Scientists have yet once again spotted a new species among the reefs of the South Atlantic Ocean's Abrolhos region. Initially, the new species was mistaken ...

Call it an after-effect of indiscriminate deforestation? After the side of a mountain collapsed and buried their village mercilessly, hundreds of Filipinos are feared to ...

Deforestation of the Amazon River basin was underestimated by at least 60 percent. A report published in the U.S. journal Science claims this. The Brazilian ...

What tore the ozone apart in the Earth's stratosphere? Human-made chemicals? True. But, not to the extend what a massive solar flare did in 1859! ...

We have discussed in our astronomy blog spacescan.org earlier that volcanic eruptions have led to mass extinction of several species in the prehistoric period. But, ...

Compared to other parts of the world, the atmosphere in the subtropical areas is warming faster. The effect is the maximum around regions 30 degrees ...

Billed as environmentally friendly, alternative fuel is accessed by millions of drivers in 38 states outside New England. It generally costs pennies to 40 cents ...

Global warming is engulfing the earth in several ways. Rising seas caused by global warming and other factors imperil the coastal states and regions. So, ...

It hasn't been seen for decades, and perhaps its disappearance has given birth to rumors that the semi-mythical beast once lurked under boulders and roamed ...

Do you know that mountain glaciers are typically only tens of meters thick, which are shrinking with an average speed of 60-70cm every year? More ...

Rodents and several mammalian species are getting extinct. Blame the Earth's orbit wobbles or variations and its tilt for this devastation! Dutch scientists have studied ...

That humans are to be blamed for the dodos' extinction in the 16th century can be condemned by the findings from a mass dodo grave ...