Advanced Alien Civilisations Could Self-Destruct Through Climate Change, Claims New Study

Advanced Alien Civilisations Could Self-Destruct Through Climate Change, Claims New Study

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A recent study by astrophysicists suggests that advanced alien civilisations might only have a thousand years before their planets become uninhabitable due to climate change. This alarming finding stems from simulations exploring the trajectory of technological growth and energy consumption of these hypothetical societies. Even those relying on renewable energy…

Largest US asset managers cut support for climate change proposals
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Largest US asset managers cut support for climate change proposals

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The three largest US asset managers cut their support for so-called ESG proposals by shareholders during the last voting season amid Republican pushback against the controversial investing policy, according to a report. State Street, BlackRock and Vanguard — which collectively own about 20% of the shares of all companies in…

Greenhouse Gas is Rising Rapidly in Atmosphere Due to Human Activities, Highlights New Report

Greenhouse Gas is Rising Rapidly in Atmosphere Due to Human Activities, Highlights New Report

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Recent research highlights a troubling rise in atmospheric methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more effective than carbon dioxide (CO2) at trapping heat in the short term. Despite the 2021 Global Methane Pledge, which aims to reduce methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030, current levels are increasing faster than…

El Nino and Massive Volcanic Eruptions Triggered Mass Extinction of Life 250 Million Years Ago

El Nino and Massive Volcanic Eruptions Triggered Mass Extinction of Life 250 Million Years Ago

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New research suggests that a powerful El Niño cycle, fuelled by a massive release of carbon dioxide, may have contributed to Earth’s largest mass extinction around 250 million years ago, during the end of the Permian period. Volcanic eruptions in what is now Siberia caused enormous amounts of carbon dioxide…

Antarctica Was Last Ice-Free 34 Million Years Ago: What Triggered This Climate Shift?

Antarctica Was Last Ice-Free 34 Million Years Ago: What Triggered This Climate Shift?

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Antarctica, now a vast frozen continent, was not always covered in ice. Around 34 million years ago, during the Eocene-Oligocene boundary, the continent was ice-free. According to Eric Wolff, a paleoclimatologist from the University of Cambridge, Antarctica resembled northern Canada with tundra and coniferous forests before it froze. The shift…

Kathy Hochul may be waking to NY energy woes—yet won’t fix the problem
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Kathy Hochul may be waking to NY energy woes—yet won’t fix the problem

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Gov. Hochul may have finally awoken to the state’s looming energy nightmare. Too bad she’s befuddled about how to prevent it. Her energy summit last week was meant to reckon with an inconvenient truth: All the pixie dust in the world won’t help New York meet its goals to abandon…

Extinct Walrus-like Mammal Discovered in Atlantics, Provides New Insights into Marine Evolution

Extinct Walrus-like Mammal Discovered in Atlantics, Provides New Insights into Marine Evolution

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Scientists have unearthed a previously unknown marine mammal species, Ontocetus posti, which lived 2.2 million years ago. Led by Dr. Mathieu Boisville from the University of Tsukuba, this discovery provides fresh insights into the evolutionary history of walruses and the impact of environmental changes on marine life. The fossil remains,…

Forests Emit Carbon Dioxide for Years After Wildfires, Study Finds

Forests Emit Carbon Dioxide for Years After Wildfires, Study Finds

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A recent study has found that forests destroyed by wildfires continue to emit carbon dioxide (CO₂) for years after the flames have been extinguished. The boreal forest, a critical CO₂ sink stretching across Earth’s northern latitudes, plays a crucial role in removing carbon from the atmosphere. However, when these forests…

Air Force vet calls for grounding iconic Blue Angels over noise, pollution
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Air Force vet calls for grounding iconic Blue Angels over noise, pollution

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An Air Force veteran is calling on the Navy to permanently ground its iconic Blue Angels air displays in Seattle because the beloved performances are too loud and cause pollution.  Spectators’ risk for going deaf soars at the renowned air shows, where the noise levels are estimated to hover between…