We all know by now that the massive ice sheets covering both Greenland and Antarctica are melting dramatically. And global warming is to be blamed for this. But, NASA scientists made the most comprehensive survey ever undertaken. They confirm climate…
Climate Warming Impact on Polar Ice Sheets Confirmed: NASA Survey Read More »
Massive wooden planks, ropes, and cargo boxes were found in a series of caverns near the Red Sea. They look like ruins, but of what? The impertinent minds of the researchers have eventually identified these as parts of the oldest seafaring ships ever…
4,000 year-old Mariner Discovered in Egypt Read More »
The finding may eventually make scientists rethink the laws of Batesian mimicry! While many animals avoid being eaten by copying the appearance of their poisonous neighbors, a nontoxic species of poison frog has been found to get better protection from.
Amazonian Poison Frog Provide Biologists with New Evolutionary Lesson Read More »
An invasive algae is spreading in Arkansas dramatically. And its growth is thriving in one of the state’s top trout fishing waterways! Commonly known as didymo, the algae didymosphenia geminate was spotted in Arkansas in 2003. Since it is spreading in..
River Algae Outbreak Gets in Anglers’ Way Read More »
To ensure sustainable and secure supplies, European states must give renewed impetus to a common energy policy. The European commission said this. A commission green paper said, “Many markets remain largely national, and dominated by a few companies……
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Hey, it resembles a lobster! A team of American-led divers has discovered it in the South Pacific. They must have discovered a new crustacean. It is covered with what looks like silky, blond fur, French researchers said Tuesday.
Scientists named the…
Newly Discovered Crustacean Resembles Furry Lobster Read More »
Some lands on earth may pose some of the greatest extinction dangers
for wildlife in the future. Though apparently, from the frigid northern
Canada and Alaska to tropical Asian islands seem safe for the wild life
to romp around, it may lead to their…
Regions with “Latent Extinction Risk” Identified Read More »
The gentle “hippie chimp” are known for resolving squabbles through sex rather than violence. The bonobo are disappearing dramatically and scientists are struggling hard to save these.
Their tasty meat is the enemy of their lives. And many villagers…
Hippie Chimps’ Disappearing Dramatically in Congo Read More »
Rats have invaded China eating their way across fragile wetlands on the Tibetan plateau. To repel this invasion, China will target a 7.5 billion yuan ($934 million) fund. It is in the massive Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve in remote western Qinghai…
Rats Devastating Wetlands, China to Spend Nearly A Billion Dollars to Repel Them Read More »
Conservationists are solely concentrating on those species already under threat. But, what about the ones which are endangered as future species? Conservationists are being urged to focus on prevention rather than cure. 20 areas in the world are…
Protection Needed Not Only for the Endangered, but Also Future Species Read More »