Environment

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Earth Day a communist conspiracy? What's wrong if it indeed was one?

The demonization of environmentalism is a useful ploy used by all resource monopolies -- whether they are bourgeoisie, communist or neo-liberal.

Apr 19, 2018

Strange Antarctic phenomenon has cold water floating on warm water, trapping it

Warm water is getting trapped under layers of cold freshwater along the Antarctic coast, making way for calving from under the ice sheet.

Apr 19, 2018

Scientists discover hundreds of dying octopus mothers with eggs in deep sea

The purple octopuses were found clutching to broods of eggs, which are assumed dead already as scientists could not observe any sign of embryo movement.

Apr 19, 2018

Surge in peacock deaths raises concerns for Sariska Tiger Reserve officials

Post-mortem reports of few peacocks have shown liver infection as the reason behind deaths. The officials are now investigating the mass death of the peacocks

Apr 19, 2018

700 year old banyan tree gets saline treatment for infestation

They began the treatment of the tree with mixed chlorpyrifos(Pesticide) in saline bottle. The solution was injected in the barks of the tree.

Apr 18, 2018

Snake sex-party: Burmese python with tracking implant leads researchers to biggest 'aggregation'

The Burmese python called Argo was found with another 115 pound pregnant female and seven other male pythons, engaged in a record-breaking aggregation.

Apr 17, 2018

Dinosaurs dominated Earth because a mass extinction event made it possible

A massive volcano eruption millions of years back led to Earth-wide climate changes that killed off enough species, making way for dinosaurs.

Apr 17, 2018

Climate change cure? Warming climate could speed up natural reforestation

Rising temperatures are speeding up the transition of empty fields to forests if trees are allowed to take over.

Apr 17, 2018

Global warming slows Atlantic Ocean currents down to a 1000-year low

The world's conveyor belt made of warm water moves fast on the ocean surface, but cold water from the Arctic melt is slowing it down.

Apr 16, 2018

China is building world's largest network of 'rainmakers' in Tibetan plateau

China is building the largest cloud seeding network that will bring rain to densely populated parts of the Asian continent.

Apr 16, 2018

Could monsters from pop culture exist in real life?

Monsters like Frankenstein, vampires and zombies are often glamorized in pop culture; but if you try to scientifically explain their creation, it's not that easy.

Apr 15, 2018

Apple goes completely green, sets benchmark for combating climate change, healthier environment

With the environment-friendly initiative, Apple was able to void over 1.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gases from being emitted in 2017.

Apr 11, 2018

How plastic waste is killing the oceans

Current estimates show that at least 8 million pieces of plastic are entering the oceans every single day, and if left unchecked plastic will outweigh fish by 2050. Here are some shocking figures on how plastic pollution is affecting our oceans and our underwater wildlife.

Apr 9, 2018

What are palytoxins? Man raises awareness about coral toxins post family's poisoning

Palytoxin is "a potentially life-threatening toxin that can act via dermal, inhalation, and oral routes of exposure," according to the CDC.

Apr 7, 2018

Cloud waterfall: Stunning clip shows clouds rolling over mountains in Philippines [Video]

Rolling over the summit of Mount Halcon in the Philippines, the clouds resemble a waterfall in a phenomenon common for a particular type of "orographic clouds".

Apr 6, 2018

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Environment

Earth Day a communist conspiracy? What's wrong if it indeed was one?

Strange Antarctic phenomenon has cold water floating on warm water, trapping it

Scientists discover hundreds of dying octopus mothers with eggs in deep sea

Surge in peacock deaths raises concerns for Sariska Tiger Reserve officials

700 year old banyan tree gets saline treatment for infestation

Snake sex-party: Burmese python with tracking implant leads researchers to biggest 'aggregation'

Dinosaurs dominated Earth because a mass extinction event made it possible

Climate change cure? Warming climate could speed up natural reforestation

Global warming slows Atlantic Ocean currents down to a 1000-year low

China is building world's largest network of 'rainmakers' in Tibetan plateau

Could monsters from pop culture exist in real life?

Apple goes completely green, sets benchmark for combating climate change, healthier environment

How plastic waste is killing the oceans

What are palytoxins? Man raises awareness about coral toxins post family's poisoning

Cloud waterfall: Stunning clip shows clouds rolling over mountains in Philippines [Video]

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

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