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Dec 05, 2013 06:58 AM EST

Ocean Crust Identified as Potential Region to Store Decades of Industrial Carbon Dioxide

In a new finding, researchers at the University of Southampton have identified regions that have the potential to store huge quantity of industrial carbon dioxide. They discovered that the igneous rocks of the upper ocean crust could store decades of carbon dioxide.

Dec 05, 2013 06:21 AM EST

Ring Tailed Lemur Regularly Sleep in Same Caves, First Evidence Offered [VIDEO]

A team of scientists have discovered that the ring tailed lemurs in Madagascar are the only primates in the wild that consistently sleep in the same caves during the night.

Dec 05, 2013 03:52 AM EST

Five distinct humpback whale populations identified in North Pacific

A new comprehensive genetic study of the humpback whale populations in North Pacific region suggests that there are five distinct populations of the mammals in the region. This finding comes just in time when the Endangered Species Act proposal is considering listing the North Pacific humpback whale...

Dec 04, 2013 09:15 AM EST

Study Links Precipitation and Changing Arctic Temperatures to Decline in Arctic Peregrines

A latest study says that increase in the frequency of heavy rains is posing a threat to the population of the young peregrine falcons in Canada's Arctic.

Dec 04, 2013 07:30 AM EST

Drug Filled 2,000 Rodents Airdropped To Kill Invasive Brown Tree Snakes in Guam

The invasive brown tree snake that was accidentally introduced 60 years back, continues to be a major threat to economy and ecology of Guam. In order to put an end to the damage caused by the invasive snakes, the biologists on Guam, have airdropped nearly 2,000 dead mice injected with toxic substanc...

Dec 04, 2013 07:23 AM EST

Energy Drink Mixed With Alcohol Trigger Alcohol Related Problems

One of the growing trend among young adults is mixing their alcohol with energy drink. But this trend is riskier that drinking just alcohol and poses a threat to public health, claims a new study.

Dec 04, 2013 07:14 AM EST

Ocean Currents Shape Europa's Icy Shell in a Manner That Support Life

Jupiter's sixth closet moon, Europa, was earlier considered as the most potential candidate in our Solar system to support life. A new finding throws life into this hypothesis, suggesting the subsurface ocean on Jupiter may carry deep currents and circulation patterns with heat and energy transfer t...

Dec 04, 2013 04:30 AM EST

Catastrophic Decline in Sahara’s Wildlife Population, Study Cautions

The world's largest hot desert, the Sahara, that was once rich in animal and plant activity, over the recent years has been struck with terrible catastrophic collapse of its wildlife population, claims a new finding. The animals dwelling here are some of the most fascinating members of the animal ki...

Dec 04, 2013 03:59 AM EST

NASA's Hubble Telescope Finds Signs of Water on Five Alien Planets

For more than 100 years, scientists have struggled to find signs of life elsewhere in the Universe apart from our blue planet. This time NASA has managed to trace signs of water in the atmosphere of five alien worlds.

Dec 03, 2013 09:32 AM EST

Koalas Use Additional Vocal Folds to Produce Low Pitched Mating Calls

In a new finding researchers have discovered a new organ in Koalas that are a secret to their low pitched sound produced especially during the mating season.

Dec 03, 2013 07:45 AM EST

World War II Aircraft Carrying Japanese Submarine Discovered 2,300 Feet Off Oahu Coast [VIDEO]

An aircraft carrying Japanese mega-submarine that went missing during the World War II, the global war, has finally been located by a team of explorers, after more than half of a century, at a great depth off the Oahu coast.

Dec 03, 2013 07:23 AM EST

Orchid Mantis Attract Prey by Mimicking Flowers, Study Confirms

One of the most famous preying manits the Orchid Mantis that disguises itself like an orchid to catch prey, is in fact more attractive to pollinators that the orchid, claims a new study.