Environment

Jupiter has the strongest magnetic field of any planet in the Solar System.

January 15, 2020 17:26

As meteors pass at high speeds on parallel trajectories, they appear as streaks of light we call shooting stars: the faster the speed of the passing, the longer the "train."

January 15, 2020 14:09

Driftnets are responsible for the death of many non-target fish species that is harmful for the marine ecosystem.

January 15, 2020 11:37

It is time to clean up all the confusion between meteorites, meteoroids, meteors, bolides, shooting stars, and other intriguing terms!

January 15, 2020 11:29

Rip currents carry swimmers away from from the shoreline and are a leading cause of lifeguard rescues at beaches.

January 14, 2020 21:21

Rip currents can be dangerous to swimmers in oceans, seas, and large lakes.

January 14, 2020 21:01

Can energy produced this way be truly renewable?

January 14, 2020 08:10

Scientists believe that jellyfish have inhabited Earth even before dinosaurs, as far as 500-700 million years ago.

January 14, 2020 07:14

The black rhino is one of the most notable animals found in Namibia.

January 14, 2020 01:26

The definition of the term remains a big debate among geologists.

January 14, 2020 01:11

Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo earned its rightful top position as the location with the highest concentration of lightning.

January 13, 2020 15:22

Climate change indicators are used to track and communicate changes in the Earth’s climate.

January 13, 2020 14:02

The advantages of using nuclear energy are numerous; it provides value, unlike anything that can be found in other sources of energy.

January 13, 2020 07:17

The Honey Badger managed to qualify as the world's most fearless animal in the Guinness Book of World Records. So which parts of their reputation are factual, and which are a legend?

January 12, 2020 18:19

The opossums, the misunderstood North American marsupials, are the heroes of this article. 

January 12, 2020 18:17

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers a definition of point source pollution that describes it as any pollutant that infiltrates the environment from a place that can be pinpointed without difficulty.

January 12, 2020 08:13

A tsunami and a tidal wave are two unrelated phenomena.

January 11, 2020 19:43

According to the CDP, just a hundred companies across the world are responsible for 71% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

January 10, 2020 08:06

It is food known since ancient times, with uses that go beyond nutrition.

January 9, 2020 12:20

The Big Bang is a theoretical model that explains how and when our universe started.

January 9, 2020 09:53