Climate change deal has 194 countries cutting emissions
Deals to reduce greenhouse gases (such as 1997’s Kyoto Protocol) have been in place for years. However, they’ve typically limited the reductions to richer nations — poorer countries have objected to...
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Clues About the End of Maya Civilization Come from this Blue Hole
Recent findings suggest the massive sinkhole off the coast of Belize known (quite logically) as the Great Blue Hole may hold the key to solving the mysterious end of the Maya civilization. Read more…...
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The fine line that separates normality from disaster in one single photo
It seems that, every time the heavy rain season comes, some Austrians live in a permanent situation of impending disaster. Just look at these homes right next to a flood protection wall that seems...
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A new study could explain why we often get sick when it’s cold outside.
A new study could explain why we often get sick when it’s cold outside. Researchers have learned that the virus for the common cold replicates more efficiently at cooler temperatures — especially...
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Why California’s High-Speed Rail Matters
Welcome to Reading List, a breakdown of some wonderfully constructed words, phrases, and sentences you should really be reading this week. Before you get too excited, take a second to take a peek over...
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What High-Speed Cameras Can Tell Us About the Smell of Rain
That lovely, earthy smell after the rain has a name: petrichor. Exactly what causes petrichor, however, is unknown. Armed with high-speed cameras, MIT scientists have found that the interface where...
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The only way this guy could get closer to liquid lava is showering in it
I have seen some crazy closeup volcano photography before, but this is madness. Kawika Singson has gone closer to liquid lava than I have ever seen. Watch this footage of hot magma spilling right into...
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Amazing video shows how dust moves from the Sahara Desert to Brazil
Here’s an awesome 3D visualization from NASA that shows how the Sahara Desert helps fertilize the Amazon rainforest even though they’re on two different continents that are separated by an entire...
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Grand Central Station Is Radioactive
Behold, the miserable relic of a toxic era! Its denizens scurry through it, unaware or unable to avoid the poison it gives off. Seriously, though, Grand Central Station gives you a dose of radiation...
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Can this picture of a frog riding a beetle be real or is it fake?
Petapixel has republished a great article about fake nature photos written by a group of nature photographers who are denouncing the abuses of some of their colleagues. Here it is, reproduced in its...
View ArticleSaturn’s icy moon possibly has warm waters that could foster life
Enceladus used to be just another icy moon until the Cassini spacecraft spotted geysers on its surface, spewing water 125 miles into the sky back in 2005. Now, after years of research, scientists have...
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“Biodegradeable” Plastic Is Not So Biodegradeable After All
Biodegradeable plastic, now often found in plastic bags and bottles, contains additives that are supposed to get microbes to break down tough plastic faster. But a new study from Michigan State...
View ArticleSwitching to electric cars would help cool down cities
Electric cars can do more for the environment than cut back on air pollution and fossil fuel use — they can make sweltering summers more bearable, too. Researchers have determined that EVs create a...
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The Fukushima Cleanup Wasted Half a Billion Dollars on Bad Technology
The cleanup of Fukushima’s leaking nuclear plant has been long, expensive, and plagued with problems. Now, the AP reports a government audit has found that more than a third of the budget for cleanup...
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Curiosity Has Found Nitrates Important for Life on Mars
Samples obtained by NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars have been analyzed and shown to contain nitrogen compounds, that are a source of nutrients for living things. Read more… via Gizmodo...
View ArticleGeorgia wants EV owners to pay for saving the planet
Climate change is still a real, looming threat, so you’d think that getting people using electric cars would be a vital project to safeguard the future. Unfortunately, the state of Georgia is so broke...
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Dozens Of Dinosaur Eggs Unearthed By Chinese Road Workers
A construction crew working in Heyuan, China have stumbled upon a remarkable batch of fossilized dinosaur eggs. Of the 43 discovered, 19 remain completely intact. Read more… via io9...
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Fracking Activity Is Probably Causing Earthquakes in Texas
Fracking can’t catch a break from bad press recently: Some think it’s triggering earthquakes in Texas, a state usually lacking in seismic activity. Read more… via Gizmodo http://ift.tt/1FfJseM
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Texas’ Decade-Long Megadrought Put on Hold While Texas Floods
Remember a couple of years ago when Texas was in such a deep, seemingly-irreversible drought that experts trumpeted it as the next great megadrought, the likes of which would cause Texas to poof into...
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