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Record heat, forest fires in Colombia’s Amazon in January
Aerial view of the Putumayo River in Colombia's Amazon rainforest, in the Putumayo region on November 6 2021.January of this year was the hottest month in the Colombian Amazon in a decade, leading to an increase in…
Cyclone Batsirai closes in on eastern Madagascar
Cyclone Batsirai is set to hit eastern Madagascar after passing Mauritius and La Reunion.As powerful Cyclone Batsirai closed in on eastern Madagascar on Saturday people sought shelter in more secure concrete buildings…
Earth’s Water Was in The Solar System Before Earth Itself, Meteorite Reveals
We don't know how life emerged on Earth, but one thing is certain: life as we know it on our planet wouldn't exist without the water that wraps around the surface, runs in rivulets, and falls from the sky.Our planet is the…
Huge New Study Estimates There Are 9,200 Tree Species on Earth Yet To Be Discovered
The number of tree species and individuals per continent in the Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative database, one of two databases used in the new study. GFBI data were merged with TREECHANGE data to provide the estimates…
Scientists identify geological ‘Goldilocks zone’ for the formation of metal ore deposits
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists have identified a mechanism through which important metals, crucial to the manufacturing of renewable energy technologies, are passed from the Earth's mantle to the crust.…
Climate Change Could Open Up ‘Rivers in The Sky’ Over East Asia
We know that the climate crisis is already having a profound effect on global weather systems, altering temperatures, rainfall, wind patterns, and more – and a new study predicts likely deluges over the mountainous parts of East…
Protecting coral reef connectivity found to be crucial for conservation efforts
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers affiliated with several entities across Australia has found that in order to save the world's coral reefs, conservationists must also protect the corridors that…
Exploring fish flow from fisheries to supper
Fish in the Coral Sea. Credit: Shawn Heinrichs/ Conservation InternationalRecent breakthroughs in multiple fields of study now allow researchers to follow the entire life cycle of ocean fishes—from when and where they…
Dive Into a Writhing Swarm of Sardines With This Astounding Penguin Footage
Sardines scatter wildly as a smooth penguin head zooms through their tight swirling mass within blue-green waters of the Wildlife Conservation Society's footage. One of those silver sardines becomes the penguin's dinner on the…
A Newly Discovered Fossil Could Be The Answer to Darwin’s ‘Abominable’ Mystery
Scientists in China say they have found the oldest flower bud in the fossil record, finally aligning the fossil evidence with the genetic data suggesting flowering plants, or angiosperms, evolved tens of millions of years…