Mauritius’ Beaches Contain Clues Pointing To Sunken Lost Continent
The beaches of Mauritius surround the island like a foamy white trim and sprinkled in the sand are clues to a lost, submerged continent. Beneath the floor of the Indian Ocean, researchers have found evidence for a landmass that would have existed between 2,000 and 85 million years ago.
Extreme Weather Linked To Giant Waves in the Atmosphere
Extreme weather events have been on the rise in the last few decades, and man-made climate change may be causing them by interfering with global air-flow patterns, according to new research.
Green Energy Solves Dual Crises of Poverty and Climate
Green energy is the only way to bring billions of people out of energy poverty and prevent a climate disaster, a new study reveals.
South Street Seaport, Lower Manhattan: A ‘Ghost Town’ Months After Hurricane Sandy
The historic cobblestone streets and 19th-century mercantile buildings near the water’s edge in lower Manhattan are eerily deserted, a neighborhood silenced by Superstorm Sandy.