June 2019 Was the Hottest June on Record Across the Globe – NOAA
June 2019 was the hottest in 140 years, setting a global record, according to the latest monthly global climate report released on Thursday by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The report said that the average global temperature in…
Study Bolsters Case that Climate Change Is Driving Many California Wildfires
Link seen to fivefold jump in area burned.Against a backdrop of long-term rises in temperature in recent decades, California has seen ever higher spikes in seasonal wildfires, and, in the last two years, a string of disastrous, record-setting blazes. This…
Climate Swindle: Meet The New Scare, Same As The Old Scare
This month, The Wall Street Journal celebrated its 130th anniversary by republishing salient articles spanning that period, including this retrospectively illuminating report from February 2, 1978: A climatic disaster, triggered by the continued burning of oil and coal, could result…
World’s Most Unusual Beach Is Actually A Glacier That Never Melts
Today the Buluus glacier is as packed with visitors as the only official beach in Yakutsk, the world’s largest city built on permafrost. A hidden gem of Yakutia, it lies in a deep valley some 100 km (62 miles) from…
A home is not a house, and a Polydrop is not a typical teardrop
It’s not a trailer, it’s a portable private space.
Stunning solar-powered home in Singapore melds with adjacent botanic gardens
Located on top of a hill overlooking the incredible gardens, the solar-powered Botanica House boasts an open layout heavily influenced by a soothing combination of Feng Shui and sustainability.
Study shows reusable menstrual cups are safe and just as effective as tampons, pads
Most people can’t shake their familiar comfort with tampons and pads, but a new study indicates that the cup is just as effective as the disposables and has no health risks.
Modern luxury resort blends into the lush coffee hills of India
The misty coffee hills of southwest India recently gained a new luxury resort designed by Bangalore-based architectural firm Cadence Architects.
Scientists discover how mosquito brains integrate diverse sensory cues to find a host
A team has discovered how the female mosquito brain integrates visual and olfactory signals to identify, track and hone in on a potential host for her next blood meal. They discovered that, after the mosquito’s olfactory system detects certain chemical cues, the mosquito uses her visual system to scan her surroundings for certain shapes and fly toward them, presumably associating those shapes with potential hosts.
How mammals’ brains evolved to distinguish odors is nothing to sniff at
Neuroscientists have discovered that at least six types of mammals — from mice to cats — distinguish odors in roughly the same way, using circuitry in the brain that’s evolutionarily preserved across species.
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