April 20, 2018 Earth Day has embraced hysteria and abandoned science Sunday is Earth Day, a celebration conceived by then-U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson and first held in 1970 as a “symbol of environmental responsibility and stewardship.”
April 19, 2018 Treasure island: Rare metals discovery on remote Pacific atoll is worth billions of dollars The discovery of vast reserves of rare-earth elements on a tiny island found in Japan's exclusive economic waters, used in everything from iPhones to missile systems to electric vehicles, has been described as a "game changer."
April 19, 2018 Could war be declared over social media? Experts say yes SAN FRANCISCO -- Social media will change global politics in ways we don't quite yet fully comprehend, two experts warned Wednesday (April 18) at the RSA Conference here.
April 18, 2018 Giant group of octopus 'moms' discovered during deep sea expedition: 'It's suicide' A group of more than 100 octopus "moms" and their eggs were found clustered about 2 miles below the ocean's surface off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica by a group of scientists during a deep-sea expedition.
April 18, 2018 New York's Tappan Zee Bridge to be used to create artificial reefs A bridge that used to be the cause of headaches for commuters in the New York region will soon have a new life to help foster marine life.
April 18, 2018 Scientists investigating a plastic-eating microbe accidentally improved it Some rare good news in the fight against plastic pollution: Scientists working with a plastic-eating microbe discovered in Japan two years ago accidentally created a mutant enzyme that sounds like an environmentalist's dream, the Guardian reports.
April 17, 2018 California photographer captures pod of killer whales on camera: ‘I was in utter amazement’ A photographer in California searching for a blue whale came across a pod of killer whales instead.
April 17, 2018 More than 95 percent of world's population breathe polluted, dangerous air, study says More than 95 percent of the world’s population is breathing polluted, unsafe air and the hardest hit areas are in Africa and Asia, a major study of global air pollution has found.
April 17, 2018 Oceans' mysterious magnetic field is mapped in stunning detail from space Satellites circling Earth have mapped an elusive, invisible force in unprecedented detail: the magnetic field created by the currents in the planet's salty oceans, according to new research.
April 17, 2018 What if the ocean's climate-controlling 'conveyor belt' came to a halt? Freak floods drown buildings, bone-chilling air flash-freezes pedestrians and ice encases the Statue of Liberty.
