A butterfly with its colorful and bright wings, while romanticizing nature in its own rights, welcomes spring in the process bidding the long sticky summer goodbye.
Fluttering energetically over the lawn, these butterflies can do a lot besides…
Butterflies: A vital natural indicator of an ecosystem’s state Read More »
Despite thousands of researches in the lab, decoding mysteries both of the Earth and the Universe, the nature seems to be still vastly unexplored. And, many findings that remain unanswered may link to a well known fact – decoding which may change…
Mystic shiny clouds creeping out of the Arctic may answer global climate change Read More »
Environment Ministry’s plan to lease India’s degraded and ruined forests to pulp and paper companies have drawn sharp criticism from environmental activists who say that this decision will leave millions of forest dwellers and tribals homeless and…
Plan to lease degraded forests draws flak Read More »
Sulawesi forests harbor a hoard of endemic species: More than 60 percent of its mammals and more than one third of its birds are found nowhere else on the planet. Scientists have, poorly studied the rich biodiversity this island offers. While the world…
Sulawesi: Indonesia’s richest forests lost by 80% Read More »
If you think, that polluting vehicles and factories are the ‘only’ worst exposure to the killing poisoned air, then you are wrong. Even people, especially women in the developing countries living indoors are among the most exposed.
With India emerging.
Women more vulnerable to air pollution than men: Study Read More »
With the climate changing, the need to understand regional habitats and their adaptation is growing importance. And the most prominent and effective indicators are the plants and trees.
But, such elaborate survey of every plant species, finding…
Spider web: A natural ‘plant survey’ tool! Read More »
Since 1937 Russia is extensively exploring the Arctic region and the same efforts seem to be fruitful as recently Russian geologists have claimed that 1.2m sq km (463,000 sq miles) of Arctic region has abundant energy resources.
The Arctic region.
Russia may lay a claim to energy-rich area in the Arctic Read More »
As I walked down the road that leads to my home last evening I saw them lying on the road, butchered, slaughtered, limbs lying asunder. All of Perry Cross road was lined with its old residents badly wounded with people passing by as if nothing had…
The decade’s end would see natural disasters along with climate change. Shockingly, these would create 50 million environmental refugees in the process, according to the United Nations.
Natural disasters are predicted to displace much more people..
Rising sea may push N. Carolina beaches by 10,000 feet inland in 75 years Read More »
The melting mountains across the world are popularly established as indicators of rising global warming and predictable effects of climate change. But, the story does not get so well on these lines when talk about Colorado Mountains’ melt-down….
Wind-blown dust speeding up Colorado Mountains’ meltdown Read More »