‘Reverse Vending Machine’ Prompts Recycling in Singapore Posted February 24, 2018 Singapore promotes recycling through ‘reverse vending machines.’ In January, commercial property Waterway Point Fairprice Finest has installed reverse vending machines outside …
Baby’s Ancient Remains May Explain How the First Humans Came to America Posted February 21, 2018 The remains of a baby from 11,500 years ago may help explain how the first humans populated America. Scientists have uncovered the remains of a six-week-old gi…
Scientists Modify Plant to Produce Light Posted February 12, 2018 A group of scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) modified a plant to make it temporarily give off light. The experiment made use of a…
Arctic Wildlife in Danger Due to Climate Change Posted February 3, 2018 A conservation group recorded a video of a starving polar bear failing to find food. The footage was recorded during a summer trek in Baffin Island, a land area in the Canadian…
Old Weather Reports Digitized to Study Current Weather Conditions Posted January 25, 2018 Researchers collected the United Kingdom’s old weather reports and started digitizing them to explain the current weather conditions. In 1883, a group of UK me…
LED Use Contributes to Light Pollution Posted January 21, 2018 Light pollution has intensified because of pervasive use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). LEDs are a light source widely used for energy-saving benefits such a…
Scientists Release Second Warning on Earth’s Environmental State Posted January 15, 2018 Scientists have released a second warning about the environment’s current state by means of an online journal. In 1992, a group of scientists published a lette…
India Fights Pollution by Alternating Car Use Posted January 10, 2018 Last November, the Indian capital of Delhi re-implemented car rationing to curb pollution in the city. Car rationing, also known as the odd-even scheme, is a s…
Newly Discovered Orangutan Species Found Endangered Posted December 31, 2017 Researchers have discovered a new orangutan species in Indonesia and classified it as endangered. In 2013, researchers stationed at Batang Toru in Indonesia came across a male …
Object Suspected to Come from Outside the Solar System Flies near Earth Posted December 25, 2017 A mysterious object suspected to be our solar system’s first interstellar visitor hurtled past Earth last October. The object was discovered b…