Climate change is endangering the lives of the Great apes in more than one way. First, the rise in temperature levels will definitely have an impact on the animal. Secondly, the switch over to biofuels could result in further destruction of the…
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The soaring prices of U.S ethanol corn has made Mexican farmers to set their fields ablaze which were planted with blue agave, a cactus-like plant used to make tequila, and replant it with corn.
Farmers have abandoned agave and accepted corn as…
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The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has allowed indigenous whale hunting for another five years. The indigenous people in the US and Russia can hunt for subsistence including bowhead whales by Alaska Natives in the US.
Alaskan Natives in…
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Thanks to global warming, Greenland may not stay an oxymoron for too long. Curiously named, this island nation, except the southern part in summer, is covered in snow. However, NASA believes that this might not be the case for too long.
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Raw sewage, land encroachment and years of neglect have been threatening the survival of the Dal lake in Kashmir where the idyllic stillness of its waters and beautiful houseboats have been drawing for tourists for years.
However, with militant…
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The efforts of conservationists were rewarded when four red squirrels were born in captivity at Wildwood Discovery Park near Canterbury in Kent. The birth of red squirrels will help to save the native British species from extinction.
Before…
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Anti-whaling countries have rejected Japan’s proposal which could have restarted commercial hunting of the great sea mammals through backdoor. The decision was taken at annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission at Anchorage in…
Whales saved from mass slaughter Read More »
Global warming is fast spreading its tentacles. Rich developed nations are the biggest culprits of the environment and must pay most of the bill amounting to $50 billion a year, aid agency Oxfam said. The agency has created a global warming…
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Among all the newly found species across the world, this would surely attract attention of the zoologists world over. After all, a reptile without any limb cannot keep away from a zoologist’s attention!
Yes, a new limbless lizard species has been..
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The Chinese government is all set to increase its nuclear power generation ability by 15 and 20 times of the present capacity by 2030 end. This was disclosed in a speech that was made by Chinese official.
At present, China has 10 nuclear reactors,…
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