Science & Health

India pledges to cut greenhouse gas emission by ratifying Paris climate treaty; US, UN laud decision

The terms of the treaty were decided at the COP 21 meet in Paris last year.

Oct 3, 2016

Sea food industry faces threat from ocean acidification, rising temperatures: Study

Researchers observed that ocean acidification could threaten lobsters and also affect the behaviour and size of the larva.

Sep 27, 2016

India to ratify Paris climate deal on Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary

The legally-binding deal aims to ensure that the countries who ratify it attempt to keep global warming below 2 degree Celsius.

Sep 26, 2016

Horses can communicate with humans by pointing at signs

With the help of a horse trainer, 23 horses have been taught to use their heads to touch a board and express themselves.

Sep 24, 2016

Climate change linked to shifts in Earth rotation drove early human migration out of Africa

Scientists at the University of Hawaii claim that shifts in the Earths rotation led to wetter climate that influenced population movements out of Africa.

Sep 21, 2016

New species known as 'Ghost snake' discovered

Researchers confirm discovering the new species of serpents in northern Madagascar.

Sep 16, 2016

Blue whale rescued off the coast of Maharashtra [Video]

Two boats carrying 50 personnel were deployed on Sunday morning to carry out the mammoth rescue operation.

Sep 12, 2016

Barents Bloom: viewing Phytoplankton from satellite imagery

This video looks into Phytoplankton, the most abundant type of organism that lives in the ocean, from satellite imagery.

Sep 9, 2016

India, 23 other nations to participate in UNESCO's Indian Ocean tsunami mock drill on Sept. 7-8

Almost 35,000 people will be evacuated from the coastal areas of Odisha, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Gujarat and Goa.

Sep 2, 2016

Barack Obama is to expand Hawaiian marine reserve four-fold

President Barack Obama will dramatically expand the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawaii on 26 August, an action that will ban commercial fishing from more than 582,500 sq miles of the Pacific Ocean. The four-fold boost in territory will cover an area with more than 7,000 marine species, including a coral that is the worlds oldest-known living organism at 4,265 years old.

Aug 26, 2016

See Hawaiis most active volcano in action in this stunning 4K video

The US Geological Survey released stunning 4K video on August 23 of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, showing the Halema’uma’u crater and the lava lake at the summit. Kilaeua, the most active of Hawaii’s five volcanoes, has been erupting since early 1983.

Aug 25, 2016

Legendary Ranthambore tigress Machhli dies, cremated with full Hindu rituals [PHOTO]

She was 19 years old, and had been chronicled by many over time.

Aug 18, 2016

Solar Impulse 2 at the finish line after historic world journey [Video timeline]

The solar powered plane has left the Egyptian capital, Cairo and is expected to reach Abu Dhabi within 24 hrs, the place it began the circumnavigation in March 2015.

Jul 24, 2016

Solar powered plane land in Seville after Atlantic flight

Solar Impulse took 71 hours to cross the Atlantic as part of the first ever fuel-less flight around the world

Jun 23, 2016

Heavy rain and flooding cause travel chaos in London and south-east

We round up the best photos and videos of the flooding in London and the south-east

Jun 23, 2016