Accumulated low pressure over the Bay of Bengal resulted in storms and cyclones in neighbouring Bangladesh causing widespread damage to life and property. Windspeeds of 150 mph slammed the country’s south-east coast on Thursday and left 41 people…
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The 12 members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) pump about 40 percent of the world’s crude oil and it has sought to reposition itself to gain praise from the UN’s top climate change official at the centre of the…
Opec’s switch to climate change-stance gained applause Read More »
Here is yet another discovery of a dinosaur. It may no longer surprise or appeal us, but only the scientists. But, recently a new dinosaur finding breaks all the rules been generated till date. It has a strange, a stout sauropod with a muzzle shaped..
Toothy dinosaur with ‘vacuum-cleaner mouth’ mowed earth like a cow! Read More »
It is generally perceived that human activities have caused ecological problems only in modern industrialized era. However, a recent study suggests one of the earliest known Western European civilizations might have dug up its own grave by manipulating…
Man-made ecological imbalance ruined a civilization 3900 years ago! Read More »
A recent research report has proved beyond doubt that European Union’s biggest trashing country is the United Kingdom. For years UK has been resisting and refusing to join the EU and conform to its environment, policy, economy and other norms. This..
UK generates most trash among EU nations Read More »
According to a report by the US Climate Change Science Program, the Bush administration’s climate research arm, North America’s ability to absorb global gases created by the USA, Canada and Mexico is smaller than previously thought and is likely to…
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The Bay of Bengal is acting as an unexpected weapon against global warming according to a new study published in the science journal nature. The study conducted by a team of researchers led by Valier Galy of France’s Nancy University found that around.
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With a record-high dumped wastes of 30.5 billion tons, the Yangtze River in China can be considered as a ‘giant toilet bowl’ of Asia as waste production and illegal dumping in the area continue to worsen.
Xinhua news agency reported the recent…
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Pollution caused by ships is believed to be responsible for around 60,000 deaths every year according to a new study. A study conducted by James Corbett of the University of Delaware, Newark and colleagues linked soot emissions from the shipping…
Shipping pollution kills 60,000 every year Read More »
Bringing a fish out of water means ‘its dead’, and most of us are aware of the fact and this is a matter of worry even for scientists who foresee a drought-struck world with big major rivers dramatically drying up.
But, here seems to be a ray of..
Tropical fish can live out of water for months, breath through skin! Read More »