Environment

Yellow fever is decimating Brazils monkeys

Yellow fever, a virus carried by mosquitoes and endemic to Africa and South America, has killed thousands of brown howler monkeys since late 2016 in Brazil. Scientists are now ready to census the monkeys that remain at a reserve near the city of Caratinga to see how they can be better protected.

Mar 23, 2017

Global water crisis in numbers

783 million people do not have access to clean and safe water worldwide but what else do we know about one of the worlds biggest crisis?

Mar 21, 2017

Army rescued 127 tourists stuck in snow blizzard at Sela Pass near Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh

Indian Army rescues tourists stuck in blizzard in Arunachal Pradesh; Bulgarian woman falls to death

The Indian army has rescued 127 people including five foreign nationals from a blizzard in Arunachal Pradesh.

Mar 20, 2017

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Mysterious green ice spotted in Antarctica by NASA's Operational Land Imager!

A similar phenomenon was spotted by researchers off East Antarctica's Princess Astrid coast in 2012.

Mar 15, 2017

British cruise ship damages Indonesian coral reef

A British cruise ship ran aground and damaged a coral reef near the Raja Ampat island in western Indonesia on 4 March. The 4,290-tonne Caledonian Sky, owned by Noble Caledonia, caused more than 17,000 square feet of damage. The reef is one of the world’s most diverse marine environments.

Mar 15, 2017

Andaman & Nicobar earthquake: Islands hit by 5.9 magnitude quake

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake with epicenter in Nicobar struck the Andaman & Nicobar islands; no causalities or loss of property were reported.

Mar 14, 2017

EPA chief Scott Pruitt doubts climate change consensus

EPA head Scott Pruitt drew criticism after stating that he didnt believe that carbon dioxide was a primary contributor to climate change.

Mar 13, 2017

USS Dahlgren: Americas virtual navy ship

The American Navy has a virtual ship that it uses to conduct training and simulations, the USS Dahlgren.

Mar 13, 2017

Kid Rock blasts a China-made grill out of the sky with a shotgun

As a publicity stunt for his line of grills, American Badass Grill, Kid Rock purportedly shoots a foreign-made grill out of the air with a shotgun.

Mar 13, 2017

Japan commemorates 6th anniversary of Fukushima disaster

Japan has remembered the victims of the Fukushima disaster of six years ago. On 11 March 2011, an earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear crisis. The tsunami killed more than 15,000 people.Bells rang to mark the moment of the disastrous event. Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, Imperial Prince Fumihito and Princess Kiko attended the ceremony.

Mar 11, 2017

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Fukushima anniversary: Are world governments prepared for the BIG one?

In an exclusive interview with IBT, India, Dr Arik Eisenkraft of Pluristem Therapeutics, explains how cell therapy products can be stockpiled by governments.

Mar 11, 2017

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Turtle nicknamed "Bank" for swallowing 915 coins in Bangkok fountain!

Thai surgeons have removed a total of 915 coins, which weighed 5 kg (11 pounds), swallowed by 25-year-old green sea turtle Omsin.

Mar 9, 2017

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Bizarre sea monster captured by Russian fisherman stuns science world!

Zoologists are yet to identify the strange creature Roman Fedortsov caught recently.

Mar 7, 2017

Millions go hungry in drought-hit Mozambique as threat of new El Nino looms

At least 1.5 million people have been affected by a drought in Mozambique, one of the poorest countries in Africa. Two consecutive seasons of poor rainfalls have damaged crops and negatively impacted harvesting, meaning vulnerable communities are facing hunger as they do not have essential foods such as maize and rice.IBTimes UK visited the Cachenge community in the Tete province where people are now able to buy foods - such as maize, rice and beans -through the use of electronic cards. The project, funded by the Department for International Development, is the result of a collaboration between children charity World Vision and MasterCard.

Mar 3, 2017