Sci/Environment

The five visible planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn – are about to align and will appear sitting in a line from the horizon to the moon from January 20, until February 20 […]

The U.S. government have admitted for the first time that bees are dying in record numbers due to pesticide poisoning, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) say they have known this for at least 20 […]

Kenya’s ban on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is on the verge of being reversed. The African country may soon allow the use of genetically modified cotton and maize seeds following pressure from agribusiness giant Monsanto, […]

A canyon system potentially bigger than the Grand Canyon in the U.S. could be hiding beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, measuring 1,000km long and as much as 1km deep.  Researchers from Durham University and Imperial College London […]

A hydraulic fracturing operation in Alberta has been shut down indefinitely after an earthquake hit the area Tuesday. The energy company has stopped operating in a part of Alberta that is subject to heavy hydraulic […]

Brazilian civil servants have discovered the world’s oldest living man still going on strong at the age of 131 and drawing a pension. The man lives with his wife who is 69 years his junior, […]

Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have found disturbing evidence of male fish turning female due to pesticide pollution.  According to new USGS study, scientists found large-scale evidence of intersex in smallmouth and largemouth […]

Making honey is a giant coordinated enterprise for bees. They use their bodies in a manufacturing process, based on age and rank, to produce the amber colored end product. It is the result of a lot of […]

The scientific community is abuzz with rumours that “gravity waves” may have been detected which, if true, would mark one of the most important discoveries in physics in the last 100 years.  Up until now, […]

Berkley City Council in California has voted unanimously to hold Monsanto legally liable for polluting the land and water with highly toxic PCBs. The council’s 6-0 vote means that Berkeley will join Oakland, San Jose, […]