Environment

Earth was one large ball of water before land suddenly emerged about 2.4 bn years ago

The entire planet was just a hot ocean till the mantle cooled and allowed the land to come up from within, changing the climate and geography of the planet, also, making way from complex plant life to emerge on land.

May 24, 2018

Worms with head like battle axe invade France: All you need to know about hammerhead flatworms

The hammerhead flatworms pose a serious threat to wildlife as they are known to have a negative impact on many helpful soil critters.

May 24, 2018

All life forms in Loch Ness to be catalogued, putting to rest monster conspiracy theories

Scottish folklore of the Loch Ness monster that goes as far back as a thousand years, has been a fodder for conspiracy theories since 1934. Scientists are going to finally put it to rest by listing out every form of life in Scotland's most famous lake.

May 23, 2018

An eagle and a fox get into a scuffle over a rabbit, here's what happened

Eagles are known to be strong hunters and a fox that got in the way of a bald eagle's meal was photographed being tossed 10 feet in the air.

May 23, 2018

Humans account for 0.1% of life on Earth, but have eradicated most other living things

A new assessment of all life on the planet has estimated that the 7.6 billion people on Earth make up for a mere 0.01%, but since the beginning of civilisation, humans alone have wiped out about 83 percent of all mammals in the wild and about half the plant species that ever existed.

May 22, 2018

Off colour: Pollution turns India's white marble Taj Mahal green

Falling water table is weakening the Taj's wooden foundation. Also, pollution and rampant construction around the building are worsening the air quality.

May 22, 2018

'Laze' warning issued as Hawaiian lava reaches sea

Laze, which is a mashup of "lava" and "haze", is a nasty product formed when hot lava hits the ocean, sending hydrochloric acid and volcanic glass particles into the air.

May 21, 2018

Last time Earth experienced a cooler-than-average month was in 1984 – thanks to global warming

Earth's global average temperatures have been on a steady rise since 1984 and it is getting hotter and hotter every month.

May 20, 2018

NASA study shows freshwater decline in India

The first-of-its-kind study used 14 years of observations from the US/German-led Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) spacecraft mission to track global trends in freshwater in 34 regions around the world.

May 18, 2018

Excessive human activity found to degrade one third of the world's protected areas

Conservation efforts of several countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa seem to be under immense pressure due to persistent human activity that poses a severe threat to the land.

May 18, 2018

6 baby squirrels get their tails tangled, engage in 'tug of war' for life

A man found the distressed baby squirrels with their tails tangled, trying to climb up a tree; often such a situation leads to a painful death for the animals.

May 18, 2018

Scientists want to CRISPR extinct Woolly Mammoths back into existence to fight global warming

Woolly Mammoths played an important role in keeping the arctic tundra's ground frozen. Now that humans have increased the planet's temperature and the permafrost has started to melt, these giants beasts might help fight global waming.

May 18, 2018

Hippos poop so much that they often suffocate fish in rivers

Hippos poop a lot and they happen to remain submerged when they do it. Consequently, the bacteria that break down the waste consume a large amount of oxygen in the rivers and end up killing fish en masse.

May 17, 2018

Emissions on the rise: Alarming quantities of Ozone depleting chemicals detected

The Montreal Protocol made it illegal to produce and use ozone-depleting chemicals over 30 years ago. While it has been a success for the most part since then, scientists have recently discovered a sudden and massive spike in CFC-11 levels.

May 17, 2018

Mysterious sea creature found on Philippines beach, locals call it a bad omen

The 20-foot-long hairy sea creature, which washed up on San Antonio beach in the Philippines, has been named "globster" by local residents. Scientists are yet to analyze the specimen.

May 15, 2018

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Environment

Earth was one large ball of water before land suddenly emerged about 2.4 bn years ago

Worms with head like battle axe invade France: All you need to know about hammerhead flatworms

All life forms in Loch Ness to be catalogued, putting to rest monster conspiracy theories

An eagle and a fox get into a scuffle over a rabbit, here's what happened

Humans account for 0.1% of life on Earth, but have eradicated most other living things

Off colour: Pollution turns India's white marble Taj Mahal green

'Laze' warning issued as Hawaiian lava reaches sea

Last time Earth experienced a cooler-than-average month was in 1984 – thanks to global warming

NASA study shows freshwater decline in India

Excessive human activity found to degrade one third of the world's protected areas

6 baby squirrels get their tails tangled, engage in 'tug of war' for life

Scientists want to CRISPR extinct Woolly Mammoths back into existence to fight global warming

Hippos poop so much that they often suffocate fish in rivers

Emissions on the rise: Alarming quantities of Ozone depleting chemicals detected

Mysterious sea creature found on Philippines beach, locals call it a bad omen

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]