Nature

Stories on nature and the environment from around the world on the Scientific Origin.

Virginia: lost hikers found using drone equipped with thermal cameras

Two hikers who have gotten lost in the Peaks of Otter recreation area in...

Arctic may get more rain than snow earlier than predicted

This artic may get see more rain than snow earlier than expected according to...

Life has returned to the Thames

The Thames, London’s famous River, has just been the subject of a major study,...

Sun Moon Lake: Taiwan’s Lake of culture and natural wonders

The Sun Moon Lake is the largest lake on the island of Taiwan. The...

Greenland oil exploration halted amid environmental concerns

The Greenlandic government, Naalakkersuisut, has decided to drop future oil exploration in and around...

Gulf of Mexico gas leak causes massive ocean fire

Mexico’s state oil and gas company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) reported that that the fire that...

The efficiency of negative CO2 emissions may be overestimated

In order to achieve the very ambitious climate target of a maximum of 1.5...

2020 officially second warmest year on record according to UN

Less carbon dioxide was released in 2020. But that doesn’t change the long-standing trend:...

Greenhouse effect: nitrous oxide on the rise!

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is one of the lesser known greenhouse gases. And yet, a...

Half of the Great Barrier’s corals have perished in 25 years

Half of the corals of the Great Reef in Australia have perished in the...