Ocean life faces colossal threat from human activity, warn scientists
Humans are plundering the oceans with seafloor mining, shrimp farms, satellite-guided giant-scale sea-fishing with a gold-rush-like fervor that threatens to destroy much of its...
2014 was the warmest year since record keeping began
New data reveals that 2014 was the hottest year since scientists began keeping records 135 years ago.
According to climate experts at NASA and the...
Kepler telescope discovers planet that may support life
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope discovered a star with three planets, one of which could have what it takes to support life, something that has...
Two or more unknown planets may exist in our Solar System
Our solar system may have at least two more planets than astronomers had estimated, say scientists from the University of Cambridge in England and...
Lettuce on Mars project shortlisted for 2018 mission
Lettuce on Mars, a project by University of Southampton students to send a small greenhouse to Mars in which lettuce would be grown using...
Rising seas will destroy nearly 7,000 properties within 100 years, UK
Up to 7,000 houses in the UK worth more than £1bn will be destroyed within the next 100 years due to rising seas, says a...
Monarch butterfly could be added to endangered species list
The monarch butterfly could be considered a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act after various conservation groups petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
Mayan demise caused by severe droughts, says study
Researchers have studied minerals extracted from a Belize underwater water cave, the Blue Hole, revealing that there was a severe drought between year 800...
Signatures submitted against California’s plastic bag ban
There are enough signatures for a referendum against California’s plastic bag ban, SB 270.
Several counties and cities in California have approved the prohibition of single-use...
NASA releases International Space Station mobile app
NASA has released a new mobile app for those interested in the hundreds of experiments that are conducted on the International Space Station.
It provides...