Scientists have confirmed just how much of an impact melting ice and ocean warming have had on rising sea levels around the globe. What’s happening? In a new study first published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers revealed that utilizing long-term monitoring of barystatic sea level changes…
Glaciers across the western United States, Canada, and Switzerland are melting faster than ever, reported Brighter Side of News. Researchers warn that prolonged heat waves and dry conditions will continue to accelerate glacier loss. What’s happening? Research published in Geophysical Research Letters found that American and Canadian glaciers lost about 12% of their ice volume…
A threatened woodpecker species is now thriving in an unexpected location — a military bombing range. Conservation biologists have successfully turned the Avon Park Air Force Range in Florida into a sanctuary for red-cockaded woodpeckers. Between 1998 and 2016, conservationists translocated 54 red-cockaded woodpeckers from six healthy populations to Avon Park. Spanning 106,000 acres, the…
Researchers were shocked to discover an enormous new species of stick insect in the Australian forest, highlighting just how much humans have yet to learn about the biologically rich habitat, Gizmodo reported. “From what we know to date, this is Australia’s heaviest insect,” said Angus Emmott, co-author of a paper on the new species, per…
Authorities in China’s southern tech hub of Shenzhen have called for leniency towards innovators whose government-funded projects fail or do not pass evaluation. The first policy statement of its kind from the Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission comes as China aims to cement the city’s status as a hi-tech powerhouse and reduce reliance on…
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Reviewed by Dietitian Annie Nguyen, M.A., RD Design elements: Getty Images. EatingWell design. A new study suggests acidogenic foods may raise your gastrointestinal cancer risk. Acidogenic foods, like red and processed meats, create acid in your body. Eating more plants has been correlated with a lower risk of GI cancers. Our bodies work hard 24/7…
China has lost some of its most prominent scientists and engineers over the past few years in what have officially been deemed deaths due to accidental circumstances or natural causes. But the sudden departures of the key figures – many of whom worked in fields tied to national security and technological advancement – have also…