Environment

New Zealand marches towards a greener future; bans single-use plastic bags

NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage plan to phase out plastic bags in the country over the next year. It will be implemented gradually to allow people to adjust to the changes.

Aug 10, 2018

Climate change hack to reflect sunlight would cool Earth but kill crops, study finds

Using aerosols to cool down the planet could help food crops escape the heat, but it would also cut off sunlight.

Aug 10, 2018

What's Hothouse Earth? Destructive climate scenario might render our planet uninhabitable but when?

Authors of a new paper on the future of the planet and the effect of global warming, point out that the exact time and date of the trigger point that would inevitably scorch the Earth is not known, but they also say that several such trigger points might have already been breached.

Aug 8, 2018

Largest ocean clean-up project ever will attempt to sweep the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The Ocean Cleanup wants to clear the largest garbage in the ocean by 2040.

Aug 6, 2018

Los Angeles was colder than the Arctic tundra this week with temperatures reaching 32 C

Banak, a town off the northern coast of Norway sits over 563 km above the bottom edge of the Arctic Circle and it was 32 C there this week. Towns further up north than Banak experienced 29C to 30C peak temperatures this week.

Aug 3, 2018

How a carbon 'leak' warmed Earth for 11,000 years - leading to the rise of human civilisation

Researchers found that increased activity in the Southern Ocean might be responsible for the warming and stabilising climate during the Holocene — time period that stretched over 10,000 years before the Industrial Revolution.

Jul 31, 2018

You can tell exactly how hot it is outside by listening to crickets chirp

Crickets' bodies react to heat by speeding up muscle contractions when the temperature increases and slowing it down when it gets cold.

Jul 31, 2018

Massive sinkhole abruptly appears in Russian field, could have easily swallowed 15-storey building in city

Reports suggest that the hole is about 32 metres wide and over 50 metres deep that could have easily swallowed a 15-storey building in city.

Jul 31, 2018

Strange Dolphin-Whale hybrid species spotted near Hawaii, confirmed 'Steno bredanesis' in IUCN Redlist

This is the first-ever hybrid creature between a rough-toothed dolphin and a melon-headed whale, researchers have named this species "Steno bredanensis".

Jul 30, 2018

Mars is a thousand times drier than driest place on Earth – might be too arid to host life

In the Atacama desert, microbes only exist in a dormant state, barely surviving.

Jul 30, 2018

Modi urges citizens to go eco-friendly for Ganesh Utsav

In his radio broadcast Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to use eco-friendly materials to celebrate this year's Ganesh Utsav, scheduled for September 12.

Jul 29, 2018

NOAA report: 2018 is on the way to becoming the fourth hottest year on record

The hottest year ever on record was 2016, it was followed by 2015 and 2017, 2018 is on the way to becoming the fourth hottest year ever.

Jul 29, 2018

California wildfire: US President Trump declares state of emergency

The California wildfires have resulted in the evacuation of 38,000 people in Shasta County and Ferguson. US President Donald Trump has ordered the DHS and FEMA to coordinate disaster relief efforts.

Jul 29, 2018

Tiger Day 2018: India's national animal has never been in graver danger

Imran Siddiqui, a vocal tiger conservationist, has said that development is destroying the national animal of India. Read his exclusive interview with International Business Times, India.

Jul 29, 2018

A blazing trail of destruction: California fire in photos

Multiple fires in different parts of California continued to leave a trail of destruction. The blazing flames carried further by the soaring temperatures and strong winds in the region.

Jul 27, 2018

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Environment

New Zealand marches towards a greener future; bans single-use plastic bags

Climate change hack to reflect sunlight would cool Earth but kill crops, study finds

What's Hothouse Earth? Destructive climate scenario might render our planet uninhabitable but when?

Largest ocean clean-up project ever will attempt to sweep the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Los Angeles was colder than the Arctic tundra this week with temperatures reaching 32 C

How a carbon 'leak' warmed Earth for 11,000 years - leading to the rise of human civilisation

You can tell exactly how hot it is outside by listening to crickets chirp

Massive sinkhole abruptly appears in Russian field, could have easily swallowed 15-storey building in city

Strange Dolphin-Whale hybrid species spotted near Hawaii, confirmed 'Steno bredanesis' in IUCN Redlist

Mars is a thousand times drier than driest place on Earth – might be too arid to host life

Modi urges citizens to go eco-friendly for Ganesh Utsav

NOAA report: 2018 is on the way to becoming the fourth hottest year on record

California wildfire: US President Trump declares state of emergency

Tiger Day 2018: India's national animal has never been in graver danger

A blazing trail of destruction: California fire in photos

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]