Earth has gifted us with boreal forests or taigas. Forests that, if you look at the map, shaped like a loose-knit headband across the planet’s...
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Modern Technology Can Help Polar Bears
If we are talking about polar bears, what would come first to your minds? A picture of a huge and dangerous monster covered in white,...
We Want No More Coal Power Stations to be Eco-Friendly, but What Will Become of the Workers?
In 2017, Australia bode farewell to its—as people dubbed it—dirtiest coal-fired power plant, Hazelwood, in Victoria. When a plant had been responsible for a good...
The Real Costs that We Have to Pay for Climate Change
Imagine having an income of $16 million per hour. What would you do with the money? Would you party every single day or would you...
Blasting the Heat Away: Looking at Researchers’ Cooling Glass for Buildings
Temperatures have risen all over the globe and there have been more frequent droughts in some areas as well. When we can’t help it, turning...
Will We Say “You Look Hot” Literally? Research Finds Earth Can Get Too Hot for Humans
Let’s say hypothetically, global temperatures increase by 1° Celsius (C) or more than current levels. What will happen? According to a study, if that happened,...
Hotter Climate Causes Some Trees to Exacerbate Air Pollution, Research Says
We have long associated that more plants equal cooler and cleaner local climate. But what if more plants make things worse for air quality? Have...
Learning About Water Crises Prevention the Ancient Way from The Maya
It’s getting hotter everywhere, but water is getting scarce at the same time. There have been efforts to improve the situation, but many areas all...
Emperor Penguins Situation: Some Colonies Will Do Better, Some Face Grim Future
When we think of the loss of ice on our planet, our hearts break for ice-dwelling animals like Emperor penguins. According to this new research,...
The Great Salt Lake May Not be Great in the Future Without Intervention
We have been warned about lakes drying up many times now, not excluding the Great Salt Lake which experts predicted to dry up within 5...