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Scientists Issue Alarming Warning About a Triple Extinction Event Facing Earth
Life on Earth has survived countless upheavals throughout its four billion year history, yet scientists now say they can predict the point when mammals, including humans, will no longer be able to endure the planet’s changing conditions. This future is not defined by a single disaster but by the convergence of geological forces, atmospheric changes…
Ancient Dinosaur Discovery Connects Extinction and Environmental Change
When visitors step into the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History this holiday season, they will encounter more than a striking fossil behind glass. They will come face to face with a fragment of deep time, a survivor of processes that shaped Earth long before humans existed. The near-complete skull of a Pachycephalosaurus, a dome-headed…
The First Climate Driven Hybrid Jay Emerging in the Wild
In the warm suburbs just outside San Antonio, a quiet backyard sighting in 2023 became the spark for a scientific discovery that few biologists expected to witness in real time. A bird that looked somewhat like a blue jay and somewhat like a green jay appeared at a homeowner’s feeder, blending traits from both species…
These Wax Worm Caterpillars Can Devour and Digest Plastic Bags in Just 24 Hours
Scientists held their breath as they cut open the belly of the world’s largest animal. What tumbled out was horrifying: thousands of pieces of plastic weighing 220 pounds. In winter 2019, a young sperm whale died on Luskentyre Beach in Scotland. Plastic bags and nylon fishing nets had clogged the digestive system and starved the…
Japan – Scientists Develop New Tech to Turn Sunlight, Water Into Hydrogen Fuel
Sustainable energy solutions are vital for our planet’s future. As we face the challenges of climate change and dwindling fossil fuel reserves, finding alternative energy sources becomes increasingly urgent. Hydrogen emerges as a promising clean fuel due to its high energy density and zero-emission properties when consumed. Japanese scientists have recently developed an innovative technology…