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With environment as the “buzzword” for all states across the world, New Zealand too has planned to ensure environmental sustainability regulations all over. But, New Zealanders would take 15 more years to start living with it! Meat and Wool New…

It is disappointing to find that more than half of U.S. streams are polluted. And the worst conditions are found in the eastern third of the country, a study by the Environmental Protection Agency reveals.

This gloomy finding is the agency’s…

A whole new genus of cricket is discovered in the caves in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument in northwestern Arizona. Hats off to Northern Arizona University doctoral candidate J. Judson Wynne and National Park Service researcher Kyle Voyles,…

Do you know 1.5 million people die each year only for cooking on traditional stoves? Yes, they breathe in poisonous fumes that mostly come from stoves fueled by wood, dung, coal and other solid fuels! The U.N. health agency revealed this statistics in.

Blame global warming for those weakening air currents in parts of the Pacific region. And this is contributing hugely to an increase in rain all over this region. With this vast system of air currents weakening, the Pacific trade winds are getting…

Though the international 1987 agreement banning CFCs is visibly going successful, with the Earth’s ozone layer slowly recovering, it is to be marked that the recovery is happening in a changing atmosphere! And thus, it is unlikely to stabilize at…

A volcano on the Indonesian island of Java is oozing with molten lava, and it is over recent weeks, its signs of activity have increased. Though the exact timing of its eruption cannot be predicted, Mount Merapi is likely to erupt anymoment, scientists.

Taxes or subsidies determine the price of gas in different countries differently. Like in Venezuela one can get a gallon of gas with 15 cents only. But in Germany it costs $5.53. With the gas filled in your vehicle with $20, you can go to a different…

After a major quake rocked the southern Pacific Ocean, all tsunami warnings issued have been canceled, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center informed. A quake measuring about 8.0 in magnitude shook the region, and it is followed by issuing of alerts for…

Hence, another new disaster strategy to face the approaching hurricane season in New Orleans. With the hurricane season expected to run from June to November, New Orleans Mayor, Ray Nagin has unveiled a new strategy recently. Previously it was planned..