Global warming is engulfing the earth in several ways. Rising seas caused by global warming and other factors imperil the coastal states and regions. So, is also the case with New Jersey. And that too, by the end of the century. Global warming may…
Development, pollution and recreational activities, the indomitable factors to guide development throughout the nation’s most populous state, has put more than 800 animal species in jeopardy, in California. This is claimed by a two-year government…
Teflon is of our everyday use today; be it to line the candy wrappers, pizza boxes, microwave popcorn bags and hundreds of other food containers. But, do you know chemicals related to Teflon risks our health to a great extent? Yes, the chemical Zonyl..
Did the Earth have a crust since its birth? Or did it form through time? Lots of debates have stormed the issue, but, all left several open ends. Scientists have come up with another evidence to suggest that earth had a crust. These are the tiny zircon.
With climate change warning several marine lives and coral reefs, keeping aside the cataclysms it can create on land and its habitats, how can it spare fish stocks! The fish stocks already under pressure from over-fishing, pollution and habitat loss,…
Do you know how mush forest is destroyed each year across the world? Be it by man or nature, it is some 13 million hectares! Yes, ‘each year.’ It is an area the size of Greece, although the net loss of trees has finally slowed. Thanks mainly to…
It seems history repeated itself 120 million years after a global cataclysm robbed the earth of the dinosaurs. But, the later one did not sweep out a species but, created a major shift. It was 55 million years ago, an increase in the planet’s…
UK, who has been taking several steps to replace fossil-fuels with the bio-counterpart, now risks losing its international authority on climate change. It has, according to a leading scientist, failed to cut greenhouse gas pollution. UK emissions of…
Imagine a history of disaster repeating itself. And that too, a natural one. It was a summer of 2003, a heat wave killed between 22,000 and 35,000 people in five European countries. Temperatures soared to 104 degrees Fahrenheit in Paris, and London…
Did the curious Russian researchers think of the consequences before taking up the project? Or they rushed it, letting intrusiveness dominate their responsibility towards the environment? All these questions have raised as they are preparing to crack the.