Could monsters from pop culture exist in real life?

Monsters like Frankenstein, vampires and zombies are often glamorized in pop culture; but if you try to scientifically explain their creation, it's not that easy.

Apr 15, 2018

Apple goes completely green, sets benchmark for combating climate change, healthier environment

With the environment-friendly initiative, Apple was able to void over 1.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gases from being emitted in 2017.

Apr 11, 2018

How plastic waste is killing the oceans

Current estimates show that at least 8 million pieces of plastic are entering the oceans every single day, and if left unchecked plastic will outweigh fish by 2050. Here are some shocking figures on how plastic pollution is affecting our oceans and our underwater wildlife.  

Apr 9, 2018

What are palytoxins? Man raises awareness about coral toxins post family's poisoning

Palytoxin is "a potentially life-threatening toxin that can act via dermal, inhalation, and oral routes of exposure," according to the CDC.

Apr 7, 2018

Rare lava dome photo goes viral nearly 50 years after its capture

The United States Geological Survey shared the photo of a rare lava-dome fountain that was spotted in Hawaii, on October 11, 1969.

Apr 6, 2018

Cloud waterfall: Stunning clip shows clouds rolling over mountains in Philippines [Video]

Rolling over the summit of Mount Halcon in the Philippines, the clouds resemble a waterfall in a phenomenon common for a particular type of "orographic clouds".

Apr 6, 2018

Warming ocean causing glacial grounding line retreat comparable to last ice age

Glaciers, 4 times the size of Manhattan is being lost to sea, pushing back grounding lines by 300 to 400 meters every year.

Apr 3, 2018

Climate change: Ganges might swell to twice its capacity, flooding northern India

Global warming will eventually lead to food shortages caused by floods and droughts. Ganges could run at twice its capacity, flooding India along the way.

Apr 2, 2018

Climate change: Early humans survived abrupt, harsh cooling 11,000 years ago

The end of the last ice age brought about an extended winter that lasted over a century, but the Mesolithic people thrived in spite of this.

Mar 28, 2018

Arctic sea ice reaches wintertime maximum, among lowest on record: NASA

Northern sea ice is at its second-lowest maximum winter freeze levels, thanks to global warming-induced climate change.

Mar 25, 2018

Scientists express alarm over giant plastic patch in Pacific Ocean

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which lies halfway between California and Hawaii, is comprised of around 80 million kg of litter, 99% of which is made up of plastic.

Mar 23, 2018

Watch: Deep-sea anglerfish caught mating in first ever video

Anglerfish mate via sexual parasitism, where the male latches on to the female, deriving nutrition from the female's body and the female gains a steady supply of sperm.

Mar 23, 2018

United Nations: Last three years were hottest on record

A report by the U.N.s World Meteorological Organization says the last three years have been the hottest on record, and man-made global warming will continue to cause extreme weather events.

Mar 23, 2018

Indonesian volcano spews toxic gas: Hundreds evacuated, 30 hospitalized

The sulphuric gases from Mount Ijen's crater caused vomiting and breathing troubles among the residents of the nearby Kalianyar village.

Mar 22, 2018

MIT creates SoFi: Robo-fish can dive 50ft deep, swim unnoticed

SoFi can handle oncoming currents and also take high-resolution photos using a fisheye lens while swimming, thus proving beneficial for marine researchers.

Mar 22, 2018