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Climate Change Is Ruining Some Of The Best Things About Los Angeles
The city of Los Angeles is known for its wide, sandy beaches, mild temperatures, and lack of humidity.The combination of cool winters and warm summers sets it apart from almost every other city in the...
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Scientists Discover A Mouse-Like Mammal Related To Elephants
(Reuters) - A new mammal discovered in the remote desert of western Africa resembles a long-nosed mouse in appearance but is more closely related genetically to elephants, a California scientist who...
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These 30 Countries Contribute The Most Good To The World
The Good Country Index ranks 125 nations based on how much they do for others globally in seven areas: science and technology, culture, international peace and security, world order, planet and...
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Global Warming Is Killing Off Emperor Penguins
The biggest threat to emperor penguins may not be leopard seals or even killer whales, but a much larger predator: global warming.Climate change, which is quickly melting the sea ice this species...
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4 Theories On Why The Massive Amount Of Plastic Littering The Ocean Surface...
A new study reveals that plastic in our oceans is disappearing, but scientists aren't sure where the debris is going.An increasing amount of plastic has been entering our oceans since the 1980s....
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If Climate Change Weren't Real, We’d Still Have A Ton Of Environmental Problems
This is no big revelation, but it's a question I've been pondering recently: What is the state of the world, not counting climate change? Or rather, what if we managed to reduce CO2 emissions to...
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Scientists Find 3 New Volcanoes In Australia
Three new volcanoes were spotted in southeast Australia; one is 4 million years old and another spits out ash after magma quickly cools. The researchers believe there are likely many more such erupters...
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Common Aquarium Fish Have Unusually Long Memories
Move over, chimpanzees — there's a new brainiac in town, and this one has gills.A species of aquarium fish has a surprisingly long memory — it can recall the location of a tasty morsel of food up to 12...
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Conservatives Are Purposely Making Their Cars Spew Black Smoke To Protest...
Pickup trucks customized to spew black smoke into the air are quickly becoming the newest weapon in the culture wars. "Coal Rollers" are diesel trucks modified with chimneys and equipment that can...
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I Recently Visited Greenland, And Now I'm Freaking Out About Climate Change
We were flying fast and steady, 300 meters over the fjord, when the helicopter pilot suddenly turned downwards, and our stomachs leapt up to our throats. Instead of blue sky, we now had ice in front of...
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Give It Up, 'Skeptics' — America Is No Longer Debating Climate Change
This week, the Heartland Institute is holding a conference on climate change in Las Vegas, which they've dubbed "the biggest gathering of global warming skeptics in the world." If ever there was an...
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Volvo's New SUV Is More Powerful Than A Muscle Car And As Clean As A Prius
Volvo just released information about the engine it will install in its new SUV, and both extremely powerful and clean.The XC90, set to debut in 2015, is the company's first major major redesign of the...
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Give It Up, 'Skeptics' — America Is No Longer Debating Climate Change
This week, the Heartland Institute is holding a conference on climate change in Las Vegas, which they've dubbed "the biggest gathering of global warming skeptics in the world." If ever there was an...
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California Proposes The Toughest Water Conservation Measures Yet
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Regulators in drought-stricken California are proposing stringent new conservation measures to limit outdoor water use, including fines of up to $500 a day for using a hose...
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Illegal Fishing Is A $23 Billion Industry
Michele Kuruc is the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) acting senior vice president for marine conservation. She oversees WWF's work to build healthy and resilient marine ecosystems. She has more than two...
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Manhattanhenge Is Coming
Manhattanhenge— the twice-a-year-event when the sun sets in perfect alignment with the the Manhattan street grid so you can see it setting between the buildings when looking west — happens for the...
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Enacting Just Three Policies Would Counter Global Warming
Jeffrey Rissman, policy analyst at Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology,contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.A wide variety of policies have been proposed...
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Hike The 2,000-Mile Trail That Most People Never Finish
The Appalachian Trail, or AT, stretches more than 2,000 miles along the U.S. East Coast.Completed in 1937, the longest marked trail in the country runs from Georgia to Maine, connecting 14 states and...
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Why We Should Get Rid Of Zoos
Benjamin Wallace-Wells, a staff writer at New York magazine, recently wrote an essay so sure to be controversial that he began it with a disclaimer."Let me make clear my position up front," he writes...
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These 'Crazy Worms' Are Poised To Wreak Havoc On The Midwest
The Asian "crazy worm" looks pretty harmless, as earthworms do, but the little worm can do big damage. Unlike the vast majority of approximately 5,00o earthworm species on the planet, Amynthas...
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