Unseen, little known, ancient animals roamed the arctic tundra for years. Their left over waste and organic matter remains sealed inside the frozen permafrost. With the permafrost thawing, scientists believe that, once this organic matter becomes…
Will dinosaur dung and mammoth poop accelerate global warming in the Arctic? Read More »
While on one hand, man is busy exploiting the world’s natural resources to devastation to let his ends meet, on the other, a lot seems to have been left unexplored. In inlands like Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands several flying fox species…
Unique orange-furred flying fox-breed spotted in Philippines Read More »
In another incentive to reduce pollution, the Kyoto protocol has extended project eligibility under the carbon-trading scheme whereby efficient coal-fired power plants will be able to sell carbon-offsetting credits.
The U.N.’s clean…
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Sailors had often looked for an alternate and short passage from Europe to Asia and Global warming seems to have made that possible for them. With warming temperatures the ice-bound sea of the arctic is melting, paving the way for the Northwest…
Lowest ever-Arctic ice coverage leaves Northwest Passage open Read More »
The Texas-Louisiana border area got its share of the tropical storms’ punches with 2007 declared as the ‘Hurricane Year’. It was on Thursday, the shock-struck upper Texas coast about 30 miles (48 km) east of Galveston was left with one person killed,.
Hurricane Humberto hits Texas, Louisiana at record rate of intensity! Read More »
Indonesia was shocked, rocked and quaked again, with an earthquake that devastated interior and coastal parts of the country, bringing with it the memories of devastating 2004 Tsunami. But, thankfully, this earthquake that gave airs to fears of a…
Earthquake shakes Indonesia Read More »
With 2007 declared the Hurricane Year, the Atlantic hurricane season is in its peak starting from June 1 and already through witnessing eight tropical storms, is still to see more with its ending till November 30.
The Atlantic’s ninth storm is…
Atlantic coast-dwellers, be aware! Tropical Storm Ingrid is in the making Read More »
While the debate to grow food or fuel carries on, scientists are looking for plants that produce biofuels butsustainable. For instance in Mali, Africa, Jatroph mainly used as a natural fence between rows of their regular crops could very well become an.
Jatropha’s Potential Power wooing Mali’s farmers Read More »
I have always been petrified of spiders, their cannibalistic nature and appearance gives me the creepy-crawlies. Do you know as soon as baby spiders are born they survive by eating their siblings? Nevertheless, for once they seem to have come…
Collective spiders Web withstands storm fury Read More »
As the world gets richer, environment gets poorer. With technological advancement, there is degradation in the environment. Russia, China, U.S. and India stand as the biggest polluters on earth. Disasters like Chernobyl and Bhopal haven’t opened the..
Russia, China, India top Dirty 30 List Read More »