An extraordinary fungus has been discovered in the Dead Sea. But, how does it manage to thrive in such super-salty atmosphere? Once this mystery is decoded, it may open up new genetic approaches to creating crops that can tolerate saline soils. The…
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Drinking water in 42 states in the US may be more polluted then what it was with only H20 and fluoride. This has been recorded after an analysis by an environmental group has been made. 141 unregulated chemicals and an additional 119 are found by a…
42 US States Have More Chemicals in Tap Water Then Thought Read More »
The perennially frozen soil across the Northern Hemisphere will no more be the same. The top 10 feet (3 meters) or more of may be decimated. And global warming is to be blamed for it. Call it catastrophe or cataclysm, if it happens, the phenomenon will.
Permafrost Across Northern Hemisphere To Melt in 95 Years Read More »
It’s plump, purple, and its ancestors probably lived among dinosaurs 175 million years ago! It’s a new species of frog. Doesn’t it sound and look ugly and peculiar? Yes, it has a bloated body with smooth, blackish purple skin. The frog’s pointed snout…
How Did the African Purple Frog of Dinosaur Era Travel Down to India? Read More »
As a threat emanating from global warming, scientists feared that there will be a mass extinction of several species, which will be replaced by another vast array of dominant species. Its not generations away to witness this dreadful phenomena, the…
Refused to join any talks for imposing binding limits on emissions of gases blamed for warming the atmosphere, the United States and China would now be put under the microscope frequently. The Energy Department reported that global warming in the…
U.S. Greenhouse Gases Increased by 2 Percent Read More »
Scientists estimate that the fault line near tsunami area is moving 10 millimeters per year. They fear a new tsunami impact soon. So, they are searching for a solution to what to do if the next big wave hits. The University of Queensland developed a…
What to Do If the Next Tsunami Wave Hits? Read More »
Since records began being kept in the 1860s, 2005 has been calculated as the warmest year on record in the Northern Hemisphere, the British scientists claim. More and more evidences indicate that human beings are to be blamed for the phenomenal…
2005: Hottest Year in Last 155 Years in Northern Hemisphere Read More »
The Louisiana’s marshes are destroying. Along with the worries, people have been blaming oil companies, levees and the burrowing nutria for the phenomenon. But, now the blame is shared by a new culprit — the periwinkle snail. Researchers from Brown…
Periwinkle Snail Devastating Marshes that Protect Land Against Hurricanes Read More »
The nuclear plants in Western Europe are claimed to have offloaded 100,000 tonnes of waste uranium to Russia. The Greenpeace says this as it comments the nuclear industry has a dirty secret.
The Western European nuclear fuel companies and the Russian…
Western Europe Offloaded 100,000 Tonnes of Waste Uranium to Russia: Greenpeace Alleges Read More »