The Great Lakes, the largest group of fresh water lakes on Earth seem to be getting deprived of more and more water. The reason for the same seem to be in dispute, with some are leveling blame at the changing climate, new rainfall patterns, others at...

Miners working in a brown coal mine, in the north-eastern city of Bukkabrany, were the first, to uncover several tree trunks that had been turned into coal, this drew the attention of archeologists and they dug further. Thanks to an ancient sand...

Rain kissed roads, rainbows in raindrops and puddles, mist that leads you to a walk in the clouds and a beckoning green that comforts in its lushness and purity. While most people find rainy days gloomy, I just love the monsoon rains! Raindrops on...

The guns they hold are not to protect humans but to protect animals from poachers and rebel militia. Armed rangers take on the difficult task to protect the apes in Congo. Their relationship with the flora and fauna is intense, coupled with an...

Rain forests are the lungs of the earth, everyone is aware of their need to be conserved. The last of Earth’s living natural heritage seem to have unlikely champion amongst insects. A new study suggests that plant-eating insects in tropical...

Going shopping for an armload of groceries? Stop! Don’t grab that plastic bag! With it, you will be adding to plastic trash, which is not only an eyesore but also an environmental nuisance that is literally choking the life out of our oceans....

The senseless and tragic killing of four vulnerable mountain gorillas has come as a shock to animal conservationists, not only endangering a hapless group but also putting a 20 years old successful conservation program under threat. In seven months,...

As the Arctic’s ice recedes, its waters are becoming more traversable and its riches more easily available to a resource-hungry world. Promise of the largely unexplored Arctic seabed containing vast oil and gas deposits seems to be luring all....

Relentless droughts, shortage of drinking water, crop failures and agitated farmers have made headlines though out the year. Now the desperate government seems to be looking towards Aboriginal weather knowledge. Considering Australia has one of the...

Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes to hit the United States. It is believed to have caused the death of 1,500 people and damage of $80 billion. Storm activity and rising sea surface temperatures, are known to feed...