Earth is no stranger to extinctions. As scientists have discerned from fossil records, species on Earth have already passed through five mass extinction events in the planet’s lifetime, including the last mass extinction roughly 65 million years ago that wiped out the dinosaurs. Now, scientists believe we might be in the midst of another. Humans’ impact on biodiversity—via … [Read more...] about If Humans Die Out, Octopuses Already Have the Chops to Build the Next Civilization, Scientist Claims
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Beautiful Blue Lakes Appearing In East Antarctica Hint At A Terrible Future
Aplethora of visually striking blue lakes have popped up on East Antarctica’s Langhovde Glacier. More precisely, 8,000 of these azure ponds have emerged between the year 2000 and 2013. This, unfortunately, is anything but good news. As a new satellite-based study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters points out, these lakes are appearing on what was … [Read more...] about Beautiful Blue Lakes Appearing In East Antarctica Hint At A Terrible Future
The Future Of Earth Is An Uninhabitable Hell World
The good news? We’ll probably succumb to human-made climate change well before the planet reaches that stage. Earth, a planet with a history spanning 4.5 billion years, has undergone significant transformations. From its fiery beginnings as a ball of molten magma, it cooled and developed tectonic plates, eventually forming supercontinents and becoming a cradle for … [Read more...] about The Future Of Earth Is An Uninhabitable Hell World
Paving the Way for a Sustainable Future: MacRebur’s Plastic Roads
The world faces a double challenge: the ever-growing problem of plastic waste and the constant need to maintain and rebuild crumbling roads. But a Scottish company, MacRebur, has developed a solution that tackles both issues at once. MacRebur creates pellets out of recycled plastic waste and lays roads that are 60% stronger and expected to last about ten times longer than … [Read more...] about Paving the Way for a Sustainable Future: MacRebur’s Plastic Roads
Scientists sound alarm over future of US state dubbed ‘the extinction capital of the world’
In a stark warning, scientists from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services revealed a 2019 report stating that one million plant and animal species globally are on the brink of extinction. The alarming rate of decline, termed "unprecedented in human history," is attributed to invasive species, global heating, pollution, and … [Read more...] about Scientists sound alarm over future of US state dubbed ‘the extinction capital of the world’