Antarctica’s last 6 months were the coldest on record
Next Gen News Team In a year of extreme heat, Antarctica’s last six months were the coldest on record. “For the polar darkness period, from April through September, the average temperature was -60.9 degrees…
Environmental
India is Ignoring a Nightmare Snakebite Massacre
An onslaught of fatal snakebite attacks is sweeping India and killing tens of thousands each year—and so far, the government’s response has been to ignore, trivialize, and cover up the…
A Pack of Usually-Friendly River Otters Started Attacking People in Alaska
River otters are usually peaceful animals – but a spate of attacks in Anchorage, Alaska, has put local people on edge. Three attacks have been reported in the area, an…
Video Of Woman Running In Chicago Is Going Viral
The city of Chicago has been known to experience some ridiculous weather from time-to-time. But one woman going for a run on the Windy City waterfront learned the hard way…
Scientists Want to Potty-Train Cows to Help the Planet
You can potty train your kids and even, with some effort, your cats. As it turns out, there might be a barnyard animal that is even better at using the…
This CRISPR startup thinks that mammoths can save the Arctic. Is it right?
It’s almost been a decade since Harvard geneticist George Church first talked about using synthetic biology to bring woolly mammoths back to life. Now, his idea to reverse history is…
Massive Unknown Predator in the Gulf of Mexico is Capable of Eating an Alligator Whole
Something is lurking beneath the waves in the Gulf of Mexico that is big enough to eat an alligator whole. And scientists don’t know what it is. Most of the…
New York bans sale of all gas-powered cars by 2035
New York is aiming to ban the sale of all gas-powered vehicles in the state by 2035. A bill amending the state’s environmental conservation law was passed by the state’s…
Hurricane Ida was so powerful it reversed the flow of the Mississippi River
As Hurricane Ida roared ashore in Louisiana on Sunday, the storm’s force was so strong it temporarily reversed the flow of the Mississippi River. Ida’s winds snapped trees and tore…
Hurricane Henri floods communities ‘in the blink of an eye’
Tropical Depression Henri was inching across the Northeast on Monday, a record-setting storm that knocked out power to more than 100,000 homes and businesses and drenched parts of New York…