding is the result of a study that for...

Giant mountains across supercontinents controlled the evolution of life on Earth

Giant mountain ranges at least as high as the Himalayas and stretching up to 8,000 kilometers across entire supercontinents played a crucial role in...

Scientists develop game-changing tech to capture 99% of carbon dioxide from air

University of Delaware (UD) engineers have demonstrated a way to effectively capture 99% of carbon dioxide from air using a novel electrochemical system powered...

Best food to counter the effects of air pollution

I’ve been reading about the terrible effects of air pollution for a long time and am thrilled there’s something we can do other than...

Earth’s insides are cooling faster than we thought, shows study

Researchers suspect that the Earth’s heat may dissipate sooner than previously thought. The researchers have come to this conclusion after showing in the lab how...

What it’s like to work at the bottom of the Earth

When your workplace is the South Pole, things can get a little unusual. Light emitted billions of years ago could help solve enduring mysteries about...

Scientists find leftovers of Earth’s dramatic formation

Researchers have uncovered the most detail ever of the mysterious structures laying between the Earth's mantle and core. This provides the strongest evidence yet they...