Baobab trees in Africa dying at an alarming rate: Interesting facts about the ancient towering trees

A strange phenomenon in the exotic landscape of Africa has left the scientific community baffled - some of the world's oldest, largest baobab trees have been dying at an alarming rate over the past 12 years.

9 days ago

Dying bee population threatens apple orchard, farmers turn to drones for pollination

Bees are dying en masse in various locations around the world, forcing farmers to look for alternate methods to keep farming alive. One viable solution for an apple orchard in New York has appeared in the form of drones. Here's more.

11 days ago

Carbon dioxide can be sucked out of the air and transformed into fuel – here's how

Air can be transformed into diesel, petrol and, jet fuel, making existing cars and aircraft effectively carbon-zero.

13 days ago

Largest Antarctic iceberg ever is about to finally melt away in the equatorial Atlantic

Iceberg B-15 is the largest iceberg on record and broke out of the Ross Ice Shelf in March 2000. Covering a total area of 5926.4 square km, about the size of the city of Chicago, it was large enough to be seen from space.

13 days ago

World Oceans Day 2018: Quotes, messages to share with loved ones

World Oceans Day is celebrated worldwide on June 8 to honour, protect, and conserve the world's oceans.

13 days ago

Crocodile kills pastor during mass baptism in Ethiopia

Pastor was conducting baptism for 80 people in a lake when he was attacked. Lack of fish is blamed for the rise in attacks on humans.

14 days ago

World's oldest footprints are 550 million years old and shows mysterious animals roaming through China

The animal that made these prints is not yet found, but they might be the earliest example of animals with jointed limbs and appendages.

14 days ago

Kolkata second-most polluted city in India: WHO

The City of Joy has earned the infamy of being the lung cancer capital of India. Pollution levels in Kolkata saw a rapid increase during 2017-18 due to a steady increase in biomass burning and the number of vehicles, among other factors.

15 days ago

Ancient Antarctic rift zones just got reactivated, triggering earthquakes under ice

These earthquakes, fueled by rapid melting over the last 100 years could cause ice to break away and massive ice-mass loss.

15 days ago

Climate changes eventually crushes civilisation but hope for next brightens

Despite all our efforts at containing global warming or climate change, based on this research model, the whole planet gets affected and it might not be possible for Earth to recuperate, says study.

15 days ago

World Environment Day 2018: India to fund innovative ideas for waste management

Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan added that a lot of measures have been taken since October 2017 to address air pollution when the capital city of Delhi suffered with the quality of air.

16 days ago

NASA's SMAP mission to help USDA forecast crops worldwide now

NASA's SMAP mission has created a global map of water level and moisture levels in soil that will update once every three days in an effort to help farmers sustain their crops and predict outcomes.

17 days ago

Sick whale vomits plastic bags during rescue, dies with 8kg garbage inside its stomach

At least 300 marine animals including pilot whales, sea turtles, and dolphins, are reportedly found dead each year after ingesting plastic in Thailand. The country happens to be one of the world's largest users of plastic bags, as reported by the website.

18 days ago

This dead deer getting absorbed into Earth is the most beautiful thing you'll see today

The picture, which is clicked by David Chancellor, was shared by National Geographic on Instagram and it shows how peaceful death can be.

19 days ago

Clean energy projects can drive fish species to extinction, says study

The study, which was conducted by scientists from Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), said SHPs also have a detrimental impact on the river flow and local communities.

20 days ago