Sci/Environment

NASA have announced a possible link between the sun’s cosmic rays and the rate of birth defects in humans.  Previous studies have suggested that cosmic rays in high doses can permanently damage human DNA, leading […]

Philae lander has maintained radio silence on the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Efforts to contact the Philae lander have failed since its last contact ten days ago. European scientists fear the robot may have moved again after […]

A painting made in 1979 of the planet Pluto has turned out to be fascinatingly accurate. From GeoBeats News [1]: Until New Horizons traveled 3 billion miles and captured increasingly clearer images of Pluto, nobody […]

Just six corporations control the flow of scientific information, a new study in Canada reveals. Since the 1970’s scientific journals have been controlled by the same few companies.  Researchers looked at scientific literature published between […]

New images and photos from Pluto’s moon Charon have scientists puzzled. According to GeoBeats [1]: Of the many images that were taken by New Horizons recently, a photo of Pluto’s largest moon Charon reveals a […]

At the beginning of the Millennium, conservationists were overjoyed to come across the nests of what were believed to be the last surviving members of the “Royal Turtle” family, a species thought to be extinct. […]

Yellowstone National Park has been temporarily closed to vehicles due to thermal activity that is affecting the nearby roads.  The park says a new thermal feature became visibly active in May near the Upper Terrace […]

A total of 169 earthquakes were reported in California, along the San Andreas fault line last week, with over 30 of them ranging from a 1.3 – 2.4 on July 13 2015.  21 of the […]

Have you ever wondered why mosquitos are so “good” at finding (and biting) you?  Well, a new study has found out why. According to GeoBeats News [1]: Mosquitoes seem particularly good at finding humans to […]