Human activities are causing an alarming decline in the variety of plant and animal life on Earth and jeopardizing food, clean water and energy supplies, a U.N.-backed study of biodiversity said on Friday. Climate change…
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Scientists discover potentially ‘life-nurturing’ planets in Earth’s galaxy
Researchers announced Wednesday the stunning discovery of seven Earth-like planet orbiting a small star in our galaxy, opening up the most promising hunting ground so far for life beyond the Solar System. Researchers announced Wednesday…
Earth broke heat record in 2016 for third year in a row
Earth sizzled to a third-straight record hot year in 2016, with scientists mostly blaming man-made global warming with help from a natural El Nino that’s now gone. Two US agencies and international weather groups reported…
Earth’s days getting longer, slower: study
Earth’s days are getting longer but you’re not likely to notice any time soon — it would take about 6.7 million years to gain just one minute, according to a study published on Wednesday. Over…
Moss boosted Earth’s oxygen 400 million yrs ago: study
Scientists have long wondered what gave Earth enough oxygen to support the rise of animals and people, and researchers said Monday they believe it all started with moss. The report in the Proceedings of the…
Earth’s resources used up at quickest rate ever in 2016
In just over seven months, humanity has used up a full year’s allotment of natural resources such as water, food and clean air – the quickest rate yet, according to a new report. The point…
Violent young Sun may have seeded life on Earth: study
Life on Earth may have sprung from bombardment by a youthful Sun lashing out with flares as potent as a thousand trillion exploding atomic bombs, a study suggested on Monday. Such violence may explain how…
Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White dead at 74
Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White has died at the age of 74 following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. The 74-year-old star died in his sleep in Los Angeles on Wednesday (03.02.16) following…
Could the earth actually be made up of two planets?
According to recent studies by scientists, Earth is actually made up of two planets. A young Earth was mixed with a baby planet called Theia, following a head on collision 4.5 billion years ago that…
#Conservation: Loss of big animals and their poo has transformed Earth
The loss of big animals to overhunting and human-driven pollution has meant a drastic drop in the amount of poo, which is critical to nourishing the Earth, researchers said Monday. Restoring the populations of large…