The Paris Climate Accords in 2015 set an ambitious (and necessary) goal of keeping global temperatures at 1.5 degrees Celsius […]
Category: environmental science
Map Reveals How America’s Forests Have Changed Over Time
Over the past four centuries, the United States has undergone a dramatic transformation, with vast stretches of forestland giving way […]
Mars once had an ocean with sandy beaches, researchers say
Mars doesn’t seem like the ideal holiday destination with its barren landscape and harsh radiation, but it once had beaches, […]
Scientists make unexpected discovery beneath mountain range: ‘We really are only beginning to understand it’
Scientists from the University of Oregon and other research teams have found a massive underground aquifer hidden beneath the central […]
Scientists Make a Startling Deep-Sea Discovery at the Bottom of the Red Sea
. beyond our solar system. An Exploration Voyage into the Depths of the Red Sea In the Arabian Peninsula, their […]
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu could hit Earth in 157 years and set off a global ‘impact winter,’ study says
. , according to new research. in September 2182, which equates to a 0.037% chance. The asteroid, which contains the […]
Scientists peered into a secret Antarctic lake hidden beneath the ice — and uncovered a never-before-seen ecosystem
The south polar region’s Lake Enigma has a reputation for being a puzzle. The permanently frozen lake, named for the […]