Sci/Environment

Germany decided to outlaw the cultivation of genetically modified crops and GM seeds, following suit from Scotland who took similar measures earlier in September.  A spokesman for The Agriculture Ministry, Christian Fronczak announced, “The German […]

A female snake from Missouri, U.S., has given birth without the aid of a male companion for the second time in two years.  The yellow-bellied water snake reproduced on her own in 2014 and again […]

New England has had quite the summer when it comes to shark activity this year.  First, we reported on the incredible video of people rescuing a giant shark in the area (read here), and within […]

This incredible story is not only true, but heartwarming, too.  On September 12, 2014 a post was made on the Vashon Island Pet Protectors (VIPP) Facebook page in Seattle.  The group was looking for two […]

Volunteer firefighters haven’t just been saving domestic animals from the fire danger in Northern California.  A group of firemen recently extended their kindness to a young mountain lion. From GeoBeats News: The wildfires currently tearing […]

A new in-depth look at antibiotic resistance worldwide has revealed that the overuse of antibiotics has caused a sharp rise in antibiotic resistance, particularly in countries such as India, Vietnam and Kenya.  Investigators say that […]

An Australian environmental group has found nanotechnology in multiple popular food items in Australia’s food supply. Despite the Food Standards Agency (FSANZ) previously denying that nanotechnology was used in food, the environmental group Friends of […]

The United States Geological Survey has reported a massive 8.3 magnitude earthquake off the coast of central Chile. The powerful quake has shaken Chile’s capital, causing buildings to sway and people to take refuge in […]

It has finally been proven that a pair of craters in Sweden were created at the same time by a rare double impact from two meteorites that crashed into Earth 450 million years ago. From […]

NASA has announced that one of Saturn’s moons, Enceladus, is not just a block of ice – it actually holds a global subsurface ocean. From Popular Science: The Saturnian moon spouts giant plumes of water vapor from […]