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The first NASA spacecraft dedicated to studying an ocean world beyond Earth, Europa Clipper aims to find out if the ice-encased moon Europa could be habitable. NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, the largest the agency has ever built for a planetary mission, will travel 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion kilometers) from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center … Read more
The giant ichthyosaur might have measured more than 80 feet (25m), and lived during the Late Triassic period A newly described species of ichthyosaur is likely the largest species of marine reptile ever to be formally described, according to a study published April 17 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Dean R. Lomax from the University … Read more
In the bustling metropolis of Manila, a new initiative is taking root, aiming to tackle the city’s severe plastic pollution problem head-on. The circular economy has been promoted as a solution to plastic pollution, but cities and communities bear the brunt of plastic pollution. According to a newly published research on [Community Science research] , … Read more
In scenarios of nuclear war or significant volcanic eruptions, the presence of black carbon in the atmosphere could lead to a nuclear winter, drastically affecting global food supplies with a potential temperature drop of up to 10 degrees Celsius. Recognizing the severity of such a catastrophe, an international team of researchers, including CC&E’s Cheryl Harrison, … Read more
Earth’s average surface temperature in 2023 was the warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA. Global temperatures last year were around 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2 degrees Celsius) above the average for NASA’s baseline period (1951-1980), scientists from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York reported. “NASA and NOAA’s global temperature … Read more
(VOA News) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned a climate summit of world leaders on Wednesday there is not much time left to avert an environmental catastrophe. “We must make up for time lost to foot-dragging, arm-twisting and the naked greed of entrenched interests raking in billions from fossil fuels,” Guterres told world leaders at … Read more
Source: Svetlana Ekimenko, Sputnik Global As Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant operator the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has reportedly begun dumping wastewater from the plant into the Pacific Ocean, physical chemist Dr. Christopher Busby has taken a look at the legitimate concerns of other countries in the region, as well as the arguments being wielded … Read more
(8-14-2023, NASA) – According to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, July 2023 was hotter than any other month in the global temperature record. “Since day one, President Biden has treated the climate crisis as the existential threat of our time,” said Ali Zaidi, White House National Climate Advisor.” … Read more
Anthropologists have long thought that our ape ancestors evolved an upright torso to pick fruit in forests, but new research by scientists at the University of Michigan suggests a life in open woodlands and a diet that included leaves drove apes’ upright stature. The U.S. National Science Foundation-supported findings shed light on ape origins and … Read more
An extreme closeup of feathers from a bird with an uncanny ability to hold water while it flies could inspire the next generation of absorbent materials. (Image Credit: Johns Hopkins University) With high resolution microscopes and 3D technology, researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology captured an unprecedented view of feathers … Read more