When polar seas freeze and ice forms, it is not only due to cold air chilling the surface of the water. Even more important is that warm water is prevented from rising to the surface from the depths of the ocean, due to the much lower salinity of the surface water. Researchers from the University … Read more
An Australian tourist has hit back at trolls who criticized her choice of outfit while visiting an orphanage in Bali. Kelsey Foster, 28, took time out of her trip to the holiday island to drop off food at a home for struggling children. The beauty salon owner spent time playing with the kids, who she … Read more
CO2 in the deep Earth may be more active than previously thought and may have played a bigger role in climate change than scientists knew before, according to a study by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). The research, led by Prof. PAN Ding, looked into the dissolution of CO2 in water, … Read more
An estimated 80 per cent of the world’s cargo is transported via ship-borne containers — a method that has soared in use in the decades after World War II. The efficient, cost-effective method of packaging and moving goods across the world’s oceans boomed with the globalization of trade, experiencing a near 20-fold increase in container … Read more
We know proper indoor ventilation is key to reducing the spread of Covid-19. Now, a study by MIT researchers finds that indoor relative humidity may also influence transmission of the virus. Relative humidity is the amount of moisture in the air compared to the total moisture the air can hold at a given temperature before … Read more
Climate activists in Austria defaced a famous painting in a Vienna museum on Tuesday, the latest in a string of such protests targeting priceless works of art in a call to action against fossil fuels. Members of an activist group called Last Generation posted pictures and video online Tuesday showing a protester pouring “black, oily liquid” … Read more