After Cyclone Larry struck northern Queensland in March 2006, thousands of flying foxes like this one seemingly disappeared. Locating them now will heolp scientists answer important questions about the protected species.
After Cyclone Larry…
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According to the state of California, the cars of the six carmakers — General Motors, Toyota, Ford, Honda, Chrysler and Nissan – are emitting greenhouse gases to the extent that they are damaging health and environment, hence also the region’s…
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Picture: Released by Conservation International, this epaulette shark (Hemiscyillum freycineti), one of over fifty likely new species discovered during the recent CI-led surveys in the waters off Indonesia’s Papua province, rests on the sea bottom….
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The dust in the air could too trigger rain! And that is just what’s bringing rain over South Asia’s Tibetan Plateau, according to NASA. This is how it happens:
Very small dust particles called aerosols blow in from desert regions and collect in…
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The Indian state of Kerala has decided to celebrate the Wildlife Week next month by paying tribute to the legendary Australian crocodile hunter, Steve Irwin. The Kerala Forest Ministry will name the state-run crocodile breeding centre after the…
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‘It seemed like the world was ending’, Jesus Javier Quintero said defining the horrifying experience this Sunday on the Mexico’s Pacific coast!
Lashing through the region, the powerful Category 3 storm – Hurricane Lane left a trail of…
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It would really be mind-blowing for the tourists and a great achievement for ocean scientists. According to Terry Kirby, the discovery in a spectacular Indonesian seascape off the coast of Papua has been hailed as greater even than the Barrier Reef!..
Indonesia: Dozens of exotic new fish, corals discovered off Papua-coast! Read More »
Rising ocean temperatures are responsible for boosting hurricane-growths. And when it happens in key hurricane breeding grounds of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, who can save the coastal countries fro its lash? And, it is we, — the human beings –.
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Durga Puja is the biggest festival of Bengali Hindus. It is the year’s most major Hindu festival mostly celebrated in Bengal, Orissa, Tripura, Assam and other parts of East India as well as in Bangladesh. Although a Hindu festival, people from many…
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Scientists think this is a male version of a new bird species discovered in India, called Bugun Liocichla Liocichla bugunorum. Photographs, tail feathers, and sound recordings were used to describe the bird. Credit: Ramana Athreya
It is really…
New multicolored bird found in India after more than 50 years! Read More »