A recent paper, published in Geophysical Research Letters, has found that by the year 2100, spring may come up to five weeks earlier in the northern U.S. and more than a week earlier in the southern U.S. Naturally, the earlier onset of the spring season is believed to bring forth [...]

A new billboard in Peru does more than advertise—it converts air into drinking water. A collaborative effort between Lima’s University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) and ad agency Mayo DraftFCB, the billboard aims to encourage more student applications. The side effect: The billboard has also produced 9,450 liters of clean water for local [...]

Suffolk County, New York, on Long Island, became the first county to ban the use of controversial ingredient Bisphenol A (BPA) in sales receipts in a 16-1 vote. BPA has been controversial for a long time, as it is believed to be an endocrine-disrupting chemical that has been associated with [...]

It’s no secret that the U.S. is facing atypical weather with a shorter, but more intense, winters and extreme heat in the summers. In fact, estimates have found that over the past century, the temperatures have  hiked up 1.3°F a year. “An analysis of data from the U.S. Historical Climatology [...]

The LA Department of Transportation plans on making changes that are said to reduce traffic and air pollution. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the LADOT have announced that the city’s traffic signals have been synchronized, which will result in 16 percent faster commutes and a 12 percent reduction in traffic. The $410 million effort features [...]

A soon-to-be published study has found that the rise of blizzards are a result of man-made global warming. While this assertion seems counterintuitive—how can global warming cause more blizzards?—there’s substance to the findings. “The answer lies in atmospheric physics,” writes The Huffington Post. ”A warmer atmosphere can hold, and dump, more moisture, [...]

Researchers at USC, , according to recently published research in Nano Research, have “developed a new lithium-ion battery design that uses porous silicon nanoparticles in place of the traditional graphite anodes to provide superior performance.” “It’s an exciting research. It opens the door for the design of the next generation lithium-ion batteries,” [...]

The demand for rubber, globally, is estimated to fall short by 20 percent by 2020 and thus, will inevitably lead to higher prices. Fortunately, according to CNN, Dutch scientists from biotech firm KeyGene have found a way to create a natural rubber alternative using a common garden weed: Dandelion. “Dandelion roots aren’t really [...]

A U.N.-sponsored study has concluded that man-made chemicals that are used in everyday products, called EDCs, are responsible for birth deformities, hormonal cancers, and psychiatric diseases. Moreover, EDCs have been linked to a decline in the human male sperm count and female fertility, an increase in childhood cancers that were once [...]

We usually only get to report bad news when it comes to the environment, except for a few stories about people believing in climate change and new products that help make our planet greener. So when researchers find good news about our planet, it’s always an exciting find. According to [...]