Environmental Science

Global Elimination of Animal Farming Could Save the Planet

The elimination of all animal agriculture in the following 15 years would severely diminish greenhouse gas emissions and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.Research into the climatological impacts of raising animals for food implicates that eliminating all animal agriculture has the potentially to considerably change the direction of global warming.The project is a cooperation...

Intriguing Insect Fossils Protected in Brownish-Yellow Amber

LMU Zoologists Have Uncovered Examples of Ancient Amber-- Insect Larvae with Unusual Morphologies and Larvae of Early Flying InsectsAmber block containing a fossilized insect. Credit: De Agostini /R. Valterza/Getty Images. thoughtco.comEvery fossil is a time capsule. However, unlike numerous other finds, insects encapsulated in amber are often flawlessly preserved. According to Professor Joachim T....

How Legume Plants Provide Oxygen to Symbiotic Bacteria in their Roots

Legume Root nodules colored pink by leghaemoglobin and caused by a symbiotic relationship between the plant and beneficial bacteria. Credit: John Innes CentreThe discovery of the genetics inside legume plants that manage the production of an oxygen-carrying molecule essential to their relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria is a significant breakthrough in the field of sustainable...

Something Mysteriously Eliminated About 90 Percent of Sharks 19 Million Years Ago

Credit: GERARD SOURY/THE IMAGE BANK/GETTY IMAGESAround 19 million years ago, something horrible happened to sharks.Fossils amassed from sediments in the Pacific Ocean reveal a previously unidentified and shocking shark extinction event. During this event, the populations of the predators abruptly dropped by as much as 90 percent, researchers report in the journal Science on June 4....

Genetically Modified Trees are Seen as a Solution by These Scientists to Absorb Excess Carbon in the World

Credit: Lead Image © Mulderphoto / Adobe StockIn grade school, Charles DeLisi had his first indication of changes in the environment. He lived in a very wooded area, with trees filling his neighborhood, which was very fortunate since he loved to play in the forest. However, one of the saddest events of his...

Agriculture: the Key to Driving Climate Change Response

Credit: Photomontage / Shutterstock.comIn the time of climate change, a panel of organic farmers discussed farming trials. It highlighted how the people and the planet have primary importance now that agriculture is most favorable.The severe growth of the impact of raising climate change on a liable system poses a substantial threat to the livelihoods...