A recent report says that a large ice shelf about 155 square miles has broken away from the Ward Hunt area in Canada. These far off events seem like only tabloid print in newspapers, designed to catch the eye of the reader and increase the popularity…
Climate change is a hot topic for media. With each new findings and experts opinions varying on the subject, it becomes difficult for media to put the issue in proper perspective. Often media has to face backlash for misinforming public.
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Can ants really predict earthquakes? If we go by observations and belief of Turkish man Kadir Sutcu they can. Kadir Sutcu is not an expert ant researcher but he claims that by watching behaviour of two ant colonies in his backyard he can predict…
Man’s need for more and more land for agricultural cultivation and residential settlements is a major cause behind the destruction of vast areas of wetlands around the world. The environmental pollution caused by human activities is one of the…
An unusual number of dead and live penguins, most of them young ones, have been washed ashore on the beaches of Rio De Janeiro in Brazil, more than 3,500 kilometers north of the Strait of Magellan near the southern end of south America. Over 400 dead.
With the mounting public pressure against global warming, even the usually stubborn politicians and diplomats are also turning “green” nowadays. The two US presidential candidates have also declared their commitment for “green” policies. Not to…
“Save water”, “Water is life”- we all are habituated to teach and learn this since the childhood. But directly or indirectly, the whole humanity is responsible for polluting water- the very source of life. What does it mean by keeping water…
Environmentalists and animal lovers perceive a grave threat to the future of the African wild elephant population after China was granted permission to become a licenced buyer of ivory from Africa.
In a recently concluded meeting of the UN’s…
United States was regarded as the worst handler of the global warming issue. It ranked at the bottom in addressing the environmental issue in the recent G-8 summit. But now, the US scientists have got a new way to reduce CO2 levels, by burying it…
There is finally some good news for environment enthusiasts! A five-year ban on fishing around Lundy Island off the Devon coats has significantly revived sea life. The eastern coats of Lundy is the only zone where fishing in completely prohibited…