India recently reiterated to the United Nations that it would oppose any legally binding climate change goals and vowed to cut down on emissions. The Indian Environment Ministry while giving […]
Read MoreExperts Unveil Dino, Oldest Known Ancestor of Birds
The fossil of a dinosaur – a two-legged carnivore has been dug up in China and is believed to have roamed the earth over 160 million years back. Researchers are […]
Read MoreThirteen Countries Agree Plan to Save Wild Tigers
Last week, Russia along with a few Asian nations guaranteed to work towards doubling the number of wild tigers by the year 2022. This comes in the light of these […]
Read MoreNorth Americas Biggest Fish Slips into Extinction
Efforts to save North America’s largest freshwater fish have failed. Work carried out by the US Fish and Wildlife Service over the past two years has proved to be unsuccessful, […]
Read MoreChina Oil Spill Hits the Yellow River
On Monday, Chinese state media reports said that an oil spill caused by a cracked pipeline in Northern China had reached the Yellow River. This is yet another threat to […]
Read MoreChina to be third Biggest Wind Power Producer
Chinese state media reports indicate that the nation is all set to be the world’s third biggest producer of wind power in 2009. This comes in the wake of China […]
Read MoreMars Rover Spirit’s 6-year Sting May be Coming to an End
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 celebrated Mars rover Spirit’s six year spell on the planet – which is much longer than the three-month period initially forecast for it. However, the stint […]
Read MoreScientists find Clue to Killer of Tasmanian Devils
A contagious cancer seems to be threatening to wipe out Tasmanian devils, according to scientists. New research indicate that the origin of the disease might have been traced, which is […]
Read MoreNew fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles
Unusually and possibly intelligent crocodiles shared a swampy world which is now the Sahara Desert. Researchers unearthed fossils in the area, which indicate the existence of around six species of […]
Read MoreFirst photograph of object around a sun-like star
Astronomers took the first direct image of a planet-like object orbiting a star that is very much like our sun. A breakthrough, similar to this, was announced last year as […]
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