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A Huge Problem Is Threatening New York's Subway System, And No One's Talking...
It carries nearly 8.5 million people across America's densest city each day. If its tracks were laid out in a single line, it would stretch all the way from Manhattan to Chicago. Its 500 stations and...
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An Incredible New Material Can Beam A Building's Heat Into Space And Keep It...
A new superthin material can cool buildings without requiring electricity, by beaming heat directly into outer space, researchers say.In addition to cooling areas that don't have access to electrical...
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Antarctic Sea Ice Is Actually Thicker Than We Thought
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Measuring the thickness of Antarctic sea ice, an important gauge of environmental conditions in this remote polar region in a time of global climate change, has proven to be a...
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How To Reactivate A Dormant Volcano
Some volcanic eruptions are sparked by a simple trick home cooks know: adding a little warm broth can revive yesterday's leftovers.At California's Lassen volcano, small blobs of fresh molten rock...
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Everyone Is Waiting On India To Make A Move On Climate
Landmark climate change decisions are being drafted in Lima, Peru, this week, and India is at the forefront of this international debate.Leaders from around the world have gathered in Lima for the...
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Countries Are Donating Billions To A Global Fund — Here's What It's For
To say that money makes the world go 'round is no exaggeration — not even when it comes to fighting climate change. In fact, it's so important that the United Nations has created a fund just for...
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Australia Just Pledged $200 Million To Help Fight Climate Change — Not Enough...
At the United Nations Lima climate summit, Australia's foreign minister Julie Bishop has pledged A$200 million over four years to the Green Climate Fund, which seeks to raise US$100 billion (A$120...
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Our Oceans May Hold 250,000 Tons Of Trash — 10 Times What We Thought
The world's oceans may contain about 10 times more plastic than the most recent studies suggest.The new figure estimates that the oceans hold more than 250,000 tons of trash, a number vastly different...
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Cats Are Ruthless Killers
Humans think of cats as fuzzy and cute. Birds and small mammals have a vastly different perception.Domestic cats kill between 1.4 and 3.7 billion birds and between 6.9 and 20.7 billion mammals (mostly...
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The Argument For Nuclear Energy
Should nuclear energy be part of Australia's (and many other countries') future energy mix?We think so, particularly as part of a solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prevent dangerous...
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5 Awesome Things About New York That Will Be Ruined By Climate Change
For one of the most powerful cities in the world, we sure could've picked a better location.New York City is poised to bear the brunt of climate change's effects — from rising seas to shifting...
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The Weather Channel Pissed Off A Bunch Of Scientists When It Decided To Name...
BI Answers: How do winter storms get their names?Less than a month after Hurricane Sandy felled trees, knocked out power lines, and smashed homes along the stretch of coastline from Maryland to...
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The End Of The Cuban Embargo Is Bad News For Its Pristine Environments
With the news yesterday from President Obama that his administration is moving to normalize relations with Cuba, many experts have argued that ending the embargo would be a boon for the island nation's...
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3 Of Jane Goodall's Devastating Predictions For 2050 Are Already Coming True
When she was asked by the New York Times recently whether the Earth would be a better or worse place by 2050, chimpanzee expert, UN Messenger of Peace, and author of a book titled "Reason For Hope,"...
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Meet The Tiny Beetle That's Killing Off Grizzly Bears
It's hard to think of too many animals that could take out a grizzly bear.At nearly 1,000 pounds and standing up to eight feet tall on its hind legs, the razor-toothed beast seems immune to all but the...
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This Is The Climate Report South Carolina Spent Years Hiding
With the recent release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's newest climate report, the pressure is on localities more than ever to understand, expect, and curb emissions ahead of our...
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The 10 Coolest Archaeological Discoveries Made In 2014
Thanks to the careful work of archaeologists, we learned more in the past year about Stonehenge's hidden monuments, Richard III's gruesome death and King Tut's mummified erection. From the discovery of...
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Watch This Australian Python Devour A Wallaby From Head To Tail
Paul O’Neill, a ranger at Nitmiluk National Park near Katherine in the Northern Territory has captured the moment a massive Olive Python swallowed a wallaby. Whole!While on patrol in the top end...
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Chinese Man Gets 13 Years Of Jail Time For Allegedly Eating Tigers
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese man has been jailed for 13 years for buying and eating endangered tigers and making wine out of their blood, state media reported.The man, identified as a rich businessmen...
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The Most Incredible Wildlife Photos Of 2014
From the mightiest beasts in the jungle to the tiniest microorganisms swimming in our pond water, Earth is home to some amazing life-forms.This year, we've observed some incredible wildlife in action...
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