Science & Technology

– Manuscript – Researchers have estimated that blue whales take in about 10 million pieces of microplastics each day. Microplastics are particles of plastic debris that are less than 5 millimeters long. They come from the breakdown of many kinds of plastic products and industrial waste. Particle levels have been building up in the world’s oceans for many years. The … [Read more...] about Study: Blue Whales Swallow 10 Million Microplastic Pieces a Day

– Manuscript – Scientists have discovered one of the largest turtles on record. The turtle, about the size of a small car, lived in Europe 83 million years ago. Researchers recently described remains discovered in northeastern Spain. The remains belonged to a turtle named Leviathanochelys aenigmatica. It was about 3.7 meters long. It lived during the Cretaceous Period - … [Read more...] about Scientists Discover Ancient Turtle as Big as a Car

– Manuscript – Scientists in New Zealand are looking for a way to stop cows from burping. A burp is when an animal releases gas from its digestive system through its throat. To some, a cow burp might seem like a small thing. But in New Zealand, cows outnumber people two to one. There are only five million people in New Zealand. The nation is home to 10 million cows and … [Read more...] about New Zealand Looks to Reduce Gas Emission from Farm Animals

– Manuscript – A new study has found that tools designed to warn drivers and automatically stop vehicles in emergency situations helped reduce crashes by about 50 percent. The study is one of the largest of its kind to examine the effectiveness of driver assistance systems. The research was carried out by the Partnership for Analytics Research in Traffic Safety … [Read more...] about Study: Vehicle Warning and Braking Systems Cut Crashes by 50 percent

– Manuscript – Life in a city can be especially hard for a tree. Buildings, pollution, poor soil, insects, and even car crashes can add to tree loss. Now, the warming climate is making a tree’s life even harder. Between 2016 and 2021, a report from the city of Seattle in Washington state said the city lost about 255 hectares of tree covering. The report blamed climate … [Read more...] about Climate Change Causes City Trees to Struggle