Concrete mixing machines line up at the construction site for high-rise buildings on April 10 in Kolkata, India.Buildings of the future will be grown ...
Tag: Global Warming
What Earth would be like if we hadn't pumped greenhouse gases into the atmosphere
This week, Climate Explained answers two similar questions.If humans had not contributed to greenhouses gases in any way at all, what would the global...
Billionaire Couple Showered GOP With Money. Now They Need a Coronavirus Lifeline
This article was published originally by PassBlue, a partner of The Daily Beast which provides independent coverage of the United Nations. It was writ...
Unsuitable for 'human life to flourish': Up to 3B will live in extreme heat by 2070, study warns
If global warming continues unchecked, the heat that's coming later this century in some parts of the world will bring "nearly unlivable" conditions f...
The Average Body Temperature ISN'T 98.6 Degrees, Despite What You've Been Told
We’ve been told all our lives that our average human body temperature is 98.6 degrees. It’s one of those numbers that’s just ingrained into our consci...
Tired of The Coronavirus? Here Are 10 Good News Stories You Need Right Now
Life during a global pandemic takes on a surreal quality. The ubiquitous presence of social media and a constant fire hose of coronavirus news can mak...
This Map Shows How Our World Looked 300 Million Years Ago
If you ever think about our geographical perception of the world, a map with 7 continents probably pops into your head instantaneously. Even though th...
The Chinese Population Crisis
In recent days both this newspaper and The Wall Street Journal have carried reports on one of the most important geopolitical facts of the 21st centur...
The Major Discoveries That Could Transform the World in the Next Decade
The last decade ushered in some truly revolutionary advances in science, from the discovery of the Higgs boson to the use of CRISPR for Sci-Fi esque g...