Australia’s far north Queensland has again come up with new acquaintances to the world as a ‘New Year’ surprise to the scientists. They are three new species of marine stingers – one of which is a new type of the potentially deadly irukandji! The…
3 New stingers species found far north Queensland! Read More »
The huge profits of bio-fuel production are luring investors and local governments to increase the industry in leaps and bounds across the world. Chinese corn processors — despite government curbs on the industry expansion — are so, for the same…
China: Luring bio-fuel production profits spark grain supply shortages worries! Read More »
To prevent natural disasters from becoming catastrophic in terms of the critical civil infrastructure or life losses and property damages, a project is undertaken at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.
Auroop Ganguly of Oak Ridge`s…
Project to minimize catastrophic impact of natural disaster! Read More »
Fluorescent green pigs! Chinese scientists have successfully bred pigs that are partially green! These lab-bred pigs may one day help in boosting stem cell research, according to the Xinhua news agency.
The three transgenic pigs were injected…
China bred 3 fluorescent green pigs! Read More »
Brazilian rainforest need to be fertilized by dust, more than half of which is supplied by a valley in northern Chad — Bodele Valley. The scientists are amazed by these unique features of the valley that might be responsible for making it such suitable..
A part of an island south of the North Pole has collapsed free! A giant ice shelf — the size of 11,000 football fields — has snapped free from the island. Using satellite imagery, the scientists have spotted this phenomenon, which within one hour…
11,000 football field-sized 'New ice island' formed by Canada's Arctic snapping! Read More »
After the Bush admininistration’s proposal for the polar bears protection, it is now the turn for the North Pacific right whale. To keep the world’s most endangered whale from going extinct, a conservation group is pressuring the U.S. government to…
Endangered North Pacific right whale may get separate listing! Read More »
China may face severe natural disasters and water shortages soon! And, none other than the global warming is to be blamed for it! Irrespective of its seeking to tame energy consumption, global warming is threatening to drive down the country’s food…
Global Warming may cut China's food output and boost severe droughts! Read More »
Witness the brilliant combination of natural instinct and modern technology, China has come up with! Two days after two quakes struck off neighboring Taiwan, China has come up with an earthquake prediction system. This is not like any conventional…
China: 'Head-Banging' Snake-Assisted earthquake prediction system designed! Read More »
With UK coming up with its first deep-diving, remote-controlled robot for proving mysteries 6.5km (four miles) deep down the Antarctica, University of Kansas in Lawrence researchers have also come up with a prototype pilotless aircraft that will be…