Forests worldwide shrinking at an alarming rate
Forests globally are shrinking at an alarming rate. Today, seventy percent of forest lands are within half-a-mile (1 km) of the forest edge, where...
Adapting to climate change adds to repercussions, says new study
Research should not focus just on the impact of climate change, but also how its effects may be exacerbated by the measures taken to adapt...
Cloning a woolly mammoth Jurassic Park style a step closer
Scientists at Harvard University have inserted 14 woolly mammoth genes into the live DNA of a modern elephant, bringing them a step closer to...
Massive marine reserve around Pitcairn Islands, UK Government announces
The UK Government has announced it is setting up the world’s largest single marine reserve around the seas of Pitcairn Islands in the South...
Mars One is not a crowdfunding scam, it is real, says CEO Bas Lansdorp
How can a mission get 20 people to Mars, create a permanent colony within the next ten years, and keep them there for the...
Surfers enjoy spectacular Severn Bore supertide wave linked to Supermoon and eclipse
The Severn Bore waves have been impressive this weekend following the solar eclipse and Supermoon, when the Earth and Moon are as close to...
Nobel Prize for Water goes to India’s ‘Water Man’ Rajendra Singh
Rajendra Singh, who brought water to 1,000 villages in India by teaching locals how combine traditional and modern methods, has won the 2015 Stockholm Water...
Protecting the Great Barrier Reef, Australian Government unveils plan
A new plan was announced on Saturday to develop and secure the health and resilience of the Great Barrier reef “for generations to come”...
Massive tides coming to southern England and northern France
Massive tides will hit the coasts of southern England and northern France on Saturday evening because of a rare alignment of the Moon and...
Mars One not a scam and will happen, says CEO Bas Lansdorp
Responding to extremely critical reports over the last week that the Mars One mission to place 20 people on the Red Planet and stay...