National Geographic to open new Museum of Exploration in Washington DC

Today, the National Geographic Society unveiled the National Geographic Museum of Exploration, a sustainable, must-see destination within its reinvented campus in central Washington, D.C.

Actually, something could go wrong, according to a new study. Oaks and sweetgums, which currently make up most of New York City’s trees, produce large amounts of volatile compounds called isoprenes.

Researchers at Ritsumeikan University have a new method to break down PFASs at room temperature.

Anand Varma, a biologist by training and now a well-known photographer, has established WonderLab in Berkeley, California. WonderLab is a physical space where Varma will explore and develop innovative storytelling techniques. Through his work, Varma aims to create images and videos that challenge our understanding of the hidden world. You can learn more about Anand…

A type of soil called terra preta da Amazônia, or Amazon dark earth (ADE), promotes faster growth of trees and enhances their development in qualitative terms, according to an article published in the journal Frontiers in Soil Science.

A wily team of researchers from different fields at Penn State has received $1 million from the National Science Foundation’s Engines Development Award. They are working on a project to create the Pennsylvania Industrial Hemp Engine (PAIHE).

Denmark Strait cataract underwater waterfall

The biggest waterfall in the world is underwater. It’s located in the Denmark Strait between Iceland and Greenland. It moves three million cubic meters per second, enough to shape global weather.

Assemblage of primordial eukaryotic organisms of the ‘Protosterol Biota’

Recently discovered biomarker signatures reveal a variety of previously unknown organisms that were the dominant complex life forms on Earth around one billion years ago. These organisms differed from the complex eukaryotic life we know today, such as animals, plants, and algae, in terms of their cell structure and metabolism.

It has been discovered by researchers at the University of Gothenburg that bioplastic, which is made from cane sugar, poses a threat to the environment. Their study revealed that perch exhibit altered behavior when exposed to this type of plastic.

It may come as a shock to you but some of the food that we eat is radioactive. Bananas are one such food. They contain about 450mg of potassium, some of which is potassium-40 which is, you heard it here first, radioactive. In fact, 50 bananas are about as radioactive as a dental x-ray.

Category: General Science

National Geographic to open new Museum of Exploration in Washington DC

Plant trees to combat climate change, they said. They’ll be good for the environment, they said. What could possibly go wrong?

Promising new method to clean up “forever chemicals”.

National Geographic introduces WonderLab – a one-of-a-kind studio space to capture photographs of our tiny invisible worlds.

Want to grow supertrees? Grab a handful of dark earth from the Amazon forest.

Those wily Penn State researchers just got a $1M award to grow cannabis sativa (aka marijuana) for the production of, ahem, rope and “green building materials”.

The largest waterfall in the world is nearly 2 miles high and found underwater. Called the Denmark Strait Cataract, it moves so much water, it shapes global weather.

Researchers discover remains of an extinct world – previously unknown organisms that were the dominant complex life forms on Earth around one billion years ago.

Uh, oh. New research shows bioplastics are still not an environmentally friendly solution.

Yes, bananas are indeed radioactive and here’s how many you’d have to eat (or stand near) before you’ll die.

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