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Tens of thousands of reindeer have died due to the effects of global warming as a result of human-influenced climate change in the polar regions of Russia between 2006-2013. If likely similar meteorological effects take place this year, Russia’s reindeer industry will face catastrophe. A new paper published in Biology Letters points to global warming as the culprit behind tens ... Read More »

An ancient amulet has been shown to be the oldest known example of a metalwork technique still used by Nasa. The 6,000-year-old amulet, originally discovered in the Neolithic village of Mehragarh, Pakistan, is thought to be the earliest example of lost-wax casting – a method for making duplicate metal objects. Mathieu Thoury from the French Synchrotron and colleagues devised a ... Read More »

The planet Pluto has a semi-solid ocean and it lies directly beneath its crust. In the newest issue of Nature, a team of American scientists present the analysis of new data collected by New Horizons to illustrate the likely role a subsurface ocean had played in helping to shape a geological plain on Pluto known as Sputnik Planitia. The 1,000-kilometer ... Read More »

The results of last week’s election in the United States won’t alter Alberta’s plan to deal with climate change, Shannon Phillips says. “Mr. Trump has said a lot of things,” Phillips told reporters on a conference call from U.N. meetings in Marrakesh, Morocco. “There’s really a lot of hypotheticals right now from our perspective, there’s a lot of unknowns.” “What ... Read More »

Canada invests in clean technology in Mexico and in Chile to reduce pollution for a cleaner world. Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced that Canada will contribute $14 million to reduce short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), like methane, through partnerships with Mexico and Chile. This collaborative work will create a cleaner environment for everyone, from Mexicans and ... Read More »

The world is on track for its hottest year on record with temperature averages across the globe smashed and millions of people forced from their homes by extreme weather events, according to the World Meteorological Organisation. “Another year. Another record,” said WMO secretary-general, Petteri Taalas. “The extra heat from the powerful El Niño event has disappeared. The heat from global ... Read More »

A research in The New Journal of Physics found that physicists pay less attention to theories that are full of mathematical details. This suggests there are real and widespread barriers to communicating mathematical work, and that this is not because of poor training in mathematical skills, or because there is a social stigma about doing well in mathematics. Dr Tim ... Read More »

An unearthly orange light floated cacophonously across dim skies above Lima, Peru, leaving inhabitants flabbergasted and sought answers. The slow-moving ball of orange light can be seen flying through the dark sky in the eerie clip, before disappearing suddenly and without a trace. Human’s urge to search aliens in Mars, Mercury and the whole of universe might be the reason ... Read More »

Tonight’s moon will be the biggest and brightest in living memory – and people around the world will be watching just after the sun sets. The rare “supermoon” will make the full lunar disc appear 14% bigger and up to 30% brighter than usual as it rises above the rooftops on Monday night – and should offer stunning views if ... Read More »

Researchers say the search for extraterrestrials should focus on this huge crater on the Red Planet where there is evidence of warmth and water. Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have found another promising place to look: a strange formation that could be the remains of an ancient “ice cauldron” that would have provided a warm, chemical-rich, life-friendly ... Read More »

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft watched clouds of methane moving across the far northern regions of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, on Oct. 29­­­­ and 30, 2016. Cassini has been orbiting Saturn since 2004 and is now in its final year. Seasonal change on Titan is driven by Saturn’s year, which is 29.5 Earth-years long. It’s now high summer in Titan’s northern hemisphere, ... Read More »