We may soon get peanuts in the market shelves that could just not be safer, but also more nutritious and even easier to grow, compared to the conventional ones! Yes, scientists have been given a green signal for building genetically engineered peanuts…
Compared to the rest of the world, the Northern latitudes are warming twice as rapidly! — According to a 2004 scientific assessment. With the Arctic’s annual ocean temperatures predicted to rise with an additional 13 degrees Fahrenheit by the century’s..
Will listing Polar Bears as ‘Threatened’ compel U.S. industries to curb CO2 output? Read More »
On Tuesday, a strong tremor of magnitude 7.1 has struck off Taiwan! According to the US Geological Survey, it was followed by a powerful aftershock. Though the quake could be felt across the island, no damage or injuries were immediately…
The commercial value of Humpback Whales was understood in the 18th century and by the 1960’s, 90% of the Humpback Whale population was decimated. Since the international ban by the International Whaling Commission in 1966, today whales are quite…
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Though on one hand, the conservationists have all reasons to be delighted to find the ‘once hunted to extinction’ fur seal reaching the record levels by breeding so lustily, on the other, their hearty appetite has given birth to fears that they…
This century’s end may see a devastation of a sea-life stock! These are the Pacific’s bluefin tuna stocks, researchers are fearing, would be hit seriously if global warming progresses at the current pace.
Already hit hard by over-fishing, the tuna.
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The world’s largest mud city on Peru’s northern coast is being damaged by heavy rain! Several adobe walls in the ancient ruins of Chan Chan are severely damaged by an unusual downpour, according to a report by the newspaper El Comercio.
The…
Unusual Rain in Peru’s arid coastal desert zone Damage world’s largest mud city! Read More »
Is global warming already having its visible impact in Africa? A malaria-bearing mosquito — anopheles arabiensis — rarely found in Kenya’s uplands is reaching out in the high country of Kenya!
Though, before it can be surely concluded, a…
Is global warming leading to the malarial upsurge in African highlands? Read More »
Scientists have found the biggest tsunami ever measured! It occurred on July 9, 1958 in Lituya Bay, Alaska. Triggered by an earthquake of 7.5 magnitudes, the tsunami itself was eventually created by a landslide.
Astonishingly, the wave produced…
Mile-Tall, Biggest On-Record tsunami caused by Landslide! Read More »
Global warming is alarmingly melting the remote Himalayan glaciers. And this phenomenon is threatening the great life-giving rivers for one of South Asia’s most fertile regions.
To chart this melting, a joint Indian-Chinese team will be going for..
India-China teams up to map the remote Himalayan glaciers’ alarming melting! Read More »