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Research during the past half century has settled a fundamental climate question that had challenged scientists since the 19th century: will human beings, by adding carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere, significantly …
Plastic is a ubiquitous hallmark of our modern society, and it has been even identified as a potential geological indicator for the Anthropocene. Unfortunately, despite the current solutions for remediation, plastic will continue to be …
Tonga is the eruption of records! With its 146 Megatons of water vapour and gravity waves at sub-ionospheric heights not previously been observed propagating at this speed or over the whole Earth from a single …
For the image: Image Credit & Copyright: Petr Horálek / Institute of Physics in Opava, Sovena Jani (https://www.petrhoralek.com/?p=23528) If you don’t have the opportunity to visit an astronomical observatory, the NASA website has an intersting …
Behavioural reactions towards a dead conspecific have been observed rarely in wild canids and there is no documented scientific evidence of grief in pet dogs. An Italian study analyses the behaviour of domestic dogs after …
Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth, in all its forms and all its interactions. The term born in 1985 is a contraction of “biological diversity”. Formally speaking, biodiversity exists at several levels, beginning …