Recent research indicates how much energy from renewables Europe has created. And the results are genuinely intriguing. First, let’s say that the new report reaches the EU’s electricity demands a lot. According to energy analysts, last year Europe has made ...
Soil health is as significant as water or air quality. There are approximately 50,000 species of micro-organism/gram of soil, and we shouldn’t ignore this. Any addition of certain microbes can shape the soil traits, such as boosting fertility, turning barren ...
The first dinosaur bone was dug up many centuries ago, in 1676. At that time, the humongous femur was thought to belong to a giant, not a Megalosaurus. We are more than three centuries apart from that discovery. Archaeologists are ...
Global ice is disappearing at an alarming rate, and it seems we can’t stop it. New research brings awareness about this phenomenon, unveiling some shocking facts. Our planet has suffered a loss of 28 trillion tonnes of ice in a ...
Microplastics represent a threat to oceans, and it has been proved how much danger can cause to aquatic organisms and humans. A new technique aims to fight that by eliminating one of the biggest contributors: the microfibers from our clothes. ...
Soon, climate change will bring a regionally rough shifting of the tropical belt, threatening food security for billions of people. New research discusses how the affected rain belt will move north in parts of the Eastern Hemisphere and south in ...
Traveling to the Red Planet might take us a while, but growing a green crop is almost impossible. Or not? Astronauts spending time on Mars will have to rely a lot on ISRU (in-situ resource utilization), including food because sending ...
Coral reefs are best known to reside in Australia’s famous Great Barrier Reef, but that’s not entirely true. Over 5,000 species (cold-water corals) in the deep and dark regions of the world’s oceans are ready to be discovered. Cold-water corals ...
According to the latest NOAA research, 2020 is now the second-hottest year on record, surpassing 2016. The temperature recordings include an average land and ocean surface temperature of 0.98 degrees Celsius (1.76 degrees F), while in the Northern Hemisphere, 1.28 ...
Back in 2019, the first bright trails of the Starlink satellites flourished across the night. Such an intriguing event, however, made scientists worry. They believed that the satellites would overshadow the stars. Now, Starlink is almost invisible to the naked ...
Microplastics are now all around us. They can be in the food we eat, animals, our children, and oceans. Scientists warn us: it’s not going to stop! The small plastic fragments can be found on the world’s highest peak or, ...
The carbon dioxide levels will be a serious issue in 2021. Britain’s Met Office reported that this year the levels are 50 % higher. Researchers predicted the annual coverage CO2 concentration estimated at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii this ...
If you think you saw it all in 2020, you’re about to be amazed. Apparently, our planet was a rebel, hitting a new speed record. How so? According to new research, Earth was rotating faster in 2020. And it might ...
The North Pole experiences every winter some cold wind periods. Such a weather pattern is scarier than we can imagine. At least, that’s what worries the scientists. Any changes could indicate if Europe is in for severe cold treatment. Currently, ...
New research highlights the importance of brown fat in our bodies. According to evidence, people with brown fat in their bodies are healthier. That means people are less likely to experience a range of health conditions. Why is brown fat ...
South America possesses an incredible treasure: the only natural oasis on the continent. Huacachina might seem at first a mirage, snuggled between massive dunes, around a lagoon lined with lush vegetation. But it’s more than that. Here is what you ...
Figuring out the essential nature of reality according to quantum mechanics, is like the most challenging game you’ve ever played. And it can get worse. Imagine that, no matter where you begin with a quantum principle, you always get a ...
A recent study highlights the significance of modern crops. The lives of 3 to 6 million babies a year can be saved, and that’s not all. The news sure does bring us peace of mind at the end of one ...
The food system could be soon triggered by quick and widespread biodiversity loss. And that’s not all. According to recent research, the worldwide food system really needs to be protected and changed to prevent a huge habitat decline. Such a ...
Vegetable oil is known for its benefits. There are many cultures worldwide extracting it successfully from plants. From lowering cholesterol levels and the risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers find vegetable oil highly significant. But there’s a catch. This type of ...
Recently, a gene drive research, boosted by an advanced technology dubbed CRISPR-Cas9, has brought significant insights across science. Gene drive organisms, also known as GDOs, are produced with unique features that are also genetically developed to spread through a population. ...
The European Space Agency has published the first edition of a map of more than 1.8 billion celestial objects in our galaxy, observed with unmatched precision by the Gaia Space Telescope. The event was expected by the thousands of scientists ...
A new theory that dark matter appeared before the big-bang trainer of the universe is advanced by American astrophysicists, who also think they have found a way to detect it. Dark matter, which makes up about a quarter of the ...
all it a space delivery: After six years in space, the Japanese probe Hayabusa-2 returns home, but just enough time to drop precious asteroid samples there before embarking on a new mission. This refrigerator-sized probe, launched in December 2014, has ...
Modifying the microbiome of koalas threatened by the disappearance of their natural habitat could save the species, according to Australian researchers. The fluctuating population of koalas at Cape Otway, Victoria, was the basis for the study, published in the journal ...