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A specimen of the giant Palouse earthworm is found. Graduate student, Yaniria Sanchez-de Leon of the University of Idaho is apparently the first person in nearly two decades to find the specimen. The rolling hills of the Palouse sprawl across an…

Its high time drastic actions to be taken to save the oceans of its natural contours. But, the administrations are not moving quickly enough to address hundreds of recommendations made by Leaders of two expert commissions that spent years examining the.

Do you know trains and boats ‘ the only mode of transports for many in the remotes, cause about 4,400 premature deaths?! Not all, but the ones powered by diesel-fueled engines. Not only that, these modes of transports cause nearly 5,700 nonfatal heart…

Fish shoals, or populations can now be tracked with a new sensor system. Researchers at MIT, Northeastern and the Naval Research Laborartory have come up with a new technology that can cover over a 10,000 square kilometer area. Till date, the current…

Use of man-made chemicals is rising dramatically. 1,500 new chemicals are produced a year, according to the UN. Environment ministers from around the world are meeting in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to discuss on this. This United Nations-backed..

Amidst the rising concerns for global warming and search for alternate energies on one hand, and researching on the effects of hybrid fuel, a new book claims that there is enough oil, coal and gas to last the earth at least 500 years – it may kick up…

Waste from the company’s mine near here was deposited in the sea at too shallow a depth, causing the contamination of fish. This is said by a star government witness in a criminal trial against the American mining giant Newmont.

The witness is…

‘Hybrid’ is the present buzzword in the world of concern for the increasing global warming scenarios. Though most consumers have heard of hybrid vehicles, many of them could not explain what it is and how does it work for and in your vehicle….

We understand infection, when it comes to bacteria. Bacteria are usually viewed as ‘the enemy’ and targeted with potent antibiotics to curb their ability to infect. But, do you know microbes–including several types of bacteria–can be a farmer’s…

We all know the duck-billed dinosaurs’ massive crests help it smell. But, its actually not so. This has been kicking up debates or decades. But, a U of T researcher has come up with a reply. He has finally determined that the creatures’ massive but…