The 2023/24 El Niño event, which helped fuel a spike in global temperatures and extreme weather around the world, is now showing signs of ending. There is likely to be a swing back to La Niña conditions later this year, according to a new Update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The 2023/24 El Niño event,…
“On average, 90 percent of avocados are grown in the southwest Mexican state of Michoacán.” “On average, 90 percent of avocados are grown in the southwest Mexican state of Michoacán.” Environment All Articles | Discover Magazine
Menstruation is occurring earlier and earlier in life for younger generations in the Western world, but researchers are puzzled as to why Menstruation is occurring earlier and earlier in life for younger generations in the Western world, but researchers are puzzled as to why New Scientist – News
Assumptions that tropical forest canopies protect from the effects of climate change are unfounded, say researchers. Crucial strongholds for biodiversity are under threat as temperatures are rising in tropical forests, the world’s most diverse terrestrial ecosystems, a new study reveals. Assumptions that tropical forest canopies protect from the effects of climate change are unfounded, say researchers….
Dr. Anthony Fauci is facing heated questioning from Republican lawmakers about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. The top U.S. infectious disease expert until 2022, Fauci was grilled by the House panel behind closed doors in January. On Monday, they’re questioning him again, in public and on camera. The Republican-led subcommittee has spent over a…
This new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features NGC 3059, a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Carina. The post Hubble Looks at Face-On Barred Spiral Galaxy appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News. This new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features NGC 3059, a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation…
Methane is a greenhouse gas about 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide. At low temperatures and high pressure, it combines with water to form methane hydrate, an ice-like solid of which huge deposits exist under the seafloor. Methane is a greenhouse gas about 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide. At low temperatures and high…
Under certain conditions, some algae are able to produce hydrogen—a much sought-after green energy source. Its production takes place in the unique catalytic center of the unicellular algae and is only possible if certain cofactors of the relevant proteins are present. Under certain conditions, some algae are able to produce hydrogen—a much sought-after green energy source….
A new study involving Christian Bartel and Jason Dunlop from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and Sonja Wedmann from the Senckenberg Forschungsstation Grube Messel describes several 48-million-year-old daddy longlegs (harvestmen) from the Messel mine near Darmstadt. A new study involving Christian Bartel and Jason Dunlop from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and Sonja Wedmann from the…
New Curtin-led research has found evidence that fresh water on Earth, which is essential for life, appeared about 4 billion years ago—5 hundred million years earlier than previously thought. New Curtin-led research has found evidence that fresh water on Earth, which is essential for life, appeared about 4 billion years ago—5 hundred million years earlier than…