Ice losses in the shrinking Greenland ice sheet far surpass its ice gains presently! It has been revealed by NASA for the first time by analyzing data from direct, detailed satellite measurements.
Using a novel technique, NASA’s scientists at the…
Greenland’s ice sheet losing ice far more then gaining! Read More »
Has the time for the 8-year-old daughter to step into father’s shoes really come? Perhaps not yet being able to overcome the sudden shock of losing her father at this tender age, Bindi – the daughter of the ‘Crocodile Hunter’ Steve Irwin, killed..
Is it the right time for the ‘Croc Hunter’s’ 8-year-old daughter to step into his shoes? Read More »
Many of us surely have guessed how the techworld would be by the year 3000, with the unimaginable advents of technology! But, did any of us ever thing of how we – the humans — would look like by that time?
If not, never mind! An evolutionary expert..
How would humans evolve in 1000 years from now? Read More »
Need no mentioning that plastic bags have always been a major environmental nuisance. As an initiative towards the concern, the British government has urged the consumers that they would be charged for plastic bags at supermarket and shop checkouts…
British supermarkets to charge consumers for plastic bags! Read More »
A 33-foot-long (10-meter-long) marine reptile from the dino-era sea creature group — called pliosaurs – has been unearthed at a 150-million-year-old graveyard recently on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard archipelago of Norway.
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Photo gallery: Dino-era sea Monster graveyard found in the Arctic! Read More »
Mud, gas and boiling water have been gushing out of the ground in East Java since May. And, in the process, the catastrophic phenomenons are submerging half a dozen villages and 20 factories. But, do you know that such phenomenon could continue for a.
It’s catastrophic! Mudslides, submerging villages, could continue for 100 years! Read More »
It is the average daily amount of air pollution, and not variations in its hourly levels links to the risk of respiratory and cardiovascular problems! A study made in Japan reveals that ‘high hourly rates of particulate matter (in excess of 200…
Hourly air pollution levels, more than double a type-stroke risk! Read More »
Do you know trees can water themselves with seasonal fog?! That is exactly what the trees in a rare cloud forest in the desert regions of Oman do! Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists discovered this natural mechanism of the unusual…
Desert Forest capable of watering itself! Read More »
According to the state of California, the cars of the six carmakers — General Motors, Toyota, Ford, Honda, Chrysler and Nissan – are emitting greenhouse gases to the extent that they are damaging health and environment, hence also the region’s…
California sues six carmakers on greenhouse gas emission Read More »
The dust in the air could too trigger rain! And that is just what’s bringing rain over South Asia’s Tibetan Plateau, according to NASA. This is how it happens:
Very small dust particles called aerosols blow in from desert regions and collect in…
Hot Dust-Moisture collision triggers Asian Summer Rainy Season! Read More »