The ship, Don Pedro that had sank off the coast of the Spanish Mediterranean resort island Ibiza and has leaked some ten tons of fuel into the seawaters will be sealed by Monday, July 23.
The ship was used to cargo mewly made cars had sank on July.
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If the October edition of the International Journal of Primatology is to be believed, primate behaviourial changes may be leading to infant mortality and transmission of disease in them.
Strengthening this notion, the study conducted…
A paradigm shift in behavior of Monkeys Read More »
Monday witnessed another strong tremor in Japan injuring around 200 and killing two elderly women. The epicenter of the earthquake measuring 6.8 on Richter scale was the city of Niigata, north west of the capital, Tokyo.
Earthquakes are usually…
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China is fast becoming a dry land, thanks to global warming that is draining out life out of rivers.. It is often surmised that as temperatures swell, all glaciers on the towering mountains and polar areas would melt submerging everything that come…
Dried rivers of China crying sans tears, war over water begins! Read More »
At a time when the venom of global warming is spreading steadily and concern for counteracting it is growing all over the world, India has decided to set its own pace for going green. One of the largest contributors of greenhouse gases to the…
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All of us, who have seen a Tasmanian devil and also a wolf, would support the fact that both more or less look the same – but, how many of us have ever paused to find out why is it so, even when both are not related at all?
Perhaps none, and am sure…
How do unrelated animals evolve similar traits? Read More »
Inside the dense shelter of Congolese jungle, far away from human hindrance, a band of apes have been found which, according to local legend, kill lions, catch fish, and even howl at the moon. The location of this species has made them almost…
Giant ‘chimps’ that prey on Lions? Read More »
The oak trees are a characteristics part of many Californian coasts. But, nature does not seem to be in favor of the region’s beauty-features. The devastating plant disease ‘Sudden Oak Death’ has been plundering the coastal oak and tanoak trees for…
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Global warming is once again in cover stories. There has been a lot of discussion on the deadly effect of this particular problem. This time a National Geographic report blames global warming for literally melting away the soft coral communities in…
Bleaching Effect ‘Melts’ Soft Corals, Nat Geo investigates Read More »
Activities and the absolute unique ecosystems around the deep sea hydrothermal vents has always been a subject of curiosity and great interest for scientists.
But, such study requires the dark vent-zones to be illuminated with high-intensity…
Illuminating ocean floor vents may blind shrimps, but doesn’t effect numbers: Study Read More »