Buildings are among the leading threats to bird populations in the United States, with over a billion birds dying annually due to collisions with glass. A recent study published in the Public Library of Science Journal highlights this alarming issue, revealing that about 60% of birds brought to wildlife rehabilitators or emergency rooms for treatment either die from their … [Read more...] about More than 1 billion birds die each year after crashing into buildings, study finds
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California’s water tunnel to cost $20 billion. State officials say the benefits are worth it
California Governor Gavin Newsom's administration announced on Thursday that constructing a massive water tunnel to capture and store rainwater will now cost over $20 billion. This tunnel aims to address the prolonged droughts exacerbated by climate change. State regulators have pursued various iterations of a water tunnel system for decades. The current plan, advocated by … [Read more...] about California’s water tunnel to cost $20 billion. State officials say the benefits are worth it
Astronomers Found A Massive Void In The Universe 1.8 Billion Light-Years Across
To put that in perspective, that's 1.91 percent of the diameter of entire observable universe. In 1981, while conducting a redshift survey of the distribution of galaxies, astronomers spotted something (or nothing) that they weren't expecting. "[W]e discovered that the redshift distributions in each of the three northern fields showed an identical 6,000 [kilometers per … [Read more...] about Astronomers Found A Massive Void In The Universe 1.8 Billion Light-Years Across
World’s Oldest Water Found at Bottom of Canadian Mine – It’s 2 Billion Years Old
But Don't Take a Sip! In a remote corner of a Canadian mine lies an astonishing revelation - the oldest water ever discovered on Earth. Plunging to a staggering depth of approximately 3 kilometers (1.8 miles), this ancient aqua dates back a mind-boggling 2 billion years. Cast your mind back to 2013, when the same intrepid team of researchers unearthed water that could be … [Read more...] about World’s Oldest Water Found at Bottom of Canadian Mine – It’s 2 Billion Years Old
There is Enough Oxygen in The Moon’s Top Layer to Support 8 Billion People For 100,000 Years
We've lately seen a lot of effort and money poured in technology that might allow successful space resource use, alongside advancements in space exploration. Finding the most efficient means to manufacture oxygen on the Moon has been at the forefront of these efforts. As part of the Artemis program, the Australian Space Agency and NASA agreed to deploy an Australian-built … [Read more...] about There is Enough Oxygen in The Moon’s Top Layer to Support 8 Billion People For 100,000 Years