Earth’s trees number ‘three trillion’
There are just over three trillion trees on Earth, according to a new assessment. The figure is eight times as big as the previous best estimate, which counted perhaps 400 billion at most. It has...
Two dead, massive outages after windstorm slams Washington state
A powerful windstorm toppled trees, killing two people in Washington state as work crews scrambled on Sunday to restore power to 450,000 customers, a TV report showed. A father driving with his...
Tropical Storm Fred strengthens over eastern Atlantic
Tropical Storm Fred strengthened in the eastern Atlantic off the coast of Africa on Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Fred is forecast to reach hurricane status with winds of 75 miles...
Having first baby may feel worse than divorce & loss of job
Although considered to be the most joyful period of life, a new study shows that, for many couples, having a first child may turn out to be a worse experience than getting divorced or being...
If You Think You’re Safe From Earthquakes, You May Be Wrong
More than 143 million Americans live in an earthquake zone, a new analysis shows, though many of them may be surprised to learn that dangerous shaking is possible in the places where they live....
Hainan gibbon decline charted in Chinese records
Historical Chinese documents have helped scientists to track the decline of the world’s rarest primates. Today, China has between 26 and 28 Hainan gibbons left, but government records that...
More habitable planets in 50 yrs !
In 50 years, mankind will become capable of discovering potentially inhabited planets as it develops new astronomical instruments that will allow scientists to analyze the planets’ physical...
New Suez Canal could be playing environmental roulette to the Mediterranean
The eastern Mediterranean is the most affected marine bio system of the world by man-made changes. Two major handmade changes have affected the Meditarranean, the construction...
