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Scientists have often wondered why male ungulate antlers and horns are so large and now they have come up with the finding that the horn-like appendages of the deer is not just a decoration but also an indication of its individual quality.

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Of the many solutions put forward for curbing pollution, there is one more entry in the form of ‘Taxing the rubbish.’ Sounds strange! The suggestion given by Sir Michael Lyons, says councils could be given a power to impose a charge for waste collection..

Change in climate and constructions of dams are turning out to be harmful for rivers at least! The two factors, spawning as a big threat to many major rivers across the world, possibly will affect fresh water supplies and marine life. WWF, the global…

The United States, blamed for causing global warming hugely and raising fear of increasing fragility of its nature to the climate, has come up with the first global system capable of monitoring greenhouse gases linked to global warming, man is…

Christopher Goodwin’s love affair with garbage has given way to some retrospective art. He spends his days driving a dump truck but continues to pick up trash even when he’s off the clock. A candy wrapper, a losing lottery ticket, a cigarette butt…

Global warming has turned out to be one of the most intensely studied environmental phenomena the planet has ever known. It’s not for nothing that there is a hue and cry everytime even a minute change is noticed. It is interesting to see world leaders…

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Fossils of digger dinosaurs are discovered in Montana, US recently. These small dinosaurs used to burrow into the ground 95 million year old. These Montana dinosaurs are been seen by palaeontologists for the first time. They are..

They are meant for the sea. Sea is their home. But once, they intruded the land and lost their lives. Whales are among the most beautiful creatures that God has produced. But, man’s gift of Global warming has produced such a fury all over that sea level..

Wish to see an ‘animated version’ of global distribution of the most important greenhouse gases? Watch the first movies produced by the SCIAMACHY (Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography) instrument aboard ESA’s Envisat..

The study of wildlife migration process from the twin Galapagos Islands and Cocos Island received a shot in the arm after the islands were integrated in the Medspiration project, an ESA-funded venture to represent the most reliable temperature of the.