To give her body a break she stopped her contraceptive pills, the morning after pill did not work and so she ‘fell’ pregnant at the age of fifteen. This unplanned pregnancy was a blow to a life, which never saw a childhood. While she should...

One child dies of hunger every four seconds, every five seconds, a child dies from malnutrition-related diseases! While a restless climate, drought and famine rage devastation, global food prices have surged to an unprecedented high, threatening the...

As an unmerciful drought is sowing difficulties in the hard lives of Chinese farmers, they seek solace from the technology Gods of artificial rain. A group of farmers on the outskirts of the city of Beijing gathers in the Fragrant Hills to launch...

One of the most threatened of the arctic species due to global warming are the polar bears. A diminishing ice pack directly affects polar bears, as sea ice is the platform from which they hunt seals. They must eat enough to last their hibernation...

We all take pleasure in the warmth of the sun rays during winter, without the rays from the Sun, Earth would be an ice planet, yet a new study states that the sun is not responsible for global warming. Global warming since 1985 has been caused...

With rise in global warning their will be many preys to climate change. One such is the Arctic char, a relic of the Ice Age which thrives in cooler waters of deep water of Windermere, Lough Melvin in Ireland and a few Scottish lochs. Warmer winters...

Earlier when tires were being dumped into the oceans people thought it was a good idea to get rid of waste and to create artificial reefs, but it completely backfired. In the rough and corrosive environment of the ocean, nylon straps wore out and...

Locals appreciate Charles Bridge, the most popular tourist attraction of Prague in Czech Republic, with much pride. A landmark to history it spans the river Vltava between Old Town and Mala Strana. However, the mass tourism that the bridge attracts is...

The Great Wall of China 100 million votes were cast by the Internet and cell phone text messages to choose the new Seven Wonders of the World and the verdict is finally out. Voting at the Web site, www.new7wonders.com, ended at 6 p.m. ET Friday....

If you think by using worms to compost you kitchen scraps and grass clippings, you are being bio friendly, you are way off the mark. This is because worms are truly not eco friendly decomposers! Worms used in composting at many commercial worm...