A team of economists says it now has a better understanding of the impact of emerging air quality regulations on coal-fired power plants, imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Economists at the Brattle Group released a report earlier today. The new study found that 59,000 to 77,000 MW of [...]

On Wednesday, September 26th, Professor Gilles-Eric Seralini published a research study in Food and Chemical Toxicology (a peer-reviewed US journal) that analyzed the effects of genetically modified (GM) maize on a group of lab rats. The study, taking two years and €3.2 million to complete, attempts to criticize the safety [...]

We’ve all seen the power of Mother Nature in movies – terrifying tornadoes, violent volcanoes and even supercell cyclones. Other less well known phenomena of the natural world are, however, more fascinating and spectacular than any Hollywood producer could dream up.   Bioluminescent Tide Source This blue neon tide is [...]

New findings from the Tara Oceans research expedition reveals a startling discovery – the presence of plastic fragments in all of the world’s oceans. Based in the French research vessel Tara, a team of 15 scientists are on a comprehensive, 2.5 year voyage spanning 70,000 miles in search of the [...]

It’s easy to detect the differences in air quality using some senses: like downtown core quality dirtied up with gasoline and cigarettes versus the smells of fresh cut grass and laid fertilizer way out where it’s rural, and smog is visible between buildings in dense urban areas whereas a million [...]

Half a century ago on September 27, 1962, a book revolutionized the way environmental issues were included in the scope of the world’s governments. Author Rachel Carson penned Silent Spring during a time when Environmental Ministries were as of yet a non-reality. Economies and industrial entities were booming, and mankind’s [...]

On average, fish are likely to get smaller by 2050 because of global warming. That’s according to a new study published this past weekend. The research was led by author William Cheung of the University of British Columbia in Canada. The study says global warming will cut the amount of [...]

Australia has been grappling with white sharks after a series of deadly incidents along its western coast. Several swimmers have been killed along the Indian Ocean coastline in recent months. But this week, the Australian government announced that it will hunt and kill great white sharks under a new plan [...]

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer affecting women in the United States, aside from non-melanoma skin cancer. Only very few species aside from humans develop the disease. So why do so many animals end up suffering because of a disease they don’t naturally develop? Because of its [...]

A fossilized forest that flourished more than 2.5 million years ago could return to life thanks to a warming planet, a team of scientists say. Alexandre Guertin-Pasquier is with the University of Montreal. He is set to present the team’s research at the Canadian Paleontology Conference in Toronto this week. [...]