The environmental icon of Florida — Florida manatee – is imperiled. It has suffered its most dismal year on record in 2006. The manatee had a population of about 3,200, but it decreased drastically with 416 dying out in 2006, making it the highest…
Indian Ocean was in news around 2 years back when the devastating Tsunami struck. Otherwise it is usually calm on natural disasters front. Volcanoes don’t strike here easily. Recently, a volcano on the Reunion Island was spewing out lava and ash for…
With climate change and global warming hovering on our heads, the scientists all over the world forecast a grim future for life on earth. Warming will place us at a greater risk of food and water shortages and threaten the survival of thousands of…
The menace of global warming may lead to permanent drought in the Southwest United States by the year 2050, fears researchers.
Pointing to the fact that major part of the region has been hit by severe drought since 2000, a new study fears that the.
Hiasl ‘recognizes himself in the mirror, plays hide-and-seek and breaks into fits of giggles when tickled.’ No, I’m not describing a human, but one of our closest evolutionary cousins.
He is a 26-year-old chimpanzee and deserves to be treated…
Do you know, the humpback whale migrates further than any other whale species to reach its breeding grounds? It is also one of the most remarkable journeys being made by any creature on the planet. And, the amazing journey is made by one of the…
A mix of high-seas drama, elegant underwater footage and conservation chic – Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart’s film ‘Sharkwater’ takes a bite out of the global shark fin industry, which is responsible for wiping the big fish from the seas.
With the.
The home to several endangered species – the Congo National Park – may soon be turned into a ‘concrete jungle’ with hotels and casinos standing tall there. The Congo Republic has signed a deal allowing a U.S. developer to open up hotel and casinos…
Earthquakes and tsunamis visit very often these days. But when they visit, they devastate life. The earthquake that struck a small island near Solomon capital, Honiara brought with it a tsunami. The quake read 8.0 on the Richter scale- the strongest in…
The memories of the nightmarish massive 2004 tsunami have once again tickled the unattained injuries of the minds of thousands of victims. It was when a magnitude 9 quake sent massive waves to slam into a dozen countries’ coastlines around the Indian…
