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Study: 1 to 2 million tons of US plastic trash go astray
More than a million tons a year of America's plastic trash isn't ending up where it should. The equivalent of as many as 1,300 plastic grocery bags per person is landing in places such as oceans and roadways, according to a new study of U.S. plastic trash.In 2016 ??" the last year enough data was available and before several countries cracked down on imports of American waste ??" the United States generated 46.3 million tons (42 million metric tons) of plastic waste, by far the most in the world. Between 2.7% and 5.3% of that was mismanaged ??" not burned, placed in landfills or... Read More
Scientists find Madagascar chameleon last seen 100 years ago
Talk about good camouflage!Scientists say they have found an elusive chameleon species that was last spotted in Madagascar 100 years ago.
Researchers from Madagascar and Germany said Friday that they discovered several living specimens of Voeltzkow's chameleon during an expedition to the northwest of the African island nation.
In a report published in the journal Salamandra, the team led by scientists from the Bavarian Natural History Collections ZSM said genetic analysis determined that the species is closely related to Labord's chameleon.
Australia wildfires probe recommends climate risk forecasts
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) ??" An investigation into Australia's catastrophic wildfire season on Friday recommended greater efforts to forecast the impacts of climate change on specific parts of the country, warning fire behavior was becoming more extreme.The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements began in February while wildfires were ravaging vast swathes of the nation's southeast in a fire season that is now known as Black Summer.
The fires killed at least 33 people including 10 firefighters, destroyed more than 3,000 hones, razed 19 million... Read More
Asteroid samples tucked into capsule for return to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) ??" A NASA spacecraft more than 200 million miles away has tucked asteroid samples into a capsule for return to Earth, after losing some of its precious loot, scientists said Thursday.Flight controllers moved up the crucial operation after some of the collected rubble spilled into space last week.
The Osiris-Rex spacecraft gathered pebbles and other pieces of asteroid Bennu on Oct. 20, briefly touching the surface with its robot arm and sucking up whatever was there. So much was collected ??" an estimated hundreds of grams' worth ??" that... Read More
Trump officials end gray wolf protections across most of US
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) ??" Trump administration officials on Thursday stripped Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in most of the U.S., ending longstanding federal safeguards and putting states in charge of overseeing the predators.The U.S. Department of Interior announcement just days ahead of the Nov. 3 election could lead to resumption of wolf hunts in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin -- a crucial battleground in the campaign between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.
It's the latest in a series of administration actions on... Read More
Top Stories in Science
- Study: 1 to 2 million tons of US plastic trash go astray
- Scientists find Madagascar chameleon last seen 100 years ago
- Australia wildfires probe recommends climate risk forecasts
- Asteroid samples tucked into capsule for return to Earth
- Trump officials end gray wolf protections across most of US
- Lab tests show risks of using CRISPR gene editing on embryos
- UN weather agency: Moderate to strong La Nina this year
- Red coating contaminates SpaceX rockets, delays crew launch
- Road, logging restrictions to end in largest national forest
- Japan PM says plan to release Fukushima water coming soon
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