Sci/Environment

The State Department of Transportation on Maui have just agreed not to spray Monsanto’s Roundup along its roadways. According to Maui Mama, all purchases of the glyphosate-based, carcinogenic weed killer have been halted and the […]

Citizens in Chile are demanding the Chilean government respond to a growing public health crisis, as over 20 million fish have been found dead recently.  This seasons “red tide” is caused by the algal bloom which […]

A small craft brewery from South Florida has designed a new packaging for beer that should help feed ocean wildlife instead of killing them.  necn reports: Saltwater Brewery, in Delray Beach, says the six-pack rings are also […]

The mammoth wildfire destroying Alberta is releasing toxic mercury into the atmosphere. The fires have filled Fort McMurray’s air with dangerous contaminants pushing its air pollution to off-the-charts levels.  But now the fires are releasing […]

The rapid melting of one the largest glaciers on earth, the Totten Glacier in East Antarctica, could raise global sea level at least 2 meters by the end of the century, according to a new […]

An eruption at Guatemala’s Volcan de Fuego, one of the most active volcanoes in Central America, has prompted an evacuation of the area surrounding the peak. On Wednesday, volcanologists also observed explosive activity at the […]

An earthquake with a 6.7 magnitude struck western Ecuador early on Wednesday. According to the US Geographical Survey, the quake’s epicentre was 36 miles south of the city of Esmeraldas, at a depth of 6.2 […]

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake has hit off the Japanese coast, just north of Tokyo, according to the Japanese national broadcaster NHK . Local news reports that the quake, which struck at around 9.25pm local time […]

Creating a human out of chemicals in a laboratory may sound like something from a horror movie, but it is  an idea that some scientists are exploring, quietly behind closed doors. Earlier this week, approximately […]

An oil spill from Royal Dutch Shell’s offshore Brutus platform released 2,100 barrels of crude off Louisiana’s coast in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday. All  drilling activities at Shell’s Brutus platform have been suspended. According […]