Urbanization has spread into river floodplains in many regions of US, leading to cataclysm threats to the dense population that thrive there. Scientists warn that there could be cataclysmic flooding as disastrous as after Hurricane Katrina, due to this…
Earthquake in California Could Cause Another Katrina in Next 50 Years! Read More »
It was last month; eight dead whales were found washed ashore along the Sea of Cortez. But, what is the mystery behind this death? Mexican authorities are investigating this mystery. The death was an unusually large number, suggesting someone or…
What is Killing All Those Whales?… Scientists Still Pondering Read More »
It can lead to the curtailment of national governments’ power. It is under a draft treaty between the EU and US that Britain could lose its ability to impose environmental taxes, restrictions and safeguards on airlines.
The text of the draft “open…
'Open Skies' Air Treaty Threats Global Warming Read More »
In the effort to extract alternative energy, termite guts and canvas-eating jungle bugs seem no less in their contribution. They could be the key to kicking the oil habit and achieving energy independence. Scientists working on creating ethanol from…
Would Microbes Be the Next Big Fuel Source? Read More »
It is by 2015, we would witness an unnerverving global phenomenon. Yes, the world will have 100 million extra hungry people in less than 10 years to go! Scientists say. It was at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Scie
Face the Future: 100 Million "More" Will Starve in Less Than 10 Years To Come! Read More »
Call it an after-effect of indiscriminate deforestation? After the side of a mountain collapsed and buried their village mercilessly, hundreds of Filipinos are feared to have died. Though nineteen people are known to have been killed and 83 found…
2,500 Feared Dead in Philippine Mudslide Read More »
The U.S. government has approved a biotech alfalfa that — according to critics — will spell havoc for farmers and the environment. A coalition of farmers, consumers and environmental activists Thursday sued the government for the approval.
The…
Farmers Sue USDA Over GMO Alfalfa Read More »
From the upcoming March issue of Discover:
New research has uncovered that viruses are actually the ancestors of all living things..
It may also be known that Bacteriologist Bernard La Scola first identified Mimivirus, the largest known virus, in…
Viruses may be our ancestors! Read More »
Researchers have found out that in the 20th century, the flow from the world’s big continental rivers has increased by about four percent, coinciding with an increase in the average global temperature of some 1 C (1.8 F).
How do you explain this…
Why Plants need less water now Read More »
If you find no signs of the big cats, even after 24 hours of patrolling, it is not because of the stealth with which tigers creep through the mottled forest – but, because India’s tigers are vanishing.
It is contemplated that as many as 100,000 tigers..
Indian Tigers in the Brim of Extinction, Need Immediate Protection Read More »