DrPrem Jagyasi

The land was once devastated and reduced to piles of rubbles. I am talking about San Francisco Bay Area, which was engulfed by a massive earthquake a hundred years ago – wounds still fresh in the minds of the witnesses and a nightmare for ones who…

We all know that magma that flows beneath volcanoes produces tremors deep inside the Earth. But, a new study suggests something else too! It says that tremors can also be produced when the tectonic plates shift and slide. With this, non-volcanic…

With the wetlands around the world losing their character, the wild birds that may have avian influenza are pulled out to alternative areas – farm ponds, paddy fields. It is here, they come in contact with hens, ducks, geese etc! Commissioned by the…

Here is a piece of information that will surly relief not only the environmentalists but also the habitants of United States, especially those who are aware and concerned of the polluted air they are breathing in.

Do you know the toxic chemical…

An amphibious wormlike creature has been discovered in Kenya. Do you know what their young ones feed on? On their mother’s skin! Can this creature’s nature suggest a missing evolutionary link between external egg-hatchings to the live births seen in…

Global warming is gravely threatening Asia’s food staple. But, the scientists seem to lose no hope or effort to challenge the devastating phenomenon. To combat it, they are developing new flood and drought-prone rice varieties. Yes, you read it right…

There are several endangered species that go unprotected, and eventually disappear. On these lines, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will review the status of 70 animals and plants.

If these species need protection under the federal Endangered…

How did fish move from sea to land millions of years ago? Can this finding help to explain the mystery?

It sounds amazing! – a fish leaping to gulp down a land bug! Yes, that is what scientists have discovered — a fish that can hunt and catch its…

Australopithecus anamensis fossils — this fossil unearthed from Asa Issie is thought to be a major breakthrough in filling human lineage, as it is an important ancient genus of humanlike creatures, or hominids. Teeth, hand and foot bones and a thigh…