We have 2-foot-tall squirrels? North Carolina biologists posted a photo of one and it’s huge

The Carolina coast has a seldom seen breed of squirrel that is 2 feet tall and weighs as much as a chihuahua. A state camera trap program is capturing images of these fox squirrels in remote areas. By Mark Price.

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More than 40 percent of world coal plants are unprofitable: report

More than 40 percent of the world's coal plants are operating at a loss due...

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Shocking Maps Show How Humans Have Reshaped Earth Since 1992

Generated from satellite data, the maps track losses and gains of land used for agriculture, forests, urbanization, and more. By Becky Ferreira.

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Half the world’s annual rain falls in just 12 days

Climate change could shorten the time it talks for the world’s to receive half its annual precipitation from 12 days to 11 by 2100.

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Last four years are 'world's hottest'

The year 2018 is on course to be the fourth warmest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization. It says that the global average temperature for the first 10 months of the year was nearly 1C above the levels between 1850-1900. The State of the Climate report says that the 20 warmest years on record have been in the past 22 years, with the 2015-2018 making up the top four.

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Nemi Ships: How Caligula's Floating Pleasure Palaces Were Found and Lost Again

At the bottom of a sacred lake two massive ships lay in ruin, remnants of a mad emperor. By Paul Cooper.

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NUS researchers turn plastic bottle waste into ultralight supermaterial with wide-ranging applications

World’s first PET aerogels cut plastic waste, and are suitable for heat and sound insulation, oil spill cleaning, carbon dioxide absorption, as well as fire safety applications. Researchers from the the National University of Singapore (NUS) have made a significant contribution towards resolving the global issue of plastic waste, by creating a way to convert plastic bottle waste into aerogels for many useful applications.

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