WILD NATURE August 13, 2020 Kenya elephant population has more than doubled in last three decades, officials say Kenya’s elephant population has doubled in the last three decades, in part due to a crackdown on poachers and ivory smugglers, authorities announced at an event marking World Elephant Day Wednesday.
POLITICS August 13, 2020 EPA announces new rules to reduce methane regulation, assures science will back changes The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Thursday announced new rules to reduce Obama-era methane pollution regulation.
Physics August 13, 2020 Digital content will be half 'Earth's mass' by 2245 as 'information catastrophe' looms Digital content is on track to equal half of Earth’s mass by 2245, according to new research.
Weather August 11, 2020 San Andreas Fault earthquake swarm sparks fears of ‘Big One’ Dozens of tremors began in the early morning on Monday, ranging in size from a 2.6-magnitude quake to a 4.6-magnitude quake northwest of Palm Springs, under the southeastern part of the Salton Sea.
SCIENCE July 30, 2020 'Fool's gold' could actually be valuable in this way, researchers find Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found a way to make “fool’s gold” more attractive.
GREAT OUTDOORS July 23, 2020 Oklahoma dad's paddlefish catch breaks record -- fish was tagged in 1997 Oklahoma fisherman Cory Watters and his 9-year-old son Stetson reeled in a world-record 151.9-pound paddlefish Thursday morning on Keystone Lake, according to the state’s Department of Wildlife Conservation.
SCIENCE July 14, 2020 Phytoplankton enhance Arctic Ocean's ability to soak up carbon dioxide, study finds A new study from researchers at Stanford University reports massive blooms of phytoplankton have dramatically enhanced the Arctic Ocean's ability to soak up carbon dioxide.
Coronavirus July 9, 2020 Bill Nye tests out coronavirus mask materials in video Bill Nye the “Science Guy” shared a public service announcement about face masks and how effective the materials used to make them are in a pair of TikTok videos Wednesday.
SCIENCE June 13, 2020 Archery could date back 48,000 years in South Asia, study says Researchers have unveiled new evidence showing that early humans living in Sri Lanka around 48,000 years ago crafted hunting tools from animal bones.
SCIENCE June 6, 2020 Destruction of tropical forests worldwide increased in 2019, study shows The worldwide destruction of tropical forests increased last year, according to a recent study.
WILD NATURE May 29, 2020 Southern wildlife in jeopardy as giant tegu lizards invade Georgia and Florida A growing group of invasive lizards are making their way throughout the south while putting animals at risk that are important to the ecosystem. Georgia and Florida officials are working to stop the Argentine black and white tegu lizard from spreading. The lizards can grow up to 4 feet long and will eat anything they can put in their mouth, especially eggs.